Earth Action Expo 2026

Earth Action Expo 2026 is HERE! ~~OPEN AND FREE TO EVERYONE!~~

Visit THE LARGEST Earth-Friendly even in Mid-Michigan!

– Sustainability Speakers
– Hands-on science
– 70+ Exhibitors
– EV Car Show
– Food Trucks
– K-12 illustrated poem exhibit

Sponsors:

Dow High School Go Green Club

NOBCChE Midland Professional Chapter

Midland Section American Chemical Society

Midland Center For The Arts

Midland Recyclers

The Little Forks Conservancy

Oswald’s Sign Co.

Don’t Miss Our Guest Speakers:
10:15am – 11:00am – I Speak For the Trees: Craig Kasmer, Park Interpreter at Hartwick Pines State Park.

11:15am – Noon (12:00pm) – Solar Energy Systems: John Freeman, Executive Director of the Great Lakes Renewable Energy Association.

Noon (12:00pm) – Michigan Green School Awards: Samantha Litchenwald, Michigan Green Schools Coordinator, will be presenting awards to Northeast Middle School, Jefferson Middle School, & Dow High School.

12:15pm – 1:00pm – Food Waste: What Can I Do? : Panel discussion with Timmi Boxey, a local chef & cooking instructor; Sarah Archer, the owner & CEO of 5Heart Earthworm Farm & Iris Waste Diversion Specialists; and Amy Freeman, Organics Specialist.

1:15pm – 2:00pm – Data Centers in Michigan: Mike Buza, Chair of the Michigan Sierra Club Legislative Committee.

2:15pm – 3:00pm – PFAS and Microplastics: Dr. Rodrigo Fernandez-Valdivia, Associate Professor of Pathology at Wayne State University School of Medicine and Mala C. Hettiarachchi, PhD, PE, Senior Engineer at Environmental Resources Group and Assistant Professor at WSU

Visit the Earth Action Expo website for more details!