Celebrate Earth Day with parade

Alestle Staff Report

The first-ever All Species Parade will help the Watershed Nature Center kick off its Earth Day celebration Saturday.

Participants in the parade will be dressed as their favorite animals either walking or riding on floats.

Since the parade is in recognition of Earth Day, participants are asked to use recycled or used materials in the construction of both costumes and floats. Floats must also move using means other than fossil fuels such as roller skates, skateboards, bicycles or human power.

The parade will begin at 10 a.m. at the Edwardsville Post Office at 132 N. Kansas St., move north on Main Street and follow the parade route that leads into the Watershed Nature Center. The Earth Day celebration at the Watershed Nature Center will be from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The Watershed Nature Center is a 50-acre passive nature preserve on the northeast section of town.

The parade is sponsored and organized by a group of students working through their public relations class in the SIUE speech communication department.

For more information, contact Courtney Goodson at 655-0652 or via e-mail at cgoodso@yahoo.com.