09 Apr E-Waste Collection + Earth Day Special Events

Celebrate Earth Day at MTP on April 21

We will be having a variety of Earth Day-themed programming at Melrose Trading Post on Sunday, April 21, including an E-Waste Collection Event in collaboration with Fairfax KIWIN’S!

Homeboy Industries E-Waste Collection at the Melrose entrance with Fairfax KIWIN’S:

See the following table for the types of items we are collecting:

Paper Making Workshop with Kent Bindery

Learn how paper is made and make your own piece of paper from scraps for free!

California Wildlife Center in B86

Come learn about your wild neighbors with the California Wildlife Center and take home a clay print from your favorite animal! The California Wildlife Center is a nonprofit organization “dedicated to the rescue and rehabilitation of native California species.”

Loved Again Pets Adoption Fair

Meet your new best friend! Loved Again Pets will be returning for their monthly adoption fair with pets in need of new homes.

A Special Story Time in the Garden for Earth Day!

Author Christine Van Zandt will be joining us to read her book Milkweed For Monarchs.

According to Beaming Books, Milkweed For Monarchs is a nonfiction picture book where “the monarch’s life cycle is detailed in lyrical verse as stunning art accompanies each stage in the butterfly’s life. The most recognizable butterfly, monarchs are classified as a vulnerable species by the IUCN, and face drastic challenges when it comes to locating food sources–milkweed. Milkweed for Monarchs is the perfect resource for young readers to learn more about these beautiful insects and how they can foster monarch-friendly environments in their own backyard. Backmatter includes actionable ways for readers to help this vulnerable species.”