Our Lil' Pollution Preventer's Environmental Expo is a FREE event on Tuesday May 8th from 2 pm to 5 pm sponsored by UT Extension, 4-H, and the Agricenter at the Agricenter Showplace Arena! Just follow the signs to get to the fun! If it is nice weather, we will be outside. There will be free environmental education activities that are especially geared for kids PK- 5th grade. Scroll down for more details and click the image for a PDF of our flyer!
Activities will include:
* Puppet show with Gurgle the storm drain and his downstream friends, featuring live animals from Mississippi Wildlife Rehabilitation! (Memphis Storm Water and Master Gardeners Association)
* Interactive WOW! Mobile from U of M Groundwater Institute
* Energy Trailer from UT Department of Agriculture, Geosciences, and Natural Resources
* Hands-on Nature tables from Grow Environmental Solutions, LLC, Nonconnah Creek Conservancy, and Wolf River Conservancy. Also, water testing demonstrations and macroinvertebrates from Memphis Storm Water.
*Interactive Watershed Models (Clean Memphis)
* Environmental and Water themed games, such as Recycle Relay, a Watershed Maze created from Recycled Materials, The Water Drop Game, coloring and craft activities (Memphis Storm Water and Master Gardeners Association)
Come see the AWESOME artwork from our 2018 Lil' Pollution Preventer's art contest and the amazing Junior Water Warriors projects! Our Contest Winners will be featured on a billboard, in LaPrensa Latina, Jabberblabber Family Magazine, on our website, AND in our 2019 commercials!