The Department of Environmental Protection announced that football fans can celebrate Earth Day on April 13 during the Erie Explosion home game at the Erie Insurance Arena.

“This Earth Day event is a fantastic, fun opportunity for the residents of Erie to learn about what the department and its partners are doing to protect our environment and how they can join in on the effort,” Acting Northwest DEP Regional Director Staci Gustafson said.

DEP’s Coastal Resources Management Program will team up with Environment Erie and other local environmental groups, organizations and agencies to showcase environmental projects and programs in the Erie area.

During the game, 22 presenters will be on hand to demonstrate the environmental work they do to benefit the Erie community and explain how residents can get involved.

The Erie Explosion Earth Day event will also include a Lincoln Recycling Frisbee toss out, a fly fishing demonstration by the Pennsylvania Steelhead Association and halftime t-shirt toss by the J. Thomas Tree Service. Erie Explosion fans will also be able to participate in a trivia contest, recycling bag toss and compete for many door prizes. 

The Erie Explosion Indoor football team will play Port Huron at Sunday’s game. Gates open at 1 p.m. and the game begins at 2 p.m.

Earth Day is an annual observance, held on April 22, to remind residents to do their part and take care of Pennsylvania’s air, land and water.

For more information, visit DEP’s Earth Day Central webpage or volunteer for a Great American Cleanup of PA cleanup event.  For more information on the Erie event, contact Jacob Moore at 814-217-9634 or send email to: jacmoore@pasen.gov.

For Earth Day activities you can get involved in, visit DEP’s Earth Day Central webpage or volunteer for a Great American Cleanup of PA cleanup event.

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4/14/2014