Celebrate Earth Day

On the Saturday closest to Earth Day in April, Gateway celebrates our environment with displays, workshops, hands-on activities for people of all ages, and other environment-related activities. The event, started on Gateway's Kenosha Campus in 2008, was extended to the Elkhorn Campus in 2012. Hundreds of community members visit the Gateway campuses to learn and show their support for our environment. The 2018 Celebrate Earth Day event will be held on April 21 on the Kenosha and Elkhorn Campuses. A gracious thank you to our event sponsor, Snap-on Incorporated for their support. And, additionally in Elkhorn, to Elkhorn Parks and Recreation Department and the Elkhorn Chamber of Commerce.

Elkhorn Campus

400 Hwy H, Elkhorn
10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

Check back often - we are adding new vendors, workshops, and activities weekly.

Join us for a day of FREE family fun!

Enjoy: Food, Entertainment and Fun!

Earth Day Scavenger Hunt
Kohl's Wild Theater
Petting Zoo
Kid's Crafts
Kids' Outdoor Fitness Challenge
Refreshments for Purchase
Door Prizes and Giveaways, including bare-root Oak tree saplings

Plant Sale

Get a head start on your summer planting! ~Gateway Horticulture Program

Nature Discovery Trail Hike

Exploring our Earth! Come and discover the nature trail at Gateway Technical College. Walk through this self-guided tour, and learn about the native plants and animals that call it home. Fun activity for the whole family.

Learn: How to be more environmentally conscious

Workshops & Demonstrations

Workshop	Time	Location
Canning Without Turning Green! Jo Hart and Stephanie Slater. Come learn about canning food safety through the use of approved recipes, the variety of sources, and the assortment of items that can be canned. Food samples and recipes will be available.	10:30 a.m.	South Building, rm. 112
Kohl's Wild Theater / Zoological Society of Milwaukee County: (link is external) This 30-minute mix of short skits will feature the importance of food to both animals and people. This show features a range of animal puppets that all eat food in different ways. Topics include healthy eating for humans, urban gardening, sustainable seafood and the food chain. This shorter show can be tailored to fit a wide range of audience ages and venue sizes. Most appropriate for grades Pre-K through 5 and families with children of all ages. No live animals are featured in show.	11 a.m.	South building--Student Commons area
Kohl's Wild Theater / Zoological Society of Milwaukee County: (link is external) This 30-minute mix of short skits will feature the importance of food to both animals and people. This show features a range of animal puppets that all eat food in different ways. Topics include healthy eating for humans, urban gardening, sustainable seafood and the food chain. Most appropriate for grades Pre-K through 5 and families with children of all ages. No live animals are featured in show.	12 p.m.	South building--Student Commons area
Native Birds! Wayne Rohde. Join Wayne as he discusses the native birds of Wisconsin and their habitats.	12:30 p.m.	South Building Rm. 112
Kids' Fitness Challenge: Calling all Kids!! Test your skills and agility at our outdoor fitness challenge. Prizes for everyone!	Ongoing	Outside
Car Care Workshop: Justin Hoffman, Gateway Technical College. Help keep your car operating in the most environmentally friendly way possible.	Ongoing	Outside

Informational Booths

Lakeland Animal Shelter: (link is external) Dogs and cats ready for adoption (if the weather is warm enough), and items with shelter logo to sell. Our mission is to enrich the lives of both animals and people throughout our community.
Sierra Club: Come learn about the John Muir Chapter Sierra Club, Southeast Gateway Group, and see solar toy demonstration. Seed packet giveaway.

Citizen's Climate Lobby: (link is external) Learn how you can help get a carbon tax passed through Congress, write letters to their members of Congress and communicate about climate change solutions effectively.

Gateway's Sustainable Student Club: Learn about Sustainable Living and have fun creating a solar craft project.

Zilla Makes Vegan Easy: (link is external) Animal Agriculture is responsible for a lionshare of the greenhouse gases emitted each year, by going vegan your carbon footprint is dramatically reduced. One of the barriers to this change is being unfamiliar with the substitutes and how to get started. Samples for tasting.

Wild Ones - Kettle Moraine Chapter: Want to attract butterflies to your yard? Come learn through pictures and information. There will be a special emphasis on the monarch butterfly.

Shop the Green/Farmers Market

Buy food, art and products that are made from recycled, or reused materials or in a more earth-friendly way.

Dale Stauber: Artist repurposing glass items to make into garden flowers

Diane Bauman: Plants for sale; indoor and outdoor plants

Gateway Welding Club: Welding recycled metals and items for art and useful items

Naturally Made: Goats milk soap, slumped glass, Dead Sea salts, local honey, beeswax candles, lip balm

Pheasant Run Farmers Market: Selling Eco-friendly cleaning products/laundry detergent, wild rice, gourmet brats/bacon and ""Dig Kits"" for kids (fossils, world, coins, gems, shark teeth and "gold" (iron pyrite).

Quednow's Heirloom Apple Orchard: Displaying information on natural grown apples (fruit) and giving back to the environment. Selling dried apple chips/cider/apple sauce

STPaprzyca: Recycled vintage tea cups and silverware made into charming and useful wind chimes. All crafts/art is made of recycled "Kitchenalia"

Sweet Delight Kettle Corn: (link is external) Fresh-popped kettle corn, caramel corn, and maple kettle corn.

Whimsy KITCH: Wonderful upcycled wind chimes. All wind chimes made from repurposed kitchenalia. Lovely vintage silver spoons dangle in the breeze from assorted kitchen items.

Strongest Branch Studio: (link is external) Handmade paper, recycle jewelry, recycle crocheted stressballs, etc.

The Unique Board Geek: Repurposed game boards into fun items.

L'Bri Pure n' Natural: (link is external) Ingredients matter! It only takes 26 second for whatever you put on your skin to get absorbed into your bloodstream and organs. Lean what ingredients to avoid when selecting skin & body care products for yourself & your family.

Recycle Center

Drop off your recyclable items and help the planet!!

Electronics Recycling: Electronics recycling will be coordinated by the information technology students of Gateway Technical College and the services of a professional recycling firm, CasBro Recycling. All electronics can be driven directly to the truck at the campus parking lot. Student volunteers and recycling company representatives will assist you by destroying personal information/your hard drive before recycling.Click through to the CasBro website (link is external) for a list of items CasBro will accept. All items are free with the exception to tube monitors and tube TVs for which there is a $20 charge per unit.

Prescription Eye Glasses: Recycle for Sight, East Troy Lion's Club

Tennis Shoes: Converse grinds down worn out athletic shoes (link is external) and turns them into new places to play, such as tracks and gym floors.