Catamount schedules Beidleman Earth Day activites April 23
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       The Catamount Institute plans an Earth Day celebration Saturday, April 23 from noon to 4 p.m. at the Beidleman Environmental Center, 740 W. Caramillo St.
       A variety of family-oriented activities are scheduled around “the premise that every day can be Earth Day,” according to Kevin Snyder, education director for Catamount. “We'll be offering specific actions people can do to make the earth a better place.”
       The event is free and open to the public.
       Scheduled events are:
       Noon-1 p.m. - guided nature walk with educator Marilyn Borom.
       1:15 p.m. - Storytelling with John Stansfield (telling about Enos Mills, pioneer of conservation in Colorado).
       2 p.m. - Colorado Farm & Art Market representatives discussing the environmental implications of purchasing food locally.
       3:15 p.m. - Closing ceremony.
       Ongoing - games, art projects, interactive information booths from local environmental organizations, henna designs.
       For more information, call Snyder at 471-0910, ext. 103.
       The Catamount Institute is a non-profit environmental educational organization that runs programs out of the Beidleman Center (in Sondermann Park) and a former Y-camp property south of Woodland Park.

From a press release