Jeff Musial of Nickel City Reptiles and Exotics holds one of his animal ambassadors, a lemur, during a presentation at JCC.

Jamestown Community College will hold Earthfest 2023 today.

The event will take place 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. along the pondside walkway, weather permitting, and in the Student Union of the Hamilton Collegiate Center. The event is free and open to the public, and will focus on protecting water resources and keeping them clean.

The event will feature live music, eco-friendly vendors, art work, educational displays and a noon performance by Nickel City Reptiles and Exotics.

The Earth Awareness Club will hold a tree seedling adoption with tree donations made by the Chautauqua County Soil and Water Conservation District. Proceeds from the sale will be donated to the Plastic Soup Foundation and the National Wildlife Federation’s “Protecting Our Water Resources” and “Water for Wildlife” efforts.

For more information, visit sunyjcc.edu/events.

Jamestown Community College

The event takes place from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. with this year’s theme “Protect Our Pollinators.”

Activities on campus will include music, educational displays and exhibits from a host of local environmental organizations, student groups, and public agencies.

The featured presenter, Jeff Musial of Nickel City Reptiles and Exotics, will perform at noon. He will display a variety of exotic animals during his interactive program. The lineup also includes a live-animal exhibit from Mike Morton of Sundance Kids Farm, and Royal Fern Nursery will have information on the importance of native plantings.

JCC’s Earth Awareness Club has sponsored Earthfest each April since the 1990s. All proceeds from Earthfest 2022 will benefit the Chautauqua Watershed Conservancy and The Bee Conservancy. For more information, visit sunyjcc.edu/event/earthfest-2022.