Celebrate the Earth this April
The 2021 Initiative, Our Climate Future (OCF) is the community guide to reduce pollution and waste and adapt to our changing climate in Fort Collins, with a focus on people’s day-to-day needs.
Our Climate Future focuses on achieving three main goals by 2030:
- Cut greenhouse gas emissions by 80% compared to 2005 levels.
- 100% renewable electricity from both the grid and local sources.
- Reach zero waste, meaning nothing goes to landfill.
Here’s what you can do this month (and beyond) to help Fort Collins achieve these goals!
- Review what is and is not recyclable
- Track your energy and water usage through the MyEnergy or MyWater portals
- Explore the Healthy Homes program, a free, indoor air quality program for Fort Collins community members
- Check out the Community Partnership Programs to see what’s currently being done in Fort Collins
Learn more here! Click this Link
APRIL EVENTS
April 9th RAMTALKS – Notes from the Underground: A Discussion About the Skin of Planet Earth
April 11th For the Love of Strangers
April 15th A Thought Provoking Evening with John H. Giordanengo: A book talk
April 19th Earth Day Festival
April 27th Plant Swap through the Fat Tire Sustainable Swap Series
EARTH DAY DIRT PUDDING CUPS RECIPIE
Ingredients:
- 1 15-ounce package chocolate sandwich cookies (like Oreos)
- 1 3.9-ounce package chocolate instant pudding
- 2 cups cold milk
- 8 ounces whipped topping (like Cool Whip)
- 24 gummy worms
Instructions:
- Place the chocolate sandwich cookies in a large zip-top plastic bag and use a rolling pin to crush them into small pieces. Don’t worry about removing the cream filling before putting the cookies in the bag–at first, they will clump together, but as you continue to crush them, the cream will blend with the cookies, and you won’t even notice it.
- Continue to crush the cookies in the bag until they are fine crumbs. A few larger pieces are okay, too–after all, dirt comes in different sizes!
- Next, make the pudding. Pour the dry pudding mix into a large bowl, then add the cold milk. Whisk everything together until all of the dry pudding dissolves and it’s smooth and free of lumps.
- Let the pudding sit for about 5 minutes, until it thickens and is no longer liquid. If it has the delightfully gloppy texture of pudding, you’re ready to go on.
- Add the whipped topping and approximately half of the cookie crumbs. You don’t have to measure, just eyeball half the bag and pour it in.
- Gently stir everything together until the streaks of whipped topping disappear, and the cookies are well-mixed into the pudding.
- Divide the pudding mixture evenly between eight cups–each should hold a little over ½-cup of pudding. You can fill them however you’d like–I prefer to use a large ice cream scoop because I think it’s a little neater and faster that way.
- Tap the cups on the countertop a few times to level the pudding, then insert 3 gummy worms into the pudding and press them down a little so that they’re embedded.
- Pour the cookie crumbs over the pudding and gummy worms so that the entire top is covered with “dirt.” Smooth it into an even layer with your hands.
Aging Clinic of the Rockies Services
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📞 (970) 491-6795
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