In the Office of Sustainability, we live each day as if it's Earth Day. That doesn't stop us from sending a little extra love to our planet in April! Check out some of the events happening throughout the month on and off campus. If you are planning any events of your own, here's a friendly reminder to check out our Green Event Resources page.
Check out the Earth Month page for additional details about the events below.
WashU Earth Week WashU will be celebrating Earth Week April 3-9.
Monday, April 4: - Brown School: Deconstructing Inclusion 12:30 pm, Virtual - Gephardt Institute Graduate Impact Forum: Environmental Justice in St. Louis 6 pm, Stix House
Tuesday, April 5: - Student Sustainability Board: T-shirt Screening (bring an old t-shirt!) 4 pm - WashU Climate Change Program: Climate Conversation 7 pm, Schnuck Pavilion Room 202
Wednesday, April 6: - 2040 Film Screening + Pizza Party 7 pm, Schnuck Pavilion Room 202
Thursday, April 7: - WashU School of Medicine Farmers Market 10 am - 2 pm, (subscribe for market updates here) - Pushing on Climate Change: Flash Mob 4-4:15 pm, Brookings Quad - Living Earth Collaborative: Spring Peeper Program: What's Happening to our Frog Species? 4 pm, Virtual - Bear's Den: Street Food Festival 5-8 pm
Friday, April 8: - Campus Foraging Tour led by Dr. Stan Braude 11 am, meet at Brookings Quad - China Care Club: Growing N' Glowing 6:30 pm, Risa Commons
Saturday, April 9: - Burning Kumquat: Work Day, 11 am, Burning Kumquat garden
WashU Brown School's Buder Center for American Indian Studies 31st Annual Pow Wow April 16, 12 pm (doors open at 10 am), WashU Field House
Great Rivers Greenway Confluence Trash Bash April 4-9
Earthday365 annual Earth Day Festival April 23-24, 11 am - 5 pm, Forest Park (Anyone interested in volunteering can learn more here)
Electronic Waste Recycling April 23, 10 am - 1 pm, Operation Food Search parking lot
April is also Active Transportation Month! The Office of Sustainability and Parking & Transportation Services invite you to join in on a multitude of exciting events throughout April. April 12: Snacks for Cyclists 11 am - 2 pm, outside of Schnuck Pavilion April 13: Snacks for Cyclists 11 am - 2 pm, Forest Park Parkway overpass April 14: Bike Tune-up and Commuter Fair 10 am - 2 pm, DUC Edison Courtyard April 20: Bike Tune-up and Commuter Fair 10 am - 2 pm, DUC Edison Courtyard April 21: School of Medicine Earth Day Festival and Bike Tune-up 10 am - 2 pm, McDonnell Pediatrics Research Building Atrium April 26: Bike Tune-up and Commuter Fair 10 am - 2 pm, DUC Edison Courtyard April 18-29: WashU Rides Challenge, participate to win cash and other prizes!
The Office of Sustainability newsletter is intended as a clearinghouse of sustainability-related news and events at the university, in the region and around the world. Listings in the newsletter do not necessarily represent Office of Sustainability endorsements or views. To submit an event or news item to include in the newsletter, email sustainability@wustl.edu.
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