An Earth Day event is slated for April 22nd from 1-3 p.m. at the Marion County Park near the covered bridge. 

There will be local speakers starting at 1 p.m. with birds of prey, a crafting area, a pond life discovery and more.

Linette Bernard with Saving Our Avian Resources (SOAR) talks about raptor rehabilitation, education and research. Naturalist Marla Mertz will speak about wildlife and the impact we have on them and Karen Brown, with Brown’s Sanitation, speaks about her business and ways to recycle.