EARTH DAY EVENTS What's happening

MAHONING COUNTY
Creek Day at Poland Woods, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday in Poland Woods. Activities include a stream cleanup, games for pupils in kindergarten through third grade, an archaeological excavation, a walk with a naturalist, face-painting and storytelling. A volunteer stream-monitoring training program will require an $8 fee and preregistration. Refreshments.
Mahoning River Consortium cleanup, 9 a.m. Saturday. Meet at Poland Presbyterian Church. Videos of the Mahoning River, as well as stream cleanup and conservation, will be shown. Volunteers should bring boots. To preregister, call (330) 746-7601 and ask for Kim.
The YSU Environmental Studies Society's Earth Day festival, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday in YSU's Kilcawley Center and throughout the campus. Entertainment will include poetry readings, music, theater and art. Featured will be an informational bus from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and other displays. There will also be a rural recycling program. Call Beth Hudach or Jim Petuch at (330) 742-2294 for more information.
COLUMBIANA COUNTY
"Celebrate Summer in Columbiana County," 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday in the Commercial Building at the Columbiana County Fairgrounds. Information about rabies and the West Nile virus will be on hand. There will be a "pond clinic," as well as information on how to enjoy and protect backyard habitats and streams. Live llamas will be featured. Displays and other activities will be available for children. Vendors.
An appliance collection, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at Solomon Scrap and Salvage, Salem.
A household hazardous-waste collection, 9 a.m. to noon Saturday at Von Roll America Inc., East Liverpool. Call (330) 386-2194 for more information.
"Adopt a Site" kickoff, 9 a.m. to noon Saturday at Sixth and Market streets, East Liverpool. For more information, go in person or call the East Liverpool Chamber of Commerce at (330) 385-0845.
TRUMBULL COUNTY
The Great American Cleanup, going on the entire month. Register and get trash bags at any Trumbull County library. For more information, call (330) 675-2673 or (800) 707-2673.
Niles target cleanup, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. Meet in the Niles High School parking lot. Trash bags will be available. Free tree seedlings go to the first 100 volunteers; a free Earth Day T-shirt goes to the first 50 people.
Newton Falls cleanup, 9 a.m. to noon Saturday. Meet at the city building, North Canal Street.
Mosquito Lake State Park cleanup, 9 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday. Meet at park office.
West Farmington cleanup, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at Village Park. For more information, call Mayor Allen Patchin's office at (330) 889-2209.
MERCER COUNTY
Munnell Run Farm Earth Day celebration, 10 a.m. to noon Saturday at the Mercer County Conservation District, 747 Greenville Road, Mercer. Children ages 6 to 12 can learn about watersheds and take part in a scavenger hunt and tree plantings. Optional tours of the farm afterward. Call (724) 662-2242 for further information and ask for Jill.
Shenango Reservoir cleanup, Saturday at the Shenango Lake Recreation Area, Westlake Road, Clark, Pa. Pick up litter along the park's roadways and reservoir. For more information, call (724) 962-7746 or (724) 646-1124.
Slippery Rock University Earth Week events:Earth Fest, 3 to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Macoskey Center. Event will include workshops and food. The Wolf Creek Wailers will perform. For more information on any SRU events, call (724) 738-9000 or (724) 738-0606.
LAWRENCE COUNTY
"Every Drop Counts," a lecture about saving and conserving water, 2 p.m. Saturday at the Kildoo picnic area. For more information about the lectures, call (724) 368-9320. Ask for Jackie or Heidi.
Westminster College will have various Earth Day-related activities and events. Call the college at (724) 946-8761 for further information. Ask for student affairs.