The Prince George edition of Earth Day 2017 will feature many earthy events Saturday.
Planned activities downtown include live music, food, kid's crafts, a recycle challenge, spring cleanup, community booths and cake at noon in front of city hall.
Participants can also enter to win a greenhouse, a rain barrel and a composter.
Earth Day is an annual event in April with various activities held all over the world in support of environmental protection.
First celebrated in 1970, Earth Day events now take place in more than 193 countries each year.
This year's campaign is focused on environmental and climate literacy in helping people become fluent in concepts of climate change, global citizenry and other threats to the planet.
Terri McClymont, the executive director at REAPS, is thrilled to take part in another Earth Day to help spread awareness of the importance of sustaining the environment.
"This is our 20th year taking part and with every Earth Day, it's a day where we can embrace the environment and look at ways of looking after it," McClymont said.
"It's all about our connection with land, water and air and we want to promote the importance of this connection."
REAPS will also be kicking off their annual Spring Clean-up on Earth Day, which will take place on Sunday, April 30, encouraging residents to pick up litter across the city.
"It's one big playground out there and we need to look after it," McClymont said.
Earth Day event partners in Prince George include Downtown Prince George, The City of Prince George, Recycling and Environmental Action Planning Society, Pitch-in Canada, Canfor, Regional District of Fraser Fort George, Prince George Farmer's Market, Groundwork PG, Enhance PG, Pitch-in Canada, Earth Day Canada and 101.3 The River.
"We are really excited to have this partnership come together," said Colleen Van Mook, executive director of Downtown Prince George.
"And we realized this would be a good collaboration with REAPS as this event seemed like a perfect opportunity to recognize what they do."
Earth Day 2017 in Prince George which will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and will coincide with the first Farmer's Market of the season at the market's Sixth Avenue location.
