Earth Day marked with variety of events

Several events are planned to mark Earth Day on the North Olympic Peninsula.

Here is a list by community:

PORT TOWNSEND

• The Port Townsend Main Street program seeks volunteers for an Earth Day Spring Cleanup from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday.

Volunteers will meet at the Tyler Street stairs and help clean up downtown by sweeping sidewalks, washing windows, painting and weeding, among other tasks.

They are asked to bring hand tools and gloves and wear work clothes.

To register, call 360-385-7911 or email admin@ptmainstreet.org.

• Also in Port Townsend will be the Marine Thrift Swap Meet organized by Marine Thrift and the Northwest Maritime Center to encourage spring cleaning and bargain hunting.

The swap meet will be from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday in the gravel lot adjacent to Marine Thrift at 315B Haines Place in the Boat Haven.

Sellers were asked to register in advance. Set-up will start at 7 a.m. and sellers must vacate by 3 p.m.

• On Sunday in Port Townsend will be Discovery Bay Wild Bird Rescue’s Earth Day celebration from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

The celebration will be in the Cotton Building, 607 Water St. It is offered free but donations are suggested.

The rescue will offer up-close visits with owls, hawks, and falcons.

Children ages 10-12 can draw pictures of the birds. Art supplies will be provided.

For more information, call 360-379-0802 or email discobaywb@gmail.com.

GARDINER

• Wild Birds Unlimited will host its 14th annual Earth Day celebration from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday.

The celebration will include bird exhibits, raffles, music and numerous local vendors at the store at 275953 U.S. Highway 101.

Jaye and Gary Moore of the Northwest Raptor & Wildlife Center will showcase rehabilitated birds of prey.

Vincent Redhouse and the Wind People will provide music for the event.

A $5 raffle will include five sets of quilted place mats, an advanced pole system, a squirrel-proof bird feeder, a hummingbird feeder and a 20-pound bag of “No-Mess” birdseed blend.

Donations of paper towels, laundry baskets, mealworms, Kleenex and other household items for the wildlife center are suggested.

For more information, phone call or visit www.gardiner.wbu.com.

SEQUIM

• Artist Carrie Rodlend will celebrate Earth Day during a Kids Create Art session from 10:30 a.m. to noon Saturday. The free class will be at the Sequim Library, 630 N. Sequim Ave.

Children will consider the idea of Earth from space and use tempera paint to “recreate the planet,” the library said.

All materials will be provided. Class sizes are limited.

To register, visit the library, call 360-683-1161 or email youth@nols.org.

FORKS

• Members of the public are invited to mark Earth Day with a do-it-yourself session to repurpose old T-shirts beginning at 10 a.m. Saturday.

The activity will be offered until 6 p.m. — or while supplies last — at the Forks Library at 171 S. Forks Ave.

The family-friendly event will focus on converting T-shirts into tote bags.

For those who are unable to stay for an extended amount of time, the project can be taken home. Youth are advised to be accompanied by an adult.

For more information, call 360-374-6402, email discover@nols.org, or visit www.nols.org.