DeLand, FL- Stetson University will be hosting it's annual Earth Day celebration on campus led by a coalition of student organizations. Over two weeks students will lead activities to demonstrate support for environmental protection including an Earth Day Fair on Monday, April 16th. Fair activities will include live music, outdoor games, information booths and eco-printing workshop. The free event is open to the public and will take place from 1:30-3:30 pm on the lawn of Sage Science Center at 136 E. Minnesota Ave., DeLand, Florida, 32723.
Attendees can also learn about Stetson's sustainability initiatives and how to live a sustainable lifestyle. Stetson Beekeeping will sell honey, discuss honey bee conservation and offer a foraging game. Other student organizations will host games, display art and offer live music performances.
“There are many facets of our campus community that work toward the goal of improving environmental sustainability,” said senior student Sarah Coffey, Stetson University Environmental Fellow and Earth Week event organizer for the past three years. “Earth Day provides a platform to educate the community about what Stetson is doing, as well as what still needs to be done for the environment. It’s a day to share ideas and to be inspired, and I believe that inspiration leads to change.”
Below is a complete list of Earth Day activities:
Stetson University Earth Week Activities Schedule
(All events are free and open to the public unless noted.)
Thursday, April 12, 7 p.m.
"Rain: A History for Stormy Times"
Lecture by Cynthia Barnett, an environmental journalist
Stetson University, Marshall & Vera Lea Rinker Welcome Center, 529 N. Woodland Blvd., DeLand, Florida, 32723
Saturday, April 14, 10 a.m.-Noon
Earth Day Beach Clean-up and Microplastics Talk
Winterhaven Park, 4589 S. Atlantic Ave., Ponce Inlet, FL 32127
Wednesday, April 18 (2 events)
2-4 p.m.
Wildflower Wednesday at the Volusia Sandhill Ecosystem
Gillespie Museum, 234 E. Michigan Ave., DeLand, FL 32723
6-8 p.m.
Dolphin Tale Movie Showing
Sage Hall Room 213, 136 E. Minnesota Ave., DeLand FL 32723
Thursday, April 19, 2018 (3 events)
5-7 p.m.
Hatter Harvest Potluck
Rinker Environmental Learning Center, 234 E. Michigan Ave., DeLand, FL 32723
Tickets are $5 in advance at the Earth Day Fair, $7 per person at the door. Only cash and Venmo payments will be accepted. For more information email hatterharvest@gmail.com or contact Allison Terry at 417.234.6103.
5-7 p.m.
Virtually Green Opening Reception
Gillespie Museum, 234 E. Michigan Ave., DeLand, FL 32723
5-6:30 p.m.
Food Recovery Network Event
Elizabeth Hall 319, 421 N. Woodland Blvd., DeLand, FL 32723
Saturday, April 21
10 a.m.-Noon
Earth Day Science Saturday
Gillespie Museum, 234 E. Michigan Ave., DeLand, FL 32723
Thursday, April 26, 7-8 p.m.
Science Café
Prof. Gregor Falk, “Alexander von Humboldt: A Liberal Ecologist
Gillespie Museum, 234 E. Michigan Ave., DeLand, FL 32723
Friday, April 27
Arbor Day Celebration
Rinker Environmental Learning Center, 234 E. Michigan Ave., DeLand, FL 32723
Volunteers are needed to plant 115 native trees around campus and understory plants in the Volusia Sandhill Teaching Landscape. Contact the Gillespie Museum at 386.822.7330 to volunteer.
For more details about these programs visit www.stetson.edu/gillespie or www.facebook.com/sustainstetso
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