The city of Pasadena is not going to have a single event for Earth Day 2015, apparently the City Manager, Michael Beck thought and made the decision that there should be several events during the month to celebrate Earth Month. The PWP, Pasadena Water and Power department is charged with this event, Celebrating Green Living, other agencies participate.  Some are disappointed that there will not be a large event as there have been in past years.

In celebration of green living, Earth Day, and Water Awareness Month, Pasadena Water and Power (PWP) will encourage sustainable living practices during the months of April and May with support of numerous events and workshops. In addition, PWP is encoraging the community to make a water pledge for a chance to win a Toyota Prius (courtesy of the Wyland Foundation).

PWP will also be hosting educational workshops on how to create Drought Tolerant Landscapes; PWP will swap old inefficient irrigation controllers for new Weather Based Irrigation Controllers (free of charge) at Descanso Gardens on May 31st, and will encourage the community to stock up on earth friendly LEDs this spring for a fraction of the cost at PWP’s online LED Webshop.

Events Schedule
(Please note: more events are in development and will be added to the schedule as they are confirmed)

• 4/4/2015            Drought Tolerant Landscape Workshop, Lake Avenue Church
• 4/4/2015            PWP booth at 2015 Spring Festival and Egg Bowl, Rose Bowl
• 4/8/2015            Monk Hill Student Tour for Earth Day, Monk Hill Water Treatment Plant
• 4/17/2015          PWP booth at Caltech Earth Day Event, Caltech
• 4/18/2015          Drought Tolerant Landscape Workshop in Spanish, Altadena Library (details to come)
• 4/22/2015          PWP booth at JPL Earth Day Fair, JPL
• 4/25/2015          PWP booth at Mayor Bogaard Celebration Day, City Hall
• 5/16/2015          Spanish-language Drought-tolerant Landscape Workshop (details to come)
• 5/30/2015          Drought-tolerant Landscape Workshop (details to come)
• 5/31/2015          Weather Based Irrigation Controller event, Descanso Gardens (details to come)
• 5/1-5/31/2015   Water Awareness Month Celebration (details to come)

Other Programs and Activities
As mentioned above, PWP has also launched several programs that support energy efficiency, water conservation and overall environmental awareness.

• PWP 2015 Educational Scholarship (deadline March 31, 2015)
• National Mayor’s Challenge for Water Conservation (April 1-30, 2015)
• The “Water is Life” Art Contest (deadline April 22, 2015)
• PWP LED Webshop