Alachua County, in coordination with our local partners, is hosting a Climate Fair on Friday, June 2, 2023, at the Cuscowilla Nature and Retreat Center (210 S.E. 134th Avenue, Micanopy) to announce the results of the soon-to-be-released climate vulnerability analysis, and to begin community conversations around the creation of an Alachua County Climate Action Plan. The free event is in two parts, a public workshop from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. in which the results of the analysis are discussed, and a Climate Fair from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. with games and entertainment for the family, as well as vendor booths for those organizations doing work related to climate change and climate resilience.
In-person space is limited at the 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. event at the Camp Cuscowilla Meeting Lodge, but a livestream option will be available.
Attendees will have a chance to have fun, learn how to save money on utility bills and home upgrades, and be a part of the conversation around what climate change will look like in Alachua County. The County intends to use the Climate Fair as a starting point for future discussions around a Countywide climate action plan which can help prepare residents for a changing future.
The Climate Fair includes:
- A poem read by Alachua County Poet Laureate E. Stanley Richardson
- 30+ booths and vendors
- Games and activities for families and kids
- A Tree planting event
- Food trucks
- An RTS Electric bus will be on display
- Short presentations throughout the evening on interesting climate-related topics like weatherization tips and energy-saving opportunities, how to apply for climate-related grants, reuse and recycling, and much more
- The event partners include the City of Gainesville, Alachua County Public Schools, Zero Waste Gainesville, Beaten Path Compost, the Repurpose Project, and Life Unplastic.