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PHOTOS: Rock Creek Earth Day gets corny, fun
Photos and Story by James Hill
Rock Creek Campus Community Relations Manager Meryl Lipman dressed up as organic corn on the cob during the Earth Day festivities Saturday, April 24 at the Rock Creek Campus, 17705 N.W. Springville Road. The festival highlights included an earthen oven demonstration, invasive plant removal, wildflower walk and tours of the Rock Creek loop system, known for its vermi-composting bin (red worms).
During the Friday, April 23 Green Carpet Fashion Show at the campus theater (The Forum), a family shows off recycled clothing for a wedding party. The event featured clothing creations made entirely of recycled materials like newspapers, trash bags, cans, plastic, duct tape and parachute material.
Vendors show off their products at the Rock Creek Earth Day April 24.
About James Hill
James G. Hill, an award-winning journalist and public relations writer, is the Director of Public Relations at Portland Community College. A graduate of Portland State University, James has worked as a section editor for the Newberg Graphic... more »