It’s the 40th anniversary of Earth Day and there are a handful of events to celebrate the milestone.

The Ecology Center, the folks who bring us our farmers’ markets and pick up our recyclables, also turns 40 today. The Center is hosting itself a birthday bash in the Hotel Shattuck in downtown Berkeley. Mayor Tom Bates, State Senator Loni Hancock, Assemblymember Nancy Skinner, and Dennis Katz, the co-founder of the Rainbow Alliance, will speak. Country Joe McDonald will perform a mini-concert.

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