9:30AM Gate opens for arrivals.  

Please park closely together and join us in the Temple Room of the barn for registration!  

10:00AM Welcome & Celebrating Earth Day with Rev. Selena Fox & Rev. Becky Malke

Gather in our Great Hall for our welcome that includes an overview of Circle Sanctuary Nature Preserve and the history of Earth Day by Selena Fox, who was among the many who organized Earth Day events during tis inception on April 22, 1970.  Event coordinator, Rev. Becky Malke will facilitate introductions of Earth Day 2026. 

10:30AM Nature Walk to the Green Cemetery with Dr. Dennis Carpenter

Join in a Nature mindfulness walk through the restored prairie and up to the Green Cemetery.  Connect with the essence of Springtime and Circle's endeavors to preserve Green Space.  Bring a stone to leave at the Stone Circle area of the Cemetery.  Wear good walking shoes and bring a water bottle.  Meet in front of the entrance to the barn. 

12:00pm Lunch Break

Bring a sack lunch to enjoy on the land or at a picnic table behind the barn.  Please no peanut products due to severe airborne allergies.  Please consider reducing waste as you pack your lunch!

1:00PM Solving the Climate Crisis with Bob Lindmeier, Retired Chief Meteorologist at WKOW-TV in Madison, WI

Bob's presentation on climate change begins with the science.  He looks at how climate scientists have determined that we are in a climate crisis.  Bob will look at how the warming climate has supercharged our atmosphere which has resulted in more frequent and more intense extreme weather events.  Next, he will discuss the consequences from climate change that we're experiencing now, with an emphasis on how the climate has changed locally and the problems that these changes are causing in our lives.  Bob will show projections of how much more the climate will change through the end of the century if we continue to burn fossil fuels at the rate we are now.  The projections will show how urgent it is to transition to renewable energy quickly, otherwise our children and grandchildren will live their adult lives in a climate much different (and much worse) than the one we have lived.  Finally, Bob will look at solutions, including ways to reduce your carbon footprint and the absolute need to put a price on carbon with bills now in congress.  The solutions are there, the question is, do we have the political will to enact these changes? 

2:00PM   Break

Visit our resource shop in the upstairs of the barn or enjoy the land!  Meet new friends!

2:30PM Earth Day Concert by Michael Bryant

Enjoy a family-friendly concert by Madison singer and songwriter, Michael Bryant.  

3:00PM Break