Every year, in the month of April (when spring is just really beginning here in Canada) there is a worldwide event that occurs.  Earthday was an idea which began in 1962 and has since grown to become one of the most recognizable environmental events we have today.  You can read the full history, as explained by the founder here.
Nowadays, Earthday can be considered a weeklong event, while the actual day, April 22 is when you will find the bulk of the major nation wide events occurring.  All sorts of interesting …

Spring is here! And with that comes Spring Cleaning of all the buried trash. The snow has melted away, sunny blue skies are bringing migratrory song birds back to our northern forests. When we hear the little tweets of the first robins and orioles, we usually try to head outside to enjoy some much needed sunshine. But whats that? Look…..over there where that big pile of snow was from shovelling off your driveways and sidewalks. Ahh yes – a true sign of spring. Now I …