Annual Earth Day celebration encourages residents to care for Burlington’s waterfront [Video]

THANKS FOR JOINING US AT NOON. I’M JACK THURSTON. TODAY IS EARTH DAY! AND DOZENS TOOK TO CHURCH STREET THIS WEEKEND TO PARTICIPATE IN ONE OF THE QUEEN CITY’S NEWER TRADITIONS. LEARNING HOW TO BETTER PROTECT THE EARTH AND ENVIRONMENT… NEIGHBORS LEARNED ABOUT GREENER ENERGY SOURCES AND HOW TO PROPERLY RECYCLE. THE ROZALIA PROJECT SPENT TIME CLEANING TRASH OFF OF THE WATERFRONT… AND BRINGING IT DOWNTOWN SO PEOPLE CAN SEE THE AMOUNT OF LITTERING THAT TAKES PLACE. THEY HOPE PEOPLE REALIZE THAT WE ONLY HAVE ONE EARTH, AND ONE LAKE CHAMPLAIN, AND NEED TO TAKE CARE OF IT. <“AND SO ENCOURAGING PEOPLE BY LOOKING AT THE DEBRIS HERE AND SAY WOW THEIR MAKING CONNECTIONS ARE THERE THINGS IN HERE THAT I USE EVERYDAY THAT I MIGHT BE ABLE TO DO A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENTLY.”> THEY SAY EVEN SOMETHING