EarthDayHTX
Festival Activities
Earth Day HTX Speaker Series Agenda Earth Day HTX Festival Activities
Earth Day HTX Exhibits – April 19, 2023
- Houston Parks and Recreation Department
- Safe archery inflatable - interactive marketing booth, community center operations and programs
- Simulated forest with trees, water, and mini-nature center
- Display of energy conversion using a metal halide and LED 500w Sport Light
- Display of energy conservation with a toilet flushing 3.8-gallon verse 1.6 gallons
- Recycled asphalt and granite trails
- Playground
- Mayor’s Office of Education and Youth Engagement
- Bill of Rights interactive educational activity for children
- General Services Department
- Informational material, air quality analysis canister, rainwater detention tank
- Houston Fire Department
- Ambulance with electric battery for equipment
- Houston Information Technology Services
- Reverse osmosis and video display parts recycling
- Houston Health Department
- Houston Wilderness butterfly garden with flowers and native grasses
- Identifying and planting Houston super trees, featuring the Houston Wilderness Mascot
- Tree giveaway
- Lead monitoring – will test jewelry, pottery, herbs, etc.
- Air monitoring with SPOD, clarity monitor, MAAML, and clean river monitors
- Houston Public Library
- STEAM activities, seed paper making, and electronic materials
- Houston Public Works
- Multimodal safety and design - featuring information on designing streets for all modes of transportation to decrease passenger vehicle emissions. Examples of complete streets that accommodate walking, biking, transit, and driving.
- A scavenger hunt to identify elements in the street that support walking, biking, and taking transit. Prizes will be available for people who complete the scavenger hunt
- Sewer overflow prevention and pipe protection
- Ecofriendly vegetation management using goats
- Green stormwater infrastructure, multi-use park facilities, and Adopt-A-Drain Program
- Information and materials about Give Water a Break campaign and rain barrel program
- Prizes will include aerators, low flow shower heads, hose times, and rain barrels
- Legal Department
- Trivial Pursuit: Environmental Law version for adults and children
- Interactive recycling game
- Environmentally friendly prizes
- Visual Arts: A day in the life of an environmental lawyer
- ParkHouston
- City of Houston commuter solutions
- Digital parking payment options
- Use of solar-powered meters
- ConnectSmart App
- Live Kahoot! Interactive game with sustainable giveaways
- Planning and Development
- Tiny House with small carbon footprint, low emissions, and other conservation highpoints
- Solid Waste Management
- Showcase local student art contest winners
- Recycling process and importance of environment service center
- Houston Airport System
- Sun base solar array
- HTV Houston Television
- Showcase videos of environmental programs produced by HTV over the past 7 years
- Fleet Management Department
- City of Houston FleetShare electric vehicle display
- Office of Resilience & Sustainability
- Educational booth on climate change causes and impacts featuring adaptation and mitigation solutions
- Municipal Courts Department
- Educational materials and giveaways
- Houston Community College
- Informational materials on HCC’s Industrial Technology Program, Global Energy Program
- Public safety, resiliency, and transportation programs
- Evolve Houston
- EV display with demo vehicles such as a truck, car, and boat
- Ride & Drive EV cars
- CenterPoint Energy
- Information on CenterPoint programs and a Ford F-150 Lighting (Pick Up Truck)
- NRG Energy
- Power-solar
- Tree giveaway