Other Events Also Scheduled!
As part of Earth Day Celebration events at the college this month, the Sustainability Committee is collecting cell phones and other wireless devices for recycling, as well as seeds, bulbs and rooted plants for exchange.
Cell phones/wireless devices can now be deposited in the collection box in Vikings Cove Book Store, prior to the main Earth Day Celebration scheduled for Thursday, April 25. To arrange for advance drop-off/pick-up of seeds, bulbs and plants, contact Maxine Ortiz at 629-7787 or m.ortiz@hvcc.edu.
Both collection efforts will continue at the main Earth Day Celebration in the Siek Campus Center.
Phones/devices will be sold back to Verizon Wireless and the proceeds will go to the FSA food bank. Those that have chargers, installed sim cards, and accessories can be reconditioned by Verizon Wireless for donation to victims of domestic violence; others, without these items, will be recycled. Contact Carlene Sheehan at 629-7311 or c.sheehan@hvcc.edu for more information.
Seeds, bulbs and small rooted plants for exchange must be non-invasive species—preferably natives—and seeds must be no more than one year old.
The Earth Day Celebration on Thursday, April 25 features:
- Eco-friendly vendors
- Solar energy demonstration by the High Peaks Solar company (sunny weather permitting). HPS owner/systems designer, Kevin Bailey, demonstrates photovoltaic systems from his solar trailer and answers questions about solar energy for the home.
- Garden seed, bulb, plant exchange
- Children’s activities (for Take Your Children to Work Day)
Join us from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. in the Siek Campus Center and Campus Quad.
Also as part of the Earth Day celebration on Thursday, tours of the CoGen plant will be offered at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. If interested please contact Maxine at 629-7787 or e-mail me at m.ortiz@hvcc.edu.
Also, we are holding a food drive for the Campus Food Pantry on Earth Day when there will be a collection bin at the event. Please donate a non-perishable food item.
Scott Kellogg, Radix Ecological Sustainability Center
Tuesday, April 23
Noon to 12:50 p.m. and 1 to 1:50 p.m.
Bulmer Telecommunications Center Auditorium
Scott Kellogg, owner of the Radix Ecological Sustainability Center based in Albany, discusses his latest urban sustainability projects in two consecutive talks in the Bulmer Telecommunications Center. The talks focus on hydroponics, urban gardens, rainwater collection/purification and composting. A teacher, activist and ecological designer, Kellogg opened Radix in 2009. He is the author, along with Susan Pettigrew, of “Toolbox for Sustainable City Living: A Do-It-Ourselves Guide.”
“Energy, Environment and a Sustainable Economy: What Does This Mean for Today’s Students?”
Thursday, April 25
Noon-12:50 p.m.
Bulmer Telecommunications Center Auditorium
Bill Reinhardt, former senior project manager at NYSERDA and co-founder of SustaiNYSERDA, discusses how peak oil and climate change issues will affect the potential career paths of students. Reinhardt explains future energy and environmental challenges, their impact on local and global economies and their effects on educational opportunities. A question and answer session follows. Reinhardt’s appearance was arranged through Voices: A Library Lecture Series.
Published: Wed, 24 Apr 2013 11:49:36 +0000 by d.renfrew