Cheyenne River Youth Project Hosts “Six Days Of Earth Day” Activities This Week

Image Source: Unsplash Cheyenne River Youth Project Holding “Six Days Of Earth Day” Activities This Week

[{"selector":"#anim-5f30c6aa-4f96-4773-b27a-30df3afc0277","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-ca8f22b7-5d82-4d79-b5c5-ea3a1710284c","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 217.12967%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-6e6b4a45-af8b-44a4-9a1c-28811e0ec494 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] Image Source: Unsplash The Cheyenne River Youth Project is hosting "Six Days of Earth Day" from April 17-22, 2023.

[{"selector":"#anim-ccc738d5-f1ae-4c09-b63e-fe257d564b94 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-31.172520546912608%, 0, 0) translate(-25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-eb7ff7f8-daa0-4717-8bfe-6c416ab64af5","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-6461bf2f-b937-47b6-89c6-0ce518cf3007","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 185.40634%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Image Source: Unsplash The event will include various activities for youth at two different centers, a trash pickup, and a hiking trip in the Black Hills.

[{"selector":"#anim-fde56110-9235-479f-9ec4-9b103a42e825 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-f9a9d5a7-0979-4b66-82e9-322d85909035","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-1217fe14-17d5-44e8-9370-70e2b7cb5a3d","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 185.40634%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Image Source: Unsplash The focus of the event is on raising awareness about environmental issues and teaching children how to care for the earth.

[{"selector":"#anim-5f4b0436-4ae1-4f24-bfcf-105084dd766d [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-7.812499744007886%, 0, 0) translate(-25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-3fc2b8e9-1864-4d52-a930-f17b9f19a2c6","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-e1c15d96-602e-4983-9b1c-8ffcbb0af7aa","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 185.40634%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Image Source: Unsplash Making beeswax wraps, eco-friendly laundry detergent, and all-purpose cleaner are some of the activities youth will participate in.

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[{"selector":"#anim-aa6d42ea-1111-438b-b2f4-99e75706c3af [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-7.858305933210924%, 0, 0) translate(-25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-26d4a641-2e8d-4fbf-8e7c-23381257cdb2","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-52d15894-6dd1-406d-9075-91570d806d11","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 221.74939%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Image Source: Unsplash On Friday, the project will host a trash pickup event followed by "flower bomb" deployment.

[{"selector":"#anim-ab615350-9aca-427b-a6dc-2fefaca9297f [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-88f2b415-4671-4357-90c8-3b902fbe059a","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-c5107cef-6d50-4486-b9e0-ec0f1f43f46e","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 221.74939%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Image Source: Unsplash Finally, on Saturday, youth will hike to the summit of Black Elk Peak to celebrate Earth Day.

[{"selector":"#anim-b523ad09-ecd5-4e87-98b1-db47d1018c20 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-4630f651-4e58-4308-91b2-22de698b1bb7","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-a604c918-a8cf-4c6f-a398-248b75633e3c","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 185.40634%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Image Source: Unsplash The Black Hills is an important site for the Lakota people, where medicine man Black Elk received his great vision.

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[{"selector":"#anim-799b230e-659e-47c8-a172-f2099a17f11f [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-869fd6d1-2284-4ef4-af8b-7575e69d698b","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-4ebefd46-2cf1-4227-8299-8eb16ee719e7","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 221.74939%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Image Source: Unsplash The Cheyenne River Youth Project focuses on empowering and supporting Lakota youth.

[{"selector":"#anim-e7f4573b-2768-45b0-9509-7dd958233e95 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-7.816343007217872%, 0, 0) translate(-25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-a6e68af7-2f34-4f87-aeba-cd61d1e8be57","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-6edafd4a-5a51-4aa5-ab12-8e5fb39bcb40","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 185.40634%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Image Source: Unsplash The new water district in Torrey, New York will bring safe and reliable water to over 40 households.

[{"selector":"#anim-fd2e99b8-94a4-42eb-b3ce-171276187c00 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-7.812499744007886%, 0, 0) translate(-25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-0bc5a4cd-ddbf-44c2-bdc7-7ddd6de9d9f6","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-4510c1b8-d8b7-4036-b3f0-6db995f0f3ae","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 185.40634%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Image Source: Unsplash The project has been over 20 years in the making and was funded by the USDA Rural Development's Water and Environmental Program.

[{"selector":"#anim-21a73a34-a5d0-4593-80dd-21ed3d1a698d [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-fc528d8a-cc34-4462-a053-d42aebacf4e1","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-4ef6d89f-1f18-4ecb-85db-768b1f7f8c06","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 185.40634%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Image Source: Unsplash The new waterline will improve water quality and conservation efforts in the Chesapeake Bay watershed.

[{"selector":"#anim-64a02d3c-5252-443f-ba6a-caef64cd8e78 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-28.90624987200394%, 0, 0) translate(-25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-4756a5e2-1288-4535-b220-6a9401a1da9f","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-068fc592-8b86-4cea-b86c-0f35ed5fbfcd","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 185.40634%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Image Source: Unsplash Town Supervisor Peter Martini said that residents in the area have trouble with lake water and their wells are prone to dry out.

[{"selector":"#anim-fff57aea-a85c-44aa-97c1-30420320b84c [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-f769ad8e-62ee-4a24-9e67-8926f2013305","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-a7acc0bb-ab0f-4fbe-83bf-f4215b3dc50a","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 221.74939%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Image Source: Unsplash The new waterline should provide residents with reliable water by this summer.

[{"selector":"#anim-3b6c1f19-85d2-47a5-8c5c-cc66b97e98d2 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-3.4708569901153465%, 0, 0) translate(-25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-c8c9bb02-0eec-4e86-9ec4-69deb5e9e10f","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-8fe4c7ba-2bae-4ef4-a023-6b73b7726465","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 185.40634%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Image Source: Unsplash USDA Rural Development is investing in rural communities to build critical infrastructure and create jobs.

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[{"selector":"#anim-20ee055e-1dba-4f65-9a6c-5edf64155c9b [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-2ebddbfe-a32b-44e5-935f-b4184bdb4e8c","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-eecca42f-c7a0-48ed-99fa-cd6ac0386a66","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 221.74939%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Image Source: Unsplash To learn more about USDA's Water and Environmental Program, visit their webpage.

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