Spring 2004

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Processions of Species celebrate Earth Day

You may have a procession of species coming through your backyard these days with spring migrations in full swing.

But you've never seen processions of the species like the ones coming to Spokane and Olympia in celebration of Earth Day.

Earth Day is officially April 22. But in Spokane it will be celebrated the weekend before, April 17, in Riverfront Park, including the fifth annual "Procession of the Species." To the beat of primitive drumming, all ages of participants parade through the park donning costumes, masks, and other homemade creations of their favorite animal or plant species. For more on the Spokane Procession, contact The Lands Council at 509-838-4912.

The original Washington Procession of the Species will celebrate its tenth anniversary in Olympia on April 24, this year with a theme that BWS managers can relate to: "Nurturing Nature in your Neighborhood." Olympia's Procession founder, Eli Sterling is teaching an Evergreen College class on community empowerment in which students are working with neighborhood associations to develop neighborhood wildlife sanctuaries. For more on the Olympia Procession, see www.procession.org.