{"id":6603,"date":"2015-04-20T14:51:34","date_gmt":"2015-04-20T18:51:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chronicle.hvcc.edu\/wpdev\/reminder-sustainability-fair-is-thursday-april-23\/"},"modified":"2015-04-20T14:51:34","modified_gmt":"2015-04-20T18:51:34","slug":"reminder-sustainability-fair-is-thursday-april-23","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chronicle.hvcc.edu\/wpdev\/reminder-sustainability-fair-is-thursday-april-23\/","title":{"rendered":"Reminder: Sustainability Fair is Thursday, April 23"},"content":{"rendered":"

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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.<\/p>\n

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<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The fair is sponsored by the college\u2019s Sustainability Committee.<\/p>\n

Related events taking place through the end of April are:<\/p>\n

CoGeneration Plant Tours<\/strong>
\nMonday, April 20, 1 p.m.<\/strong>
\nThursday, April 24, 10 a.m.
\n<\/strong>Meet at plant main entrance. Register (required) at (518) 629-7787 or m.ortiz@hvcc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

Nature Trail Walk<\/strong>
\nThursday, April 23, 9 – 9:40 a.m.<\/strong>
\nMeet at trailhead near campus Cogeneration Plant<\/p>\n

\u201cCowspiracy: The Sustainability Secret\u201d<\/strong>
\nWednesday, April 29, 6 – 9 p.m.<\/strong>
\nMaureen Stapleton Theatre
\nA talk on the effects of animal agriculture on Global Warming<\/p>\n

\u201cInvasive Species: Coming to a Community Near You\u201d<\/strong>
\nThursday, April 30, 11 to 11:50 a.m.<\/strong>
\nBulmer Telecommunications Center Auditorium<\/strong>
\nAn overview of the effects of invasive species in the Capital\/Mohawk region, control efforts and citizen participation in control.<\/p>\n

An Electronics Recycling<\/strong> 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\u2019s Sustainability Committee. Your unwanted electronic items are accepted at no cost. However, there is a $10 fee to recycle TVs and computer monitors.<\/p>\n

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