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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Nyala;color:#1F497D">T.O. Bowman<br>
Program Coordinator<br>
City of Oklahoma City<br>
Office of Sustainability<br>
(405) 297-3168<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> Yager, Kristy D
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<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, March 15, 2012 9:08 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Yager, Kristy D<br>
<b>Subject:</b> April is Earth month in OKC<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"CG Times""> Contact: Kristy Yager, 297-2550<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black","sans-serif"">Oklahoma City celebrates the Earth with eco-friendly events in April<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Hiking, biking, riding, recycling, planting, shredding and picking up litter are a just few of the ways Oklahomans can celebrate the Earth in April. Earth Day is April
22, but Oklahoma City is planning free, fun family activities all month long. <o:p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">April 5-7 - Myriad Gardens plant sale
<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Get your garden growing with a bountiful selection of plants, flowers and other trimmings during the Myriad Botanical Gardens plant sale, April
5-7. Annuals, perennials, vegetables, Oklahoma natives and more will be on sale in the Crystal Bridge Visitors Center from 9 to 5 p.m. Proceeds will help<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">the Gardens continue to bloom. Call 297-3996 for details.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">April 12 - Downtown hike<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Take a walk on the wild side – in the heart of downtown. Join naturalists on April 12 as they lead hikers on a 45-minute walk and talk about
how Mother Nature always finds a home, even amid skyscrapers. The tour takes off at noon from the east steps of City Hall, 200 North Walker. Call 297-2578 or email
<a href="mailto:kristy.yager@okc.gov">kristy.yager@okc.gov</a> to register.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">April 13 - Downtown bike riding class<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Learn to bike downtown streets safely by registering for our free bike riding class at noon on April 13 at the northwest corner of the Myriad
Botanical Gardens (Sheridan and Hudson). Bring your bike and helmet and stay for an optional bike ride. Call 297-2578 or email
<a href="mailto:kristy.yager@okc.gov">kristy.yager@okc.gov</a> to register.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">April 20 - Spring floral walking tour of Will Rogers Gardens<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Celebrate the return of spring by taking a free floral tour of Will Rogers Gardens, 3400 NW 36, at 9:30 a.m. on April 20. We’ll take a stroll
through the Gardens’ grounds and talk about how you can add these colorful plants to your landscape. The walk will showcase irises, azaleas and peonies, among others. Comfortable footwear is recommended. Call 943-0827 to register.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">April 20 - Free bus rides<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Ride METRO Transit free on April 20. Visit the Downtown Transit Center to receive a free reusable shopping tote. Visit
<a href="http://www.gometro.org">www.gometro.org</a> or call 235-RIDE (7433) for route information.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">April 21- EarthFest at Martin Park Nature Center</span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Our planet takes center stage at Martin Park’s EarthFest. Family-oriented games, crafts and other nature-based activities will enlighten and
entertain. The Audubon Society, Sierra Club and other earth-friendly organizations will also take part. The fun takes place from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. on April 21 at Martin Park, 5000 West Memorial Road. Call 755-0676 for details.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">April 21 - Lake Overholser and Stinchcomb Wildlife Refuge cleanup<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Help us rid Lake Overholser and the adjoining refuge of trash and restore these areas to their natural beauty. Trash pick-up is from 8:30 a.m.
to 2 p.m. on April 21 and includes a free lunch and prizes. Meet at the Overholser pavilion. Email
<a href="mailto:Karen.miles@deq.ok.gov">Karen.miles@deq.ok.gov</a> or call 702-8192 to register.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">April 28 - Recycle your tires, ammo, computers and pharmaceuticals<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">A special household hazardous waste collection will be held for ammunition, tires, computers and pharmaceuticals from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on April
28 at the State Fairgrounds. The collection is open to Oklahoma City residents only. Bring your current Oklahoma City water bill stub to prove residency. The event will be held on the south side of the fairgrounds, east of the arena. Sorry, televisions, tires
with rims and off-road tires will not be accepted.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">April 28 - Free shred day<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Shred and recycle your financial and personal documents during Waste Management Recycle America and the Utilities Department’s free shred day
on April 28 from 7 to 11 a.m., 5519 NW 4th. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#231F20">April is LitterBlitz month<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#231F20">Help fight litter in Oklahoma City by registering for Oklahoma City Beautiful’s 12th annual LitterBlitz campaign. Teams are needed
to clean one site, one time during the month of April and help rid our City of trash. Form<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#231F20">a team and register online at
<a href="http://www.okcbeautiful.com">www.okcbeautiful.com</a> or call 525-8822 by<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#231F20">March 31.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#231F20"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#231F20">Refrigerator thermometer giveaway<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#231F20">The first 100 residents that drop household hazardous waste off at the City’s<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#231F20">Household Hazardous Waste Facility, 1621 S Portland, from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. each Saturday in April will receive a free refrigerator
thermometer. Don’t forget your water bill stub to prove residency.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#231F20">Saturday Morning Sweep begins in April<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#231F20">Here’s a great way to clean up litter, illegal dumping, trees and brush from common areas, easements, greenbelts and medians:
hold a Saturday Morning Sweep. Neighborhoods and homeowner’s associations can schedule this event once a year, April through September. We will deliver a commercial dumpster, and the neighborhood provides the volunteers. Later that day, we will haul off the
dumpster and pay the disposal fees. Call 749-3092 for information.</span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">“Green loans” available to homeowners
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Oklahoma City homeowners wanting to save money on their electric and gas bill by making their home more energy efficient can apply for a green home loan offered through
the City of Oklahoma City. The loans are offered to Oklahoma City residents whose household income is $100,000 or less. Residents have up to 48 months to pay back their loan, which can be for up to $15,000.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Some of the energy efficient upgrades that can be made with a loan include:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Installation of energy-efficient windows or exterior doors<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Adding more insulation to the attic and walls<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Replacing inefficient window units with central heat and air<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Installation of a new heat pump<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Replacing a dark-colored roof with a cool roof that reflects the sun<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Apply by calling the Community Action Agency at 232-0199<b>.</b>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">A list of the green services offered by the City can be found at
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><a href="http://www.greeningokc.com/"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">www.greeningokc.com</span></a></span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">. The
website also offers tips on how residents can save money and energy by making a few small changes in their lives.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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