2008 Woodie Awards
Annual earth festival to feature activities dealing with environment
By Alyssa McCormick
Issue date: 4/20/07 Section: Focus
Permenter said the turnout of the festival usually depends on the weather, but about 1,000 people are expected to participate by the day's end.
Besides demonstrations, the Earth Festival provides various activities for children including kite making, birdhouse building and plant growing. To provide convenience for those attending, a shuttle bus will be running all day between the festival and the Children's Day activities, which are to be held on Morrow Way
Various activities for adults will also be taking place throughout the day including live music and presentations on various environmental issues. Such presentations include "Bringing Back the Blue Birds" by Harry Schmieder of the Birdhouse Network at 10 a.m., "Apple Tree Grafting Workshop" by Jack Stupka of Fruitland Acres Farm at 11 a.m., and "Climate Change: A Regional Perspective" by Julie Snow, an assistant professor of geology, geography and the environment, at 1 p.m.
"My talk is focusing on regional climate change," Snow said. "I will focus on the causes of the planet's warming temperatures in our recent climate change, and how these increased temperatures will impact our weather and climate in Western Pennsylvania.
There will also be a presentation by Joe and Lisa DiFrancisco, of the North Coast Energy Systems, at 2 p.m. titled, "Wind and Solar: Is It Right For Me?"
North Coast Energy Systems is located in Erie and is the area's certified dealer and installer for Bergey Windpower and Abundant Renewable Energy.
"We will be providing a tour of the three renewable energy systems that are currently installed and functioning at the Macoskey Center: a wind turbine, a grid-connected solar array and an off-grid solar array," Lisa DiFrancisco said. "The tour includes general information about the equipment and the appropriate applications for that equipment."
Jason Clark, a graduate assistant at the Macoskey Center, said he hopes students will take away new ideas from attending the Earth Festival.
"We hope to open students' eyes to issues of sustainability and give them a heads up about the environment," Clark said.
He said the purpose of the Earth Festival is to inform and energize the community about sustainability and the environment through fun and educational activities.
"What we always hope people take away from our presentations is that renewable energy is only a part of the bigger picture-to make it truly effective, it must be utilized in conjunction with efficiency, conservation and good stewardship," DiFrancisco said.
Besides demonstrations, the Earth Festival provides various activities for children including kite making, birdhouse building and plant growing. To provide convenience for those attending, a shuttle bus will be running all day between the festival and the Children's Day activities, which are to be held on Morrow Way
Various activities for adults will also be taking place throughout the day including live music and presentations on various environmental issues. Such presentations include "Bringing Back the Blue Birds" by Harry Schmieder of the Birdhouse Network at 10 a.m., "Apple Tree Grafting Workshop" by Jack Stupka of Fruitland Acres Farm at 11 a.m., and "Climate Change: A Regional Perspective" by Julie Snow, an assistant professor of geology, geography and the environment, at 1 p.m.
"My talk is focusing on regional climate change," Snow said. "I will focus on the causes of the planet's warming temperatures in our recent climate change, and how these increased temperatures will impact our weather and climate in Western Pennsylvania.
There will also be a presentation by Joe and Lisa DiFrancisco, of the North Coast Energy Systems, at 2 p.m. titled, "Wind and Solar: Is It Right For Me?"
North Coast Energy Systems is located in Erie and is the area's certified dealer and installer for Bergey Windpower and Abundant Renewable Energy.
"We will be providing a tour of the three renewable energy systems that are currently installed and functioning at the Macoskey Center: a wind turbine, a grid-connected solar array and an off-grid solar array," Lisa DiFrancisco said. "The tour includes general information about the equipment and the appropriate applications for that equipment."
Jason Clark, a graduate assistant at the Macoskey Center, said he hopes students will take away new ideas from attending the Earth Festival.
"We hope to open students' eyes to issues of sustainability and give them a heads up about the environment," Clark said.
He said the purpose of the Earth Festival is to inform and energize the community about sustainability and the environment through fun and educational activities.
"What we always hope people take away from our presentations is that renewable energy is only a part of the bigger picture-to make it truly effective, it must be utilized in conjunction with efficiency, conservation and good stewardship," DiFrancisco said.
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