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ORANGE COUNTY <br />DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, AGRICULTURE, <br />PARKS AND RECREATION <br />MEMORANDUM <br />To: <br />Commission for the Environment <br />From: <br />Rich Shaw <br />Date: <br />May 6, 2015 <br />Subject: <br />Earth Evening 2015 <br />The Commission for the Environment participated in the annual Earth Evening event at River <br />Park in downtown Hillsborough this past Sunday (April 24). <br />This was the third year that DEAPR has organized this event, but the first CFE booth to help <br />educate citizens about such things as land conservation, surface and ground water protection, <br />air quality, and Things You Can Do to Improve the natural environment in our community. There <br />were display copies of the CFE's State of the Environment report along with cards listing the <br />web address for accessing the report. <br />Thanks to Lydia Wegman and Lynne Gronback and her Cedar Ridge High School students <br />for volunteering their time to engage the public and communicate this information. <br />One of many hands -on activities for children A young boy navigates through the Hydrilla "Tunnel of Terror" <br />Environment, Agriculture, Parks and Recreation <br />PO Box 8181 /306 -A Revere Road <br />Hillsborough, NC 27278 <br />(919) 245 -2510 <br />