The 27th annual Reno Earth Day event at Idlewild Park Sunday brought out an estimated 30,000 people to enjoy all the fun activities, and learn something about the Earth and how to protect the environment.
There were nearly 400 booths including trampolines and mechanical bulls, art pieces, even make-it-yourself crafts. Samantha Lientz, 8, made a colorful card and a wild Frisbee at one booth.
"We put this frisbee in this box and then it spins really fast and then we put colors on it," Lientz said. "And it makes these streaky colors."
There was also a live band and so many food options with food trucks and booths all over. Among all the fun, there were 100 of the booths at the event ran by non-profits relating to environmental awareness. One of the organizers of the event Heather Howell said this event is always great because they combine so many fun activities with environmental awareness.
"[We try to] make it as all inclusive as possible," Howell said. "We put all the music on the stages so even if you're coming just to see a certain band, you still walk through the nature zone."
She said you can stop by a booth, even for a quick second, and learn something easy and practical.
"Don't use a plastic straw," Howell says. "Just ask not to use one, and that is an extreme help to the planet because plastic doesn't biodegrade at all. Every plastic that's ever been made is still here."
While everyone I talked to had a ton of fun, they all knew protecting the environment is important, and said they do what they can because we all share the planet.
"We pick up trash from the Earth," Lientz said. "Because we want to keep the Earth healthy and clean."
"We all live here," Luke Knowles, Reno resident said. "And some people like to trash the Earth and it's really not cool."
"We pretty much all share the Earth and we have to take care of it," Howell said.
