UW-Whitewater will observe Earth Week (April 17-22) with a variety of events. Please visit the Earth Week web page for more information, or for contact information if events require registration.
- Mon., Apr. 17
- Campus Garden Preview and Greenhouse Tour (noon-1pm, Upham Greenhouse
- Ben Hewitt talks about “Growing a local food system: Local food as economic driver and local nourishment” (7pm, Young Auditorium)
- Tues., Apr. 18
- Campus Sustainability Walking Tour (noon-1pm, meet in Hyland Hall atrium to start)
- Water Action Volunteers – Whitewater Creek Stream Monitoring (3-5pm, advance registration required)
- Film Showing and Panel Discussion: Just Eat It (5-7pm, Hyland Hall 1311)
- Wed., Apr. 19
- UW-Whitewater Eco-Fair (11am-3pm, UC Hamilton Room)
- Tar Sands Rally (11am-2pm, UC)
- Campus Garden Preview and Greenhouse Tour (3-4pm, Upham Greenhouse)
- “Green Tank” Elevator Pitch Competition (4-5:30pm, Hyland Timmerman Auditorium, Note: Competition participants have been selected, but attend this event to hear the finalists’ pitches!)
- James Gordon, Musician Performance (4:30-6:30pm, UC Summers Auditorium)
- Thurs., Apr. 20
- Science Outreach Earth Week Activities (10am-2pm, UC 2nd floor, email ahead to volunteer) and Birds of Prey Presentations (10am, 11am, and 12:30pm in UC266)
- Scaling Our Consumption (10am-2pm, South end of UC)
- Water Action Volunteers – Bluff Creek Stream Monitoring (4-6pm, advance registration required)
- Fri., Apr. 21
- Fruit Tree Planting Event – weather permitting (10am-noon, Hillside along Lauderdale Drive near Wells Hall, email ahead to volunteer)
- Campus Sustainability Walking Tour (noon-1pm, meet in Hyland Hall atrium to start)
- Make a Difference Day (various times and projects, register head to participate)
- Sat., Apr. 22
- Whitewater Creek Stream Cleanup (10am-noon, meeting at Whitewater Creek Nature Area)
If you want to learn more, Andersen Library can help! Resources on food waste, as an example, include books such as Freegans: Diving into the wealth of food waste in America (3rd-floor Main Collection, HD9975.U52 B27 2016), Congressional committee hearings such as Food waste from field to table (online), and articles such as “Food waste minimization from a life-cycle perspective” (Journal of Environmental Management, 2015, vol.147, pp.219-226). There also are web sites such as “Sustainable management of food basics” from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. And, if you can’t make the screening of Just Eat It, a DVD is available from other UW campus libraries via the free UW Request service (items arrive in 2-5 weekdays).
If you’d like assistance with finding additional information, please ask a librarian (choose chat or email, phone 262-472-1032, or visit the Reference Desk).
Andersen Library is a federal and Wisconsin depository library with federal and state government documents on a variety of current and relevant issues available to you in various formats (print, DVD/CD-ROM, online). Check out your government at Andersen Library!
