Nora Daily is a bit inquisitive about what is in the ground while Alexis Matney prepares to plant a tree during the 2017 Earth Day Festival. This year’s event will be from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, April 21, at the Wawasee Area Conservancy Education Center, one mile south of Syracuse on SR 13. There is no admission and free participation in all events. (Photo by Deb Patterson)