PRESS RELEASE
CONTACT: Naomi Maasberg
360-297-2876 or
info@stillwatersenvironmentalcenter.orgApril 9, 2008
EcoFest – Kingston’s Earth Day Ecology Festival!
DATE: Saturday, April 19, 2008
NAME: EcoFest
TIME: 11 am – 4 pm
LOCATION: Stillwaters Environmental Center (26059 Barber Cut Off Road; Kingston)
DESCRIPTION: EcoFest is the most exciting way to celebrate Earth Day in Kitsap County! EcoFest is a community celebration, with a huge selection of exhibitors and displays to delight you with all kinds of enviro-education & eco-friendly products, from electric scooters to bamboo floors! There is great music, food, and entertainment all day. The Native Plant Nursery will be open for sales. Park at Gordon Elementary School or Bayside Church, where there is plenty of parking and a shuttle to EcoFest and other events in Kingston. Se habla Espanol. Spanish translators will be available.
COST: Free!
CONTACT: Naomi Maasberg, 360-297-2876 or
info@stillwatersenvironmentalcenter.orgPRESS RELEASE
STILLWATERS ENVIRONMENTAL CENTER
CONTACT: Naomi Maasberg
360-297-2876 or
info@stillwatersenvironmentalcenter.orgApril 9, 2008
EcoFest – Kingston’s Earth Day Ecology Festival!
The latest news is in about EcoFest, the most exciting way to celebrate Earth Day in North Kitsap! Join the entire North Kitsap community on Saturday, April 19, 11 am - 4 pm, at Stillwaters Environmental Center (26059 Barber Cut Off Road, Kingston).
Se habla Espanol — traductores disponibles!
Our entertainment selections have expanded to include Kel Schmitz, with his wonderful mix of folk, blues and more. Our schedule for entertainment (subject to change) is:
11:30 am Carpenter Creek Chorus (Indianola Choir)
12:30 pm Stillwaters’ Frog Chorus Drama Troupe & Earth Day Awards
1:15 pm Fiddle Tunes – with Hank & Nick Veenstra
2:15 pm Kel Schmitz
Other special presentations you won’t want to miss are the visit from Orion, the Great Horned Owl of West Sound Wildlife Shelter and Solar Power Options, presented by Power Trip Energy. Orion will be at EcoFest from 11:30 am to 1 pm. Power Trip Energy will be there all day, but they will do a special presentation at 1:45 pm.
The entire list of exhibitors is below, but we are very excited to have transportation solutions such as an electric car, electric scooter and electric bicycles that will be on hand for folks to try out.
The Native Plant Nursery will be open for sales of great native plants and friendly non-natives. Our selection has greatly expanded since last Fall! See a complete listing of plants available at our website at
www.stillwatersenvironmentalcenter.org. All are reasonably priced from $5 - $25.
It will be a great day for the whole community, with plenty to do for all ages. Bring the kids, because children’s activities abound at EcoFest -- for “kids of all ages”. A new feature this year is the chance for kids to build “Habitat Huts”. These are special places in the woods for wildlife, designed by the human artists.
Please don’t bring your dog, because Stillwaters is a wildlife reserve. No Dogs or Pets, please! You can start your day at Gordon Elementary or Bayside Community Church on Barber Cut Off, where there is plenty of parking. Leave your car there and take a shuttle bus or van to EcoFest and the Farmers Market at the Marina.
Food will be available from J’aimes Les Crepes, Kingston Rotary, Sweets & Savories, CB’s Nuts, and lots of snacks, too.
Over 35 EcoFest resource booths & displays will cover topics pertinent to everyday "green" living for the environment. These are just a few:
transportation solutions: Hybrid & electric Cars, scooters & others – Biking, for instance
Earth-friendly office & household products: Absolutely Organic Clothing, Olympic Printer Resources, Tom’s of Maine, Lucky Star Consignment Clothing, Local Food sources
CLIMATE CHANGE: N. Kitsap Climate Change information, Progressive Kids’ Books
Preserve WATER QUALITY: Rain Barrels for sale; care of septic tanks-- Kitsap Health District;, Stream Teams & Water Quality
BUY LOCALLY: local food sources, recycled clothing
LIVE HEALTHY: Get toxins out of your system, get a massage, walk the trails
EARTH-BASED ART: from Kingston Art Gallery; books from Progressive Kid Books
GARDENING NATURALLY: Natural Landscapes Project, Dinkelman Worm Farm, Master Gardeners, Kingston Garden Club, Spectrum Sustainable School Garden, Flora & Fauna Landscape Design, EnviroSound Consulting & Emu Composting
RECYCLING: Hazardous Waste & Litter Clean-up – Kitsap Public Works
GREEN BUILDING: materials from Natural Floors; Kitsap Homebuilders Association; Stormwater Management; Septic Health; Rainwater harvesting
WILDLIFE PROTECTION: National Wildlife Federation; The Wild Bird store; Kitsap Audubon, Suquamish Tribal Fisheries – a real aquarium with Carpenter Creek fish; Snow Leopard Trust
GET CONNECTED: Common Threads, Friends of Miller Bay, Olympic College, Great Peninsula Conservancy, Poulsbo Fish Park, Kingston Parks & Trails Sub-Committee, Kingston Rotary, Yes! Magazine, North Kitsap Trails Association, and other citizen groups – find a place to get connected & work for the Earth!
Sponsors of the event are these wonderful businesses:
Natural Floors
Kingston Dental Center
Olympic Printer Resources
Randy Kan Portable Restrooms
Sacks Feed & Garden
The Evans Agency for Farmers Insurance
The Wild Bird
Central Market
Kitsap County PUD
Kitsap Transit
Tucker’s Topsoil
Sweets & Savories
J'aime Les Crepes
Trader Joe’s in Lynnwood
Bayside Community Church
Cuppa Bella & Kingston Frame Shop
Kingston Crossing Chiropractic
Earthwise Videos
Tom’s of Maine
Kingston Thriftway
Earth Sun Moon Trading Company
If you’d like more information, contact us at 360-297-2876. More information about Stillwaters and EcoFest also can be found on the website, www.stillwatersenvironmentalcenter.org.
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