We invite you to join us in celebrating two weeks of Earth Week celebrations with us. From April 15-26, we will have events on campus with the highlights including the Earth Day Fair on April 19, a muralling event with NIZ on Earth Day, and closing it all out with kite-flying in front of Main Building on the 26th! All events are free and open to the public. Please email- Nina Collard, Lead Sustainability Intern & President, Students for Sustainability, with any questions (ccollard@moondrifterpcb.com) 

Biking, walking, ridesharing, or carpooling are encouraged! If you plan on parking on campus, please register your vehicle at the link here. At the link, you will find a map with parking lots. Lots W & L are the closest available lots to the event. For the latest information about what's going on in the Earth Day Fair, follow us on Instagram. 

Prior To Earth Week(s) Events: 

Sacred Springs Kite Exhibit

World-Wide Climate Teach-In

  • Wednesday, April 3, 6:30-8:30pm
  • Jones Auditorium 

Compost Kickstart

  • Sunday, April 14, 10:30am-12:30pm
  • Campus/Garden/Food Forest Area (behind Teresa Hall) 
  • Sponsored by Office of Sustainability, Environmental Science & Policy Program (ENSP), & Andi Marsh from Rhizos LLC
  • Register here

Earth Week(s) Events:

Week 1:

  • Monday, April 15 
    • Students for Sustainability (SfS) Tabling - "Branching out for Sustainability"  (Ragsdale Lawn, 11am-2pm)
    • SfS Field Day (Evening, Andre Lawn)
       
  • Tuesday, April 16
    • SfS Tabling -  Trash pickup, focus on single use plastics (Ragsdale Lawn, 11-2)
    • Blunn Creek sunset hike (evening)
    • Kozmetsky Center for Excellence forum, "Climate Resilient Communities in Austin," Led by Dr. Rodrigo Nunes St. Andre Multipurpose Room, 6:00-8:00pm
       
  • Wednesday, April 17
    • SfS "Spring Cleaning" Clothing Swap (w/trans students org)  (Ragsdale Lawn, 11-2)
    • SfS Kiss the Ground screening at (7:30pm, Andre Lawn)
       
  • Thursday, April 18
    • SfS Tabling - Reuse/circular economy (11-2, Ragsdale Lawn)
    • SfS Cooking demo at (evening, Saint Andre Apartments Multi-Purpose Room)
       
  • Friday, April 19
    • Earth Day Fair (Andre Lawn, 11-2)
    • Wild Basin Nature Walk 

Week 2:

  • Monday, April 22 - Earth Day
    • NIZ muralling event on (12-3pm, Andre Lawn)
       
  • Wednesday, April 24
    • Environmental Well-being (w/ RecWell) - also Prescription Take-Back (11am-3pm, Ragsdale Lawn)
    • Screening of Deep in the Heart (7:30pm, Andre Lawn)