Taking care of Mother Earth: 47th annual Earth Day April 22

[dropcap]I[/dropcap]n 1970, Senator Gaylord Nelson created Earth Day after massive environmental protests were held throughout the United States. By the end of that year, the first Earth Day had led to the creation of the United States Environmental Protection Agency and the passage of the Clean Air, Clean Water, and Endangered Species Acts. In 2009, the United Nations declared April 22 as International Mother Earth Day. Every year, citizens use this day to celebrate and nurture the rivers, trees and air that surround us. Learn more and see ways to celebrate

at www.epa.gov/earthday and earthday.org.

Ways to celebrate Earth Day 2017

Plant a tree, succulent, vegetable or herbs