Happy Earth Day 2016!
/Happy Earth Day 2016! Did you know?
The first Earth Day on April 22, 1970, activated 20 million Americans from all walks of life and is widely credited with launching the modern environmental movement. The passage of the landmark Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, Endangered Species Act and many other groundbreaking environmental laws soon followed. Twenty years later, Earth Day went global, mobilizing 200 million people in 141 countries and lifting environmental issues onto the world stage. More than 1 billion people now participate in Earth Day activities each year, making it the largest civic observance in the world. (from Earth Day Network website)
Thumbnail Photo: TreesNC and Randolph County Partnership for Children partner with students and parent volunteers to plant trees at Charles W. McCrary Elementary School in Asheboro, NC.
