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Off Season II: Step it Up

By Lauren M. Whaley, 4-12-07

Jacksonites who are still in town Saturday should join in a local event for a global cause: a National Day of Climate Action.

Meet at the Town Square at 11:30 a.m., but don't drive there! Walk, bike, skateboard or ride your horse.

Listen to Mayor Mark Barron, Tim O'Donoghue and Tim Young talk on climate change issues and how our community is dealing.

Following the talks, ride your bike or the START bus over to Jackson Hole Grocer where the Earth Club Kids group will be passing out information about reducing our individual carbon emissions. At 12 p.m., people will gather under the Step it Up banner for a photo op.

The club will also be raffling off environmentally friendly water filtration products to raise awareness about how wasteful it is to buy single serving water bottles.

You could also join three of Jackson's mountaineers who will be climbing and skiing the highest peak in Wyoming on Saturday.

If you're in Portland, as I am, you can jump in Lake Oswego or make a ceramic animal to go aboard the Ark.

Check out all the other community-based events across the nation.

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