City museums to host joint Earth Day events

Posted Monday, April 18, 2022 4:53 pm

Branigan Library hosts Earth Day events

Thomas Branigan Memorial Library, 200 E. Picacho Ave., is Celebrating Earth Day!

On Friday, April 22, the library will host two seed-related events to mark the 52nd Earth Day.

• Seed Saving event. Interested in saving your own seed and contributing to a resilient community seed stock? The Tierra Sagrada Seed Library will host a Basic Seed Saving workshop at 1 p.m. April 22 in the library’s computer training classroom. The workshop will provide participants with an introduction to seed saving and the key concepts needed for planning your garden for seed saving year after year. This event is free and open to the public. Advance registration is required at https://las-cruces.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/.

• Earth Day Storytime. Families are invited to join the library to create your own plant starters. This event will include a story and an activity all about planet Earth. Earth Day Storytime will start at 4 p.m. Friday, April 22, in the library’s children’s craft room. The event is recommended for ages 4-10 and does not require registration.

For information, contact Library Manager Brita Sauer at 575-528-4028 and bsauer@las-cruces.org.

Visit https://library.las-cruces.org/1617/Library.

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The Las Cruces Museum of Nature and Science, Museum of Art, Branigan Cultural Center and Railroad Museum will hold a joint Earth Day event 10 a.m.-noon Saturday, April 23, at all four museums.

Here are scheduled activities:

Branigan Cultural Center, 501 N. Water St. Downtown, will explore how Earth is celebrated in different cultures around the world. Studio programs will teach participants how to make a succulent garden out of recycled objects.
The Museum of Art, 491 N. Main St. Downtown, will offer a hands-on activity called Artventurous! about Earth and its symbolism.
The Museum of Nature and Science (MONAS), 411 N. Main St. Downtown will show participants how to support the local bird and bee populations by creating mini gardens and peanut butter bird feeders.
The Las Cruces Railroad Museum, 351 N. Mesilla St., will offer take-home kits about clean transportation methods.
MONAS will collaborate with the Railroad Museum for an oil spill cleanup demonstration. Visitors can learn how oil spills are handled and see the different methods used to clean them up. The demo begins at 11 a.m. in the MONAS classroom.

“Started in 1970, Earth Day is now a globally recognized day to celebrate the planet we all call home,” the City of Las Cruces said in a news release.

For more information, call 575-522-3120 and email education@las-cruces.org. You can also contact Museums Education Curator Lea Flores at 575-528-3372 and lflores@las-cruces.org.

Visit www.las-cruces.org/museums and follow Las Cruces Museums on Facebook and Instagram @LCMuseums.

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