The mission of Earth Day Journal is to educate about preservation,conservation and to protect marine life through the action events posted below. All activities are sponsored by the Great Smoky Mountains Watershed Initiative and produced by Earth Day Journal in cooperation with many other entities.
The Smoky Mountains Earth Day Celebration is scheduled for April 29, 2012 from noon til dusk at
Patriot Park in Pigeon Forge, TN. (pending final approval on 1/24/2012)
The event will include ecological exhibits,guest speakers,food, a Circle of Hands Ceremony at 3PM and lots of fun outdoor activities.
The Great Smoky Mountains Watershed Initiative is coordinating with eco tourism groups on the Treasure Coast of Florida through
April Price and Associates. The first effort is a vacation getaway to The Treasure Coast as a door prize at WETFEST in Sevierville, TN.and a vacation getaway to the Smokies as a door prize at Oyster Fest in Ft. Pierce, Fl.
Our plans are to provide a graphical interface (map) that you can click on to keep up to date with our cleanup progress and to retrieve situation reports.
The Great Smoky Mountains Watershed Initiative, in cooperation with Earth Day Journal is asking for individuals, business and government to sign up and participate in a Fishing Line Awareness Campaign for removal of fishing line, nets and plastics from the rivers and lakes of our inland systems.