Photo essay: Ypsilanti families celebrate Earth Day at Erickson Elementary
Visitors had the opportunity to take home free seed potatoes, see a beehive up close, and meet turtles and tarantulas.
Ypsilanti Community Schools students and their families were invited to participate in an Earth Day celebration April 22 at Erickson Elementary School in Ypsilanti Township. Visitors were treated to a free meal and a “passport” of activities to check off.
For example, the Michigan Nutrition Network was in attendance, giving away kitchen tools like whisks and spatulas as well as tips for families who want to eat healthier. Other stations gave visitors a chance to learn about soil, participate in a storytime, or make a seed ball.
Here are a few of the sights we saw at the event:
Sarah Rigg is a freelance writer and editor in Ypsilanti Township and the project manager of On the Ground Ypsilanti. She joined Concentrate as a news writer in early 2017 and is an occasional contributor to other Issue Media Group publications. You may reach her at sarahrigg1@gmail.com.
Photos by Sarah Rigg.
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