• Among the draws at the Santa Barbara Earth Day Festival at Alameda Park is the UCSB Adventure Program’s climbing wall. The festival continues from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday. (Sam Goldman / Noozhawk)
  • Monarch butterflies were in abundance at Saturday’s Earth Day Festival at Alameda Park. (Sam Goldman / Noozhawk)
  • Rep. Lois Capps, D-Santa Barbara, who is retiring at the end of her term this year, accepts the Community Environmental Council’s Environmental Hero Award. (Sam Goldman / Noozhawk)
  • Marcus Eriksen, 5 Gyre’s co-founder and research director, also was honored with a CEC Environmental Hero Award. (Sam Goldman / Noozhawk)
  • The Tesla Roadster, at right, was a hit at the Green Car Show. (Sam Goldman / Noozhawk)
  • Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders had a presence at the festival, as a prop at his local campaign organization’s booth. (Sam Goldman / Noozhawk)
  • Erisy Watt, a Santa Barbara-based folk singer-songwriter, entertains the crowd at the main stage. (Sam Goldman / Noozhawk)
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  • The festival included a “Meet Your Elected Officials” booth so visitors could talk to current and prospective politicians. (Sam Goldman / Noozhawk)
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  • Among the musical entertainment was LAYOVR, a Santa Barbara ska/reggae band. (Sam Goldman / Noozhawk)
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William M. Macfadyen, Noozhawk Publisher

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Bill Macfadyen is Noozhawk’s founder and publisher. Contact him at wmacfadyen@noozhawk.com, and follow him on Instagram: @bill.macfadyen. The opinions expressed are his own.