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Sat, April 23, 2011 – Crissy Field Earth Stroll

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Crissy FieldThis Earth Day is the perfect day to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the revival of Crissy Field. This year, bring the whole family to San Francisco’s favorite national park for Earth Stroll: An Earth Day Celebration for a Healthy Planet, Healthy You. Enjoy naturalist-led hikes across the coastal hills, take part in stewardship projects to support the national park’s natural environment, and create your own Earth Day inspired arts and crafts. $ per child for a passport.

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Weekend Traffic And Transit Disruptions: Earth Day, Union Street Celebration, Easter Sunrise

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Earth Day Celebration
On Saturday the Earth Day Celebration will take place at Civic Center Plaza from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

The following street closures will be required from 2 a.m. to 8 p.m.

· Grove Street from Polk to Larkin Streets.

No Muni routes or lines will be affected. (That is, unless they go on strike, as could now happen. — EB)

Heavy pedestrian traffic is expected, and attendees should expect high passenger volume on public transit. (For more SF Earth Day activities, see April’s Earth Day roundup.)

Union Street Celebration
On Sunday, the Union Street Spring Celebration will take place on Union Street between Steiner and Gough Streets from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

At 2 p.m. the parade will begin on Union Street at Gough Street, proceed west on Union Street, north on Fillmore Street and east onto Greenwich Street, where it will conclude at approximately 3:30 p.m.

The following street closures will be required from 12:01 a.m. to midnight.

· Union Street from Gough Street to Fillmore Street
· Buchanan Street from Green Street to Filbert Street
· Octavia Street from Green Street to Filbert Street
· Laguna Street from Green Street to Filbert Street
· Webster Street from Green Street to Filbert Street
· Intersections: Octavia and Union, Laguna and Union, Webster and Union and Buchanan and Union

The following Muni routes will be affected:

· 22 Fillmore
· 30 Stockton
· 45 Union-Stockton

Easter Sunrise on Mount Davidson
On Sunday, the Annual Easter Sunrise Service will be held on the top of Mount Davidson at approximately 6:30 a.m. The SFMTA will provide Muni service on the 36 Teresita beginning at 5 a.m. until the start of the service from Forest Hill Station to Myra Way and Dalewood Way. (For more Easter events, see April’s roundup.)

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Sun, April 17, 2011 – Earth Day Celebration at Oakland Zoo

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Living on this extraordinary, green and blue planet is an adventure every day. This year’s Earth Day event will celebrate the adventurer in all of us, because each experience in nature brings us closer to understanding and protecting this wonderful, wild world. Explore more than fifty Earth Stations and demonstrations, all offering hands-on fun and educational adventures — be sure to check out the QUEST Table near the giraffes! Visit with dozens of local environmental non-profit organizations, get your face painted, observe beautiful animals and enjoy a wild, Earth Day adventure.

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