What Earth Month Looks Like at UNE
Teach-In on Climate and Justice
A panel on climate and justice gathered this week (03/30/22) in order to discuss and learn about climate change and how it can be avoided. If you managed to miss this week’s panel, a video recording is available to watch. Click here to watch.
Residence Hall Energy Competition
If you were lucky enough to have attended UNE last year, you know that an “energy competition” takes place during the month of April where each dorm hall competes to save the most electricity. The winning dorm will receive reusable water bottles! To learn more about how you can save electricity, and maybe win, keep an eye out for posts on UNE’s Facebook and Instagram accounts.
DIY Beeswax Wraps
I, unfortunately, don’t know much more information about this event; however, what they describe on the poster sounds very promising! If you like sustainable/eco-friendly and FREE stuff, check out the UNE’s Honeybee Conservation Club’s DIY event to make and design your own beeswax wraps that you can use to store perishable foods or to pack a lunch!
The Planetary Health Plate: Eat Like a Climavore
If you missed yesterday’s panel, don’t you worry! Another panel is meeting on 04/06/22 to discuss how food impacts our health, community, and world. You can view the online video (once the date has passed) if you are not able to attend this meeting.
Climate Action Plan Workshop
Learn about UNE’s environmental footprint at this Climate Action Plan workshop designed and presented by UNE’s assistant director of sustainability, Alethea Cariddi. You will also be allowed to share your thoughts or ask questions when the floor is open to you during the workshop’s interactive discussion about the development of the Climate Action Plan.
Sustainable Ocean Foods
Learn about sustainable and local fisheries, all taught by Sophie Scott, from the Gulf of Maine Research Institute. Don’t forget, a seafood lunch will be provided by UNE Parkhurst in the Ripich Commons.
Local Food Vendor Fair
Come learn more about the food you’re putting in your bodies here at UNE! Learn where your food comes from and why!
Environmental Council Pot Luck
Don’t miss UNE’s last Environmental Council meeting (which just so happens to meet on Earth Day!). A potluck lunch on the Ripich Commons lawn is just what you need to finish out the semester. Learn what members of UNE’s Environmental Council do around campus to advocate for sustainability here at UNE.
AgroEcology for Resilient Communities
UNE’s Sustainability Office will be joining Drew Dumsch from The Ecology School to discuss how the Ecology School uses sustainable practices in their green building and regenerative agriculture practices , allowing UNE to take inspiration for the future.
Community Garden Party
The UNE Sustainability Office along with the UNE Hunger Initiative Club is working on UNE’s community garden. Take the opporunity to join in the fun, peacful activity of gardening and spending time in nature. Help is happily accepted, come join in the fun and dont be afraid to get your hands dirty.
Beach Clean-Up Kiosk Unveiling
The UNE student environmental club, Earth’s E.C.O., wants your help at cleaning up our community. They strive to normalize the frequency of beach clean ups, calling on you and the surrounding community to help take a stand and keep our beaches clean. Join to see Earth’s E.C.O. reveal a surprise strucuture, crafted to inpire spontaneous and regular beach cleanups in the area.
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