The Office of Sustainability and campus partners are hosting a number of events in the coming weeks to celebrate Earth Day on April 22 and Arbor Day on April 24.
- April 15: Celebrate the 15th anniversary of the UNCG Community Garden with the Garden Club. It will be held 5–7 p.m. at the garden on 123 McIver Street.
- April 17: Help the ongoing project to restore the native habit of Peabody Park Woods with a meeting to help clear invasive plant species. Community service hours can be registered via GivePulse. Volunteers should meet at 11 a.m. under the pedestrian bridge near the Music Building.
- April 17: Join prize-winning Brazilian historian and Geography, Environment, and Sustainability (GES) graduate student Travis Knoll as he connects his United Nations climate change policy experience to environmental justice organizing since the 1980s. Join the conversation with UNCG and international collaborators virtually or over sustainably-sourced vegetables and pão-de-queixo, a Brazilian delicacy.
- April 21: Attend an Environmental Justice Film and Discussion Panel from 5–7 p.m. in EUC Claxton. The film Unbreathable: The Fight For Healthy Air by Maggie Burnette Stogner details the challenges to ensure healthy air for everyone, weaving historical milestones of 50 years of the Clean Air Act with current day stories of environmental injustice.
- April 22: Celebrate Earth Day on College Avenue. Campus clubs and programs, and community advocacy groups will gather from 11 a.m.–1 p.m. with information on how to get active in the community.
- April 23: Attend a tree-planting and a walking tour from 1–2 p.m. Meet on the lawn on the south side of the Mossman Administration Building (near Spring Garden Street). After the tree planting, Dr. Paul Knapp of GES will lead a walk tour of UNCG’s edible landscape.
More details about all events can be found on the Office of Sustainability’s calendar.
