UW Oshkosh Earth Week 2011 Day 1: Monday April 18

Monday, April 18

1.) Prairie Planting:   Come participate in the greening of UW-Oshkosh while learning about the benefits of landscaping with native plants. Everyone is welcome, including classes! Wear grubby clothes- work gloves and tools will be provided. Contact Mike Lizotte (lizotte@uwosh.edu) for more information.

Time: 9:00 am-12:00 pm:  Location: Meet at the tennis courts in the middle of campus


2.) Rain Barrel Installation Training Session:   Rain barrels are an easy way to conserve water and reduce your ecological footprint. Those interested in volunteering to install water barrels on campus and in the Oshkosh community during Earth Week, or learning how to install them on their own property, should join us for this training session. Please contact Robyn Anderson (anderr91@uwosh.edu) to sign up for a training session and to volunteer.

Times: 11:30 am-12:15 pm, 12:45-1:30 pm, and 2:00-2:45 pm   Location: In front of the Oviatt House


3.) Earth Week Film:   DIRT! The Movie.  DIRT takes you inside the wonders of the soil. It tells the story of Earth's most valuable and underappreciated source of fertility--from its miraculous beginning to its crippling degradation. It brings to life the environmental, economic, social and political impact that the soil has, and shares the stories of experts from all over the world who study and are able to harness the beauty and power of a respectful and mutually beneficial relationship with soil. http://dirtthemovie.org/.  Contact David Barnhill (barnhill@uwosh.edu) for more information.

Time: 7:00-9:00 pm.   Location: Reeve Union Theatre

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