If you want healthy air, clean streams and lakes, and a generally unpolluted environment, then do it yourself.

That?s the message behind the third annual Earth Day Celebration that will take place in the main quad on Sunday, April 22.

“Our goal is that people come away with a sense of empowerment and an idea that their own actions matter,” said Kathy Ries, event coordinator for the Sacramento Area Earth Day Network.

The yearly event, which Ries said has shown dramatic growth in the last two years, will focus on ways each person can help clean up the planet we call home.

There will be an opportunity for people to make a pledge to do what they can to help out all year long. In return, those who pledge will receive an honorary card and all the information they need to carry out their sworn duties.

The day?s calendar of events is heavy with activities for all ages. There will be over 100 booths filled with crafts and an all-organic farmer?s market.

Children will have their faces painted and will be able to make their own sock puppets for a theater that will also be on site.

Sacramento Mayor Heather Fargo will give a motivational speech and Sacramento Municipal Utilities District Board President Larry Carr will discuss energy conservation. Mendocino Hall Room 1005 will house an environmental speakers forum to discuss issues such as eco-tourism, herbs and vegan diets, while the mind, body and spirit grove will offer demonstrations of meditation, tai-chi and massage.

“We are trying to provide support and inspiration. Often people know what to do, but they need to be encouraged a little,” Ries said.

With about 120 volunteers signed up to handle an estimated 7,000 to 10,000 people, Ries said the staff is prepared but she would not mind a little more insurance.

“We have made nice connections at Sac State but we are always looking for new volunteers,” she said.