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Sustainability Fair
August 26, 2023 @ 9:30 am - 3:00 pm
A popular family event, the 2023 Sustainability Fair offers fun, education and imaginative experiences for all ages while being hosted at Retzer Nature Center. Participate in a list of activities centered around promoting sustainability, zero waste, and protecting our natural resources. Gather with local organizations and businesses to learn about environmental sustainability. Admission is free.
More info at https://www.waukeshacountygreenteam.org/sustainability-fair-2023
*Register for Planetarium Show “Lights Out” show at: https://hdplanetarium.ticketleap.com. $2 per person over 2yr. old.
Showing, “- Losing the Dark with a Brief Star Talk”
Starry skies are a vanishing treasure because light pollution is washing away our view of the cosmos. It not only threatens astronomy, it disrupts wildlife, and affects human health. The yellow glows over cities and towns – seen so clearly from space – are testament to the billions spent in wasted energy from
lighting up the sky.
Losing the Dark is a “public service announcement” planetarium show, a collaboration of Loch Ness Productions and the international Dark-Sky Association. It introduces and illustrates some of the issues regarding light pollution, and suggests three simple actions people can take to help mitigate it.The show gives planetarium professionals a tool to help educate the public about the problems of light pollution. Planetariums are uniquely positioned to teach audiences way we can all work together to implement responsible use of lighting.
What will you see and learn at the Sustainability Fair?
Alaska Fresh Salmon
Citizens Climate Lobby
Citizens Utility Board of Wisconsin, Inc.
Eco Evie Apparel
Food, Faith and Farming Network
Friends of Vernon Marsh
Fuerst4Studio
Green Life Trading Co.
Grow Solar Jefferson/Waukesha
Johnson’s Nursery
Lit MKE LLC
Live Life: Organic + Chemical – Free
Native Roots Design
Norwex independent Consultant
Permaculture and Gardening Group
Plowshare Fair Trade & Education for Peace
Prairie Hill Waldorf School
Reflo: Sustainable Water Solutions
School District of Waukesha Environmental Education
Southeastern Wisconsin Invasive Species Consortium Inc
Sustainable Business Solutions, LLC
Sustain Jefferson
Southeastern Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission (SWRPC)
Tall Pines Conservancy
Unitarian Universalist Church – Lake Country
The Urban Wood Lab
Waukesha County Green Team
Vim and Vigor
Wild Ones – Menomonee River Area Chapter
K-12 Energy Education Program (KEEP)
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