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Chimney Rock State Park will host an Earth Day Celebration in Chimney Rock Village on Saturday, April 26, from 11am-3pm. Local environmental educators, including Chimney Rock State Park Rangers; Chimney Rock Management, LLC naturalists; biologists and other environmentalists will host a number of exhibits on the RiverWalk at 431 Main St. in Chimney Rock, near the Old Rock Café. Admission to the event is free, and youth ages 5-15 who collect six stamps through the event’s Discovery Trail program will earn a Grady’s Kids Club Membership, which allows them free admission to the Chimney Rock section of Chimney Rock State Park for one full year.
“Chimney Rock has a long history of caring for our environment,” said Stephen Tillotson, event organizer and Chimney Rock State Park Ranger. “The exhibitors at our Earth Day Celebration will offer a wealth of information that people of all ages can use to better protect and preserve the world around them. It’s going to be a great way for the whole family to get involved in celebrating our planet.”
Chimney Rock State Park’s annual Earth Day events have become a popular attraction, with attendance growing steadily in the last five years to approximately 500 visitors in 2013.
Henderson County Soil and Water Conservation donated over 900 tree saplings that will be given away to event comers. Other exhibitors include Friends of Chimney Rock State Park, the NC Forest Service, Rutherford County Recycling, NC Natural Heritage Program, KidSenses Museum and Carolina Mountain Land Conservancy. Many event exhibitors have maintained an ongoing, active partnership in the Park’s resource conservation, including building positive support for state ownership of Chimney Rock in 2007.
