For a day of family fun in the great outdoors, head to the Chattahoochee Nature Center on April 19 for the 6th annual Earth Day Kids Fest.The Roswell nature center and the Captain Planet Foundation have joined forces with more than 20 environmental organizations for this "eco-taining" event that features creative recyling ideas, a close-up look at native plants and animals, special exhibits, live music and entertainment. Learn about clean water and air, renewable energy, wildlife conservation and appreciation and more. Kids can make a frog terrarium, create art from recycled materials, have their face painted and paddle a canoe on the pond. Commando Weatherman (Dr. Marcus Eriksen) from The Weather Channel will be working on a big project with plastic soda bottles made into a floating boat to demonstrate how much plastic is in the oceans of the world. Whole Foods Market will provide all natural snacks for youth participants. Hours are 10 AM to 3 PM. Admission $5. The center is located at 9135 Willeo Road. PLEASE carpool and use the free shuttle bus service from nearby parking areas. For directions, call 770/992-2055 x 3. chattnaturecenter.com. captainplanetfoundation.org.

Pennington Seed, based in Madison, Ga., has come out with the first eco-friendly grass seed in the country called Smart Seed that requires 30% less water than the average seed. The average home lawn and landscape requires 10,000 gallons of water in addition to annual rainfall to keep it green. If every homeowner across Georgia planted Smart Seed, as much as 6.6 billion gallons of water could be saved every year. smartseed.com.

Whole Foods Market is ending the use of disposable plastic grocery bags, which don’t break down in landfills, can harm nature by clogging waterways and endangering wildlife, and litter the roadsides. While encouraging shoppers to bring their own bags, the company will continue to offer 100 percent recycled paper grocery bags as well as selling a reusable "Better Bag" (made from recycled plastic bottles) for 99 cents. wholefoodsmarket.com.

With a celebrity following that includes Scarlett Johansson, Julia Roberts, Jennifer Aniston and Courteney Cox, eco-chic clothing label Viridis Luxe continues to transform sustainable fibers into classic clothing with fashion forward twists. This season, the Los Angeles-based brand showcases stylish sweaters and knits, sexy tops, and romantic dresses – with innovative blends of hemp/cashmere, bamboo/cashmere/silk, and bamboo/organic cotton. viridisluxe.com.

The nation’s only completely green, fully electric, highway legal vehicle has gone from the green set to the jet set. The Vectrix ZEV, with its sleek, motorcycle-like design, has wowed one of Hollywood's most supported green organizations, Global Green, known for such efforts as partnering with Brad Pitt to build green housing in post-Katrina New Orleans. Leonardo DiCaprio, another green A-lister, has opted to go Vectrix, too. vectrix.com.