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More than one billion people around the globe will participate in Earth Day 2012.  Join in the celebration of our planet all weekend from 10 am - 4 pm  Saturday, April 21st and from 1-4 pm Sunday, April 22nd at Naper Settlement.  Learn how the museum's new interior roads, constructed in 2011 using interlocking permeable pavers, will help improve the DuPage River watershed.  Take a 2 pm guided tour on Sunday of our new rain gardens to discover how to design and select plants for this beneficial type of garden.  Visit activity stations and make a soil Sammy, Garden in a Glove and dissect a seed; pump water from an old fashioned pump connected to cisterns; and watch demonstrations that share the science behind the stormwater improvements.  All activities included with admission.  Naperville residents are free.