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CATEGORIES:ALX275
CATEGORIES:Awards
CATEGORIES:Community Outreach
CATEGORIES:Del Ray
CATEGORIES:Earth Day
CATEGORIES:Eco-City
CATEGORIES:Environment
CATEGORIES:Environmental Policy Commission (EPC)
CATEGORIES:T&ES Events
DESCRIPTION:To verify info please see https://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calend
 ar/Detail.aspx?si=57353\n\nThe Ellen Pickering award\, presented by AlexR
 enew and the Environmental Policy Commission\, recognizes community membe
 rs that have had significant\, positive impacts on our environment.  \nJo
 in us at the Del Ray GardenFest\, hosted by the Del Ray Citizens Associat
 ion\, to celebrate the award recipient's achievements in helping protect 
 our environment and enjoy a fun\, free\, educational afternoon of garden-
 centric demonstrations\, informational booths\, and activities!\nLocation
 : Colasanto Park Baseball field  (Commonwealth Ave x Mt Vernon Ave)\nhttp
 s://delrayalx.wixsite.com/gardenfest\n\n\nLocation:  No Location Specifie
 d\nContact Person: Melissa Atwood\nContact Email: melissa.atwood@alexandr
 iava.gov\nAudience: Anyone may attend\nTags: ALX275\, Awards\, Community 
 Outreach\, Del Ray\, Earth Day\, Eco-City\, Environment\, Environmental P
 olicy Commission (EPC)\, T&ES Events\n\nWeb resources:\n\nEllen Pickering
  Environmental Excellence Award\nhttps://www.alexandriava.gov/earth-day/e
 llen-pickering-environmental-excellence-award\nThe award is named in hono
 r of Ellen Pickering's lifelong dedication to preservation and conservati
 on in the City of Alexandria. Mrs. Pickering was a longtime City activist
  who first gained recognition for her lobbying efforts more than 40 years
  ago that ultimately helped create the Mount Vernon Trail between Alexand
 ria and Washington\, DC.\n\nEnvironmental Policy Commission\nhttps://www.
 alexandriava.gov/EPC\nEstablished in 1970 by the Alexandria City Council 
 under Chapter 4\, Article M\, of the City Code\, the Alexandria Environme
 ntal Policy Commission (EPC) advises and makes recommendations to the Cit
 y Council and\, where appropriate\, to the Planning Commission and City M
 anager\, on matters relating to the following as defined in the EPC Bylaw
 s:\nThe Climate crisis and its effects\nClean air\nLand use\nNoise pollut
 ion \nPesticides\, herbicides and contaminants\nSolid waste\nWater qualit
 y and supply\nOther topics relating to conservation and protection of env
 ironmental conditions in the City of Alexandria\, and\nSuch other matters
  as may from time to time be referred to it by the City Council.\n\n\nEar
 th Month Events\nhttps://www.alexandriava.gov/EarthDay.html\nJoin us as w
 e commemorate the 54th anniversary of Earth Day with a month full of envi
 ronmentally focused events\, activities\, and online initiatives that cen
 ter on the Eco-City Vision.\n\nDel Ray GardenFest\nhttps://delrayalx.wixs
 ite.com/gardenfest\nGardenFest is a fun\, free\, educational afternoon of
  garden-centric demonstrations\, informational booths\, and activities! C
 elebrate sunshine and springtime by learning about all sorts of gardening
  topics\, including at-home composting\, growing native plants\, beekeepi
 ng\, and much more!\n
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SUMMARY:Ellen Pickering Environmental Excellence Award
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URL:https://www.alexandriava.gov/earth-day/ellen-pickering-environmental-e
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:To verify info please see <a href="https://ap
 ps.alexandriava.gov/Calendar/Detail.aspx?si=57353">https://apps.alexandri
 ava.gov/Calendar/Detail.aspx?si=57353</a><br />\n<br />The Ellen Pickerin
 g award\, presented by AlexRenew and the Environmental Policy Commission\
 , recognizes community members that have had significant\, positive impac
 ts on our environment.  \n<br />Join us at the Del Ray GardenFest\, hoste
 d by the Del Ray Citizens Association\, to celebrate the award recipient?
 s achievements in helping protect our environment and enjoy a fun\, free\
 , educational afternoon of garden-centric demonstrations\, informational 
 booths\, and activities!\n<br />Location: Colasanto Park Baseball field  
 (Commonwealth Ave x Mt Vernon Ave)\n<br />https://delrayalx.wixsite.com/g
 ardenfest\n<br />\n<br />\n<br />Location:  No Location Specified\n<br />
 Contact Person: Melissa Atwood\n<br />Contact Email: melissa.atwood@alexa
 ndriava.gov\n<br />Audience: Anyone may attend\n<br />Tags: ALX275\, Awar
 ds\, Community Outreach\, Del Ray\, Earth Day\, Eco-City\, Environment\, 
 Environmental Policy Commission (EPC)\, T&amp\;ES Events<br>\n<a href="ht
 tps://www.alexandriava.gov/earth-day/ellen-pickering-environmental-excell
 ence-award">Ellen Pickering Environmental Excellence Award</a><br>\nThe a
 ward is named in honor of Ellen Pickering&#39\;s lifelong dedication to p
 reservation and conservation in the City of Alexandria. Mrs. Pickering wa
 s a longtime City activist who first gained recognition for her lobbying 
 efforts more than 40 years ago that ultimately helped create the Mount Ve
 rnon Trail between Alexandria and Washington\, DC.<br>\n<a href="https://
 www.alexandriava.gov/EPC">Environmental Policy Commission</a><br>\nEstabl
 ished in 1970 by the Alexandria City Council under Chapter 4\, Article M\
 , of the City Code\, the Alexandria Environmental Policy Commission (EPC)
  advises and makes recommendations to the City Council and\, where approp
 riate\, to the Planning Commission and City Manager\, on matters relating
  to the following as defined in the EPC Bylaws:\nThe Climate crisis and i
 ts effects\nClean air\nLand use\nNoise pollution \nPesticides\, herbicide
 s and contaminants\nSolid waste\nWater quality and supply\nOther topics r
 elating to conservation and protection of environmental conditions in the
  City of Alexandria\, and\nSuch other matters as may from time to time be
  referred to it by the City Council.\n<br>\n<a href="https://www.alexandr
 iava.gov/EarthDay.html">Earth Month Events</a><br>\nJoin us as we commemo
 rate the 54th anniversary of Earth Day with a month full of environmental
 ly focused events\, activities\, and online initiatives that center on th
 e Eco-City Vision.<br>\n<a href="https://delrayalx.wixsite.com/gardenfest
 ">Del Ray GardenFest</a><br>\nGardenFest is a fun\, free\, educational af
 ternoon of garden-centric demonstrations\, informational booths\, and act
 ivities! Celebrate sunshine and springtime by learning about all sorts of
  gardening topics\, including at-home composting\, growing native plants\
 , beekeeping\, and much more!<br>\n
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