Earth Day 2010 at Bluff Lake

In honor of the 40th Anniversary of Earth Day, Bluff Lake Nature Center has a line-up of family-oriented and earth-friendly events. We hope that you'll be able to join us for some or all.

Bluff Lake is bringing these events to the community through generous sponsorships by Waste Management and Town Center Dentistry and Orthodontics.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 21: Stargazing for Bluff Lake Members

We kick off our Earth Day events on April 21 with a members-only event at dusk. An amateur Astronomer will bring his telescopes to Bluff Lake and share the wonders of the universe. If you're a Bluff Lake member, look for an invitation near the end of March.

EARTH DAY, APRIL 22: Earth Day Locavores

On Earth Day, we will partner once again with Stapleton-area business on our Locavore Earth Day event.  A number of local businesses will donate a portion of their day's proceeds to Bluff Lake Nature Center.  We encourage our friends and members to act sustainably by supporting local business and your local Nature Center. Participating Stapleton businesses:

Stapleton Town Center

Stapleton Town Center

2975 Iola St. (29th Dr. & Havana)

Stapleton Town Center

Stapleton Town Center

SATURDAY, APRIL 24, 9:00-Noon: Recycling Books - Baby Gear - Electronics

UPDATE: Saturday morning's weather won't be ideal, but we are still holding the Recycling Event (9 a.m. to noon). Come by to drop off your books, CDs, DVDs, baby gear, and electronics and our recycling partners will take care of them.

Bring your electronics, baby gear, and more to Bluff Lake for FREE (or low cost) recycling. We'll also be showing recycled art from local artists and our Educators will work with children to assemble small worm bins. The recycling opportunities that will be available include:

B-Logistics- Books, CDs, DVDs, video games

WeeCycle - Baby and children’s gear. Because WeeCycle distributes donations to families in need, it only accepts certain items. Baby clothes will not be accepted. Please visit their web site for a full list of the items accepted.

Techno+Rescue – Electronics or “anything that plugs in” (e.g. hairdryers, toasters, printers, laptops, monitors, phones, networking equipment, computers, televisions, cabling/electrical wiring, etc). All recycling is free except for:

Greater Stapleton Business Association will be on-hand to help you shred some of those old documents you have around the house.

Composting and activities for families. Bring large yogurt container or other empty container with lid.

Local Artists from Art Students League of Denver with pieces from the exhibit “Used: Mixed Media, Recycled”

SUNDAY, APRIL 25, 10:00-Noon Annual volunteer clean-up of Westerly Creek

Help BLNC and your Stapleton neighbors as we spend time cleaning-up Westerly Creek. This is an annual neighborhood tradition, and we collect a wide variety of trash - from the common (plastic water bottles) to the extraordinarily large (mattresses). Plus we get to muck about in the creek a little bit...

For information on where and when to meet, please send an email to Chris Story.

SATURDAY, MAY 1, 8:30-Noon Spring Tree Planting at Bluff Lake

We have a large number of trees and shrubs to plant this year, and look forward to our friends and members joining us for one of our favorite activities of the year. Come on out for the morning and get your hands dirty as we continue to restore this special place. You can register now via the Volunteer Outdoors web site.