For Cybil Tribié ’10, Earth Day is another good chance for a volunteer cleanup effort at a local park. For several campus groups, the day offers a chance to update the community on sustainability initiatives and ways to "live green."
To mark Earth Day – celebrated each year on April 22 – Union has planned a day full of activities. From noon to 2 p.m. Wednesday in Reamer, there will be a host of educational tables including Union Environmental Club, Octopus’ Garden and U Sustain. And from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., Tribié will lead volunteer efforts at a park located at Park Place and South Avenue.
“As long as we are students here, we are also a part of the community, and it is partly our responsibility to maintain it and be an active part of it,” Tribié said.
Below is a list of events:
Wednesday, April 22
Noon: Sustain 2009 Webcast, Reamer Auditorium
Noon-2 p.m.: Come to the tables outside of Reamer (facing the Nott) and inside Reamer (across from the elevator) to hear about Union College sustainability initiatives and what you can do to live green from the Union Environmental Club and U Sustain.
Noon-1 p.m. – Live Webcast of a speech by Alan Belensz, of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Office of Climate Change. Belensz will be addressing climate change and the new energy economy. The speech will be broadcast in the Reamer Auditorium.
4-7 p.m.: Off-campus Park Avenue community stewardship cleanup event. Come to the park on the corner of Park Avenue and South to help restore the park and beautify the community. This event is lead by Cybil Tribie ’11. Click here for a map of the park location.
4:30 p.m.: On-campus Hans Groot Creek cleanup. This area is near the bridge and the hockey rink.
8:30-9 p.m.: Earth Hour – Turn off your lights to conserve energy.
For more, visit the U Sustain activities page here.