The campus community is invited to celebrate Earth Day at the Sustainability Fair on Thursday, April 23 from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. The fair includes environmental demonstrations and displays, a seed and plant exchange and vendors selling locally made or grown products. There will be a drop box for used cell phones to be recycled. Activities take place in the Campus Center, and in the Campus Quad weather permitting.
To contribute seeds (no more than a year old) and/or non-invasive plants to the exchange, please contact Maxine Ortiz at (518) 629-7787 or m.ortiz@hvcc.edu.
The fair is sponsored by the college’s Sustainability Committee.
Related events taking place through the end of April are:
CoGeneration Plant Tours
Monday, April 20, 1 p.m.
Thursday, April 24, 10 a.m.
Meet at plant main entrance. Register (required) at (518) 629-7787 or m.ortiz@hvcc.edu
Nature Trail Walk
Thursday, April 23, 9 – 9:40 a.m.
Meet at trailhead near campus Cogeneration Plant
“Cowspiracy: The Sustainability Secret”
Wednesday, April 29, 6 – 9 p.m.
Maureen Stapleton Theatre
A talk on the effects of animal agriculture on Global Warming
“Invasive Species: Coming to a Community Near You”
Thursday, April 30, 11 to 11:50 a.m.
Bulmer Telecommunications Center Auditorium
An overview of the effects of invasive species in the Capital/Mohawk region, control efforts and citizen participation in control.
An Electronics Recycling event takes place on Friday, May 15 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in Parking Lot A (in front of the Bulmer Telecommunications Center), sponsored by the college’s Sustainability Committee. Your unwanted electronic items are accepted at no cost. However, there is a $10 fee to recycle TVs and computer monitors.
Published: Mon, 20 Apr 2015 14:51:34 +0000 by d.renfrew