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Downloadable photos available at
http://www.echovermont.org/visitors/photos.html?gallery=powerplay#photos
CONVERVATION QUESTsm and POWER PLAY exhibit opens at
ECHO Lake Aquarium and Science Center, Saturday, September 25
BURLINGTON, Vt. — ECHO Lake Aquarium and Science Center, at
the Leahy Center for Lake Champlain, opens its newest traveling
exhibit on Saturday, September 25th. The new exhibit,
Conservation Questsm, comes to ECHO from Stepping
Stones Children’s Museum, in Norwolk, Connecticut. The exhibit
was developed to create a highly interactive, hands-on way for
visitors to learn the power of making smart energy and
conservation choices.
Visitors are encouraged to explore ways to save with light
bulbs, electricity and recycling. They are introduced to solar,
wind and hydropower and can play with circuits to power up
lights, radios and fans. The exhibit also encourages visitors to
take an energy challenge where they can see how they stack up
with energy usage.
Playing with power and being empowered to make smart energy
choices is what this exhibit is all about. “This exhibit ties
nicely into part of our mission which is to educate the public
about our ecology and environment. It allows us to step back and
see how our energy choices today can affect our planet tomorrow
and for us to take personal responsibility for those choices” ,
says Phelan Fretz, ECHO’s Executive Director.
To accompany Conservation Questsm, which will be at ECHO
through January 7, the education team has developed a series of
themed events to engage visitors and turn them into “super
energy heroes”!
These themes include:
- Sept. 25 – Oct. 14: Eating Efficiently ~ What’s on
your menu?
- Oct. 15 – Nov. 12: Renewable Energy ~ What’s good for
your community?
- Nov. 13 ~ Dec. 10: Home Efficiency ~ How efficient is
your family?
- Dec. 11 – Jan. 2: Upcycling ~ What will your garbage
become?
Conservation Questsm and Power Play is sponsored
by Efficiency Vermont and the City Market, Onion River Co-op.
For more information call (toll-free) 1.877.324.6386 or
visit www.echovermont.org.
ECHO Lake Aquarium and Science Center is located at the
Leahy Center for Lake Champlain, on Vermont’s Burlington
Waterfront. ECHO features 70 live species, more than 100
interactive experiences, changing and permanent exhibits and
seasonal events — all exploring the Ecology, Culture, History,
and Opportunity for stewardship of the Lake Champlain Basin. The
2.2 acre Leahy Center environmental campus is also highlighted
by the Lake Champlain Basin Program Resource Room, UVM’s
Rubenstein Ecosystem Science Laboratory, Lake Champlain Navy
Memorial, ECHO’s Eclectic Gift Shop, and ecology-themed Think!
Café. Open year-round, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; closed Thanksgiving,
Christmas Eve & Day. For more information visit echovermont.org,
call (toll-free) 1.877.324.6386, or write to ECHO Lake Aquarium
and Science Center, Leahy Center for Lake Champlain, One College
Street, Burlington, VT 05401.
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