Apr 17 2008

Here's to a happy Earth Day

map.gifSaturday April 19 is Earth Day and the opportunity to join with thousands of volunteers to help restore and clean up California's state parks. We've been partnering with the California State Parks Foundation for seven consecutive years to lend a hand to the state parks and beaches and help make our environment cleaner and greener.

Last year on Earth Day, almost 1,400 PG&E employees, retirees, families and friends spent the day collecting thousands of bags of trash, pulling up more than 10,000 non-native invasive plants, clearing nature trails, planting more than 1,600 native trees, and refurbishing picnic areas at 16 parks, recreation areas and beaches in northern and central California. That effort is a big part of our environmental leadership and our programs to be a close partner with the communities we serve.

But you don't have to have to have a PG&E connection to help out. You can round up some of your neighbors on Earth Day and tackle a project on your block -- picking up trash on the streets, slapping a fresh coat of paint on the front steps, planting spring flowers in sidewalk pots. There's a lot to be done. I'm seeing some folks in my San Francisco neighborhood applying paint brushes to their garage doors, turning them into bright nature murals. That's an idea for Earth Day.

The point is there are so many things we can do to keep our environment healthy and a little more tidy. Happy Earth Day - every day.

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