photo by: Journal-World File

The Watkins Museum, at 1047 Massachusetts St., is shown on Sept. 15, 2018.

The Watkins Museum will be posting Earth Day-related content for six hours on Wednesday, including an interview with state Sen. Marci Francisco and a video from the Kansas Biological Survey about looking for beavers in Douglas County.

From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., the museum will post fun facts and activities on its Facebook page, as well as release videos at the top of every hour. Videos were created by the Watkins Museum as well as the following sponsoring organizations: the Kansas Biological Survey, The Commons, the University of Kansas Natural History Museum, Friends of the Kaw and the Spencer Museum of Art.

Will Hickox, public engagement coordinator for the Watkins Museum of History, said the Watkins interviewed Francisco as part of their introductory video because of her involvement in the first Earth Day in Lawrence. He also said to look out for a “fun” video from the Kansas Biological Survey in which one of their staff members searches for beavers, as well as a video Friends of the Kaw produced from below Bowersock Dam about how people can help reduce pollution around the area.

Activities posted on the museum’s Facebook page throughout the day will include crafts such as making recycled flower crowns and drip art.

The Earth Day celebration is a part of The Lawrence 1970 Project, a yearlong program of events by the Watkins Museum commemorating the influence of the era. While the stay-at-home orders forced the museum to make its Earth Day celebration virtual, Hickox noted some positives: The museum is able to have the celebration on Earth Day itself instead of the weekend before, and Hickox said he hopes that the virtual medium will allow the videos and other programming to reach a greater audience.

The Watkins’ Earth Day “50th Birthday Party” will take place on its Facebook page, facebook.com/WatkinsMuseum.

Correction: A previous version of this story contained incorrect information about the setting of a video from the Kansas Biological Survey. The video was shot on private property in Douglas County.