Earth Week activities at Ļć½¶Ö±²„promote sustainability awareness, involvement
Contact: Allison Matthews
STARKVILLE, Miss.āMississippi State is celebrating Earth Week, culminating with Earth Day Saturday [April 22], with a variety of student- and community-focused activities.
The universityās Office of Sustainability, in partnerships with Students for a Sustainable Campus and other groups, provides students ways to participate in campus sustainability efforts, while learning about MSUās stewardship commitments and celebrating Earth Day.
Events include:
āTuesday [April 18], 7 p.m., Plant swap in Old Main 2220, sponsored by Students for a Sustainable Campus and the Horticulture Club.
āWednesday [April 19], 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Earth Day Fair on the Drill Field, featuring a student organization fair, carnival games and food.
āWednesday [April 19], 5:30 p.m., Colvard Student Union, Room 325, the International Student Advisory Board hosts a āCoffee Culture Conversationā around the topic of climate change.
āThursday [April 20], 2 p.m., Carlton Owen Lecture, Thompson Hallās Tully Auditorium. The College of Forest Resources presents the series namesake, Carlton Owen, who will present āLife Lessons from the Environmental Edge.ā
āThursday [April 20], 7 p.m., Old Main 2220, Students for a Sustainable Campus hosts a Bee Hotel Workshop.
āFriday [April 21], 2 p.m., Students for a Sustainable Campus and additional volunteer participants will meet in The Junction to walk down University Drive to pick up trash in the Cotton District.
āSaturday [April 22], 8:30 a.m., Thompson Hall, the College of Forest Resources is hosting a volunteer opportunity to help establish a campus pollinator garden.
āSaturday [April 22], 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Earth Day Fair at Fire Station Park in Starkville, featuring sustainable practice workshops, food trucks, live music and an arts market. Additionally, there will be a free goat yoga event at the same location from 3-5 p.m.
Following the Earth Week observance, MSUās Office of Sustainability also is sponsoring its regular glass recycling drive April 25, 1-5 p.m., in front of the Sanderson Center. Ļć½¶Ö±²„is competing with the University of Mississippi to see which school can collect the most glass. Participants may drop off glass that is rinsed, removing any container lids.
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