Earth Day 2008 Media Files


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Bill Bider
Bill Bider, director of the Bureau of Waste Management at the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, assists crop artist Stan Herd with laying down more than 20,000 former Kansas Don’t Spoil It! calendar entries. Herd created the 2008 Earth Day collage on the Landon Arena floor at Topeka’s Expocentre to promote recycling.

Crop artist Stan Herd and his crew gather on the Landon Arena floor at Topeka's Expocentre
Crop artist Stan Herd and his crew gather on the Landon Arena floor at Topeka's Expocentre Monday afternoon for a short break enroute to completing the 2008 Earth Day collage. A time-lapse video will be posted on You Tube for viewing on the Internet.

A mosaic of Earth constructed from some of the 20,000 calendar entries
A mosaic of Earth constructed from some of the 20,000 calendar entries is the centerpiece of the 2008 Earth Day collage, which is designed to emphasize the importance of recycling.

A view from the catwalk above the Landon Arena
A view from the catwalk above the Landon Arena floor shows the 2008 Earth Day collage in progress. Crop artist Stan Herd designed the collage using 20,000 entries from previous Kansas Don’t Spoil It! calendar contests.

Another view from the catwalk shows the approximately 75 x 110 feet collage
Another view from the catwalk shows the approximately 75 x 110 feet collage under construction by artist Stan Herd and his crew.