Posted on Sun, Apr 21, 2013 : 7:33 p.m.
2013 Earth Day Festival engages families in educational afternoon
By Daniel Brenner
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Ann Arbor resident Adreas Welsh, 4, gets his face painted at the Ann Arbor Co-op Housing tent during Earth Day at the Leslie Science and Nature Center on Sunday, April 21. AnnArbor.com I Daniel Brenner
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Ann Arbor resident Adreas Welsh, 4, gets his face painted at the Ann Arbor Co-op Housing tent during Earth Day at the Leslie Science and Nature Center on Sunday, April 21. AnnArbor.com I Daniel Brenner
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Mary (center), Kara (right) and Paula (top) Rexer receive a close encounter with a crawfish during Earth Day on Sunday, April 21. AnnArbor.com I Daniel Brenner
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Ann Arbor resident Ronan Nayak-Young, 2, grabs a crayon for coloring during Earth Day at the Leslie Science and nature Center on Sunday, April 21. AnnArbor.com I Daniel Brenner
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Families learn about soil and plants during Earth Day at Leslie Science and Nature Center on Sunday, April 21. AnnArbor.com I Daniel Brenner
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Families learn about chemistry at the NSF International table during Earth Day on Sunday, April 21. AnnArbor.com I Daniel Brenner
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Children learn about chemistry at the NSF International table during Earth Day on Sunday, April 21. AnnArbor.com I Daniel Brenner
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The Vencedores perform during Earth Day at Leslie Science and Nature Center on Sunday, April 21. AnnArbor.com I Daniel Brenner
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A young boy in a cow costume creates a shaker with other children during Earth Day on Sunday, April 21. AnnArbor.com I Daniel Brenner
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Families look inside animal habitats at Leslie Science and nature Center during Earth Day on Sunday, April 21. AnnArbor.com I Daniel Brenner
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A raptor bird inside a habitat during Earth Day on Sunday, April 21. AnnArbor.com I Daniel Brenner
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Former electric coordinator Dave Konkle (left) explains a concentrated solar oven during Earth Day on Sunday, April 21. AnnArbor.com I Daniel Brenner
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Ypsilanti resident Grace Rinehart (right), 7, learns about a rainbow garden from Amelia Stefanac during Earth Day on Sunday, April 21. AnnArbor.com I Daniel Brenner
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Ann Arbor resident Janet VanZoeren puts on her helmet to ride her bike home after attending Earth Day on Sunday, April 21. AnnArbor.com I Daniel Brenner
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State representative of the 55th district Adam Zemke and congressman John Dingell pose for a picture with a bald eagle during Earth Day on Sunday, April 21. AnnArbor.com I Daniel Brenner
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A bald eagle is perched with its handler during Earth Day on Sunday, April 21. AnnArbor.com I Daniel Brenner
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Ann Arbor residents Grace Heard, 6, and Emma Herrick, 5, (left to right) inspect flowers during Earth Day on Sunday, April 21. AnnArbor.com I Daniel Brenner
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Two-year-old Charlie Getty rolls down a hill during Earth Day at the Leslie Science and Nature Center on Sunday, April 21. AnnArbor.com I Daniel Brenner
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Kids enjoy bubbles during Earth Day on Sunday, April 21. AnnArbor.com I Daniel Brenner
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A large audience gathers around Gemini as they perform during Earth Day on Sunday, April 21. AnnArbor.com I Daniel Brenner
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Kids dance while Gemini plays music during Earth Day on Sunday, April 21. AnnArbor.com I Daniel Brenner
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Ann Arbor resident Hannah Watt, 7, gets a close encounter with an albino Burmese Python during Earth Day on Sunday, April 21. AnnArbor.com I Daniel Brenner
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Snake handler David Clipner shows kids an albino Burmese Python during Earth Day on Sunday, April 21. AnnArbor.com I Daniel Brenner
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Six-year-olds Margherita and Gianni watch as bearded dragons are fed at the Leslie Science and Nature Center during Earth Day on Sunday, April 21. AnnArbor.com I Daniel Brenner
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A young girl participates in the parade during Earth Day on Sunday, April 21. AnnArbor.com I Daniel Brenner
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Sherri Smith attends Earth Day with her kid, Niomi, on Sunday, April 21. AnnArbor.com I Daniel Brenner
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The Leslie Science and Nature Center hosted the 2013 Earth Day Festival on Sunday. About 40 local nonprofit environmental organizations and agencies participated by providing educational material, hands-on experiments, and assistance in creating toys and costumes.
All patrons were encouraged to visit each tent to learn and play. The Leslie staff also offered live animal demonstrations and a parade celebrating anybody who dressed in animal atire. A number of musical groups performed as well.
AnnArbor.com photographer Daniel Brenner was there to capture these images.