Green NAU

Tuesday, April 16

6:00 PM Eco Fashion Show Where: Procnow Auditorium, North Campus, NAU
1st Annual Eco Fashion Show hosted by Housing and Residence Life. Come see student designers creating innovative eco wear. Green is the new BLACK! Designs will be judged by a panel.

For more information visit Housing and Residence Life

Thursday, April 18

4:00 PM Mary Ellen Hannibal - "The Spine of the Continent: The Most Ambitious Wildlife Conservation Porject Ever Undertaken" Where: Cline Library Auditorium
Author Mary Ellen Hannibal traveled from Canada to Mexico to research her new book, The Spine of the Continent, about saving Rocky Mountain biodiversity in the face of climate change and habitat fragmentation. From eminent scientists hammering out the tenants of conservation biology, to a hairdresser who relocates beaver, Hannibal has entertaining -- and important -- stories to tell about creatures like wolves, grizzlies, pika and jaguar, the history of how our landscape came to its sorry state today, and what can be done to heal it. The presentation includes a slide show and book signing.
This event is sponsored by: The Environmental Caucus, Office of the Provost, and the School of Earth Sciences and Environmental Sustainability.
Contact: Rod Parnellat Roderic.Parnell@nau.edu

Saturday, April 20

9:00 AM SSLUG Work Party SSLUG Garden, behind SBS and SBS West

Get your hands dirty and help the Campus Organic Gardener work the campus' first urban garden. Bring sunscree, a hat, water, and gloves!
Contact: Susan Nyoka Susan.Nyoka@nau.edu

11:30AM - 4:00PM City of Flagstaff Earth Day Celebration City Hall Lawn

Celebrate Earth Day with the community of Flagstaff by participating in workshops including; rainwater catchment, gardening, emergency preparation bags, as well as many activities.
Contact: Erik Olsen at EOlsen@flagstaffaz.gov

11:30AM - 4:00PM Recycle City Where: Flagstaff City Hall Lawn
We all do our part to make our city better by recycling, this Earth Day, we invite you to make your recycling into a city! Decorate your recycling to look like buildings, and bring it downtown to be part of Flagstaff's largest city made out of recycling.
Contact: Alli Edwards at ae295@nau.edu

4:30 PM, 5:30 PM SSLUG Garden Tour Where: NAU SSLUG Garden, behind SBS and SBS West
Join the Campus Organic Gadener is a tour of NAU's SSLUG Gardern.

Sunday, April 21

2:00PM AGWA Hosts the Sinclair Wash Clean Up Wall Aquatic Field, look for AGWA signs
Help the Action Group for Water Advocacy clean up Sinclair Wash. Bring sunscreen, hat, and gloves.
Contact: Ellie McTyre at em758@nau.edu

Monday, April 22 - EARTH DAY

11:00AM - 2:00PM iCommit Photo Booth Where: Union Expansion.
Come celebrate Earth Day by taking your iCommit photo, pick up an Earth Week t-shirt and learn about all the exciting Earth Week events this week. At the iCommit Photo Booth you’ll make a commitment to a sustainable behavior, post your picture to Campus Dining facebook page to become entered to win Easton Corbin tickets and other great prizes.

3:30PM 2013 Campus Sustainability Awards Where: Gardener Auditorium, Franke College of Business.
Please join the NAU Environmental Caucus in recognizing the incredible efforts of students, faculty, staff, and campus organizations that have enhanced the culture of sustainability at NAU. A reception will follow the awards ceremony.
Contact: Liz Wiggen at ecw52@nau.edu

7:00PM Better World Film Series Presents "4 Stories of Water" Where: Gardener Auditorium, Franke College of Business
Dii'go To Baahaane: Four Stories about Water" is a documentary that portrays a four part meditation on the problems faced by Navajo people with drinking water contaminated by uranium mining. The film is mostly in the Navajo language with English subtitles, and reveals the incredible stories of people who are struggling as well as the people who are trying to help. It was developed by the Multicultural Alliance for a Safe Environment, a coalition that represents "communities working to restore and protect the natural and cultural environment through respectfully promoting intercultural engagement among communities and institutions for the benefit of all life and future generations.”

A discussion will follow the film conducted by Robert Tohe from the Sierra Club here in Flagstaff and Petuuche Gilbert and Laura Watchempino who are affiliated with the MASE Coalition. Petuuche and Laura are both Acoma Pueblo and work with the Laguna Acoma Coalition for a Safe Environment.

Tuesday, April 23

11:00AM - 2:00PM Yerba Mate Taste Test Where: Hot Spot, NAU Union.
During lunch at the Hot Spot Yerba Mate will be sampling their hot tea and educating students and staff of their ethically sourcing, rainforest conversation and Fair-Trade. Come out and try this healthy, energizing and sustainable tea.

Wednesday, April 24

11:00AM - 2:00PM Energize Your Life Where: The DuB.
Come ride a bike and make a smoothie for yourself at the same time! Learn about healthy and well balanced options with SHAC!

11:30 AM Green Fund Symposium Where: HRM Pedway
The second annual Green Fund Symposium is an opportunity for all of the Green Fund projects to showcase their work to the student body and staff on campus. Each of the projects will have visual representation of what their project is about, and some will be demonstrating how their projects work. Come and see how your $5.00 per semester green fee is working for you!
Contact: Caryn Massey at greenfund@nau.edu.

Thursday, April 25

2:00PM NAU Energy Tour Where: NAU North Plant, just East of Adel Mathematics
Join NAU Facility Services and popping the hood of campus. Want to know where the hot water comes from? Want to take a peak into the 7 miles of tunnels that run under campus? Come joing the tour of the heating and cooling plant.
Contact: Kevin Ordean at Kevin.Ordean@nau.edu.

3:00PM FREE FOOD - ARTs outreach extravaganza Where: Outside Bury and Old Main
Join the NAU Action Research Teams in an outreach event on the quad in front of Bury and Old Main. Games, tables for info, music, and whatever you'd like to bring. Students can have the opportunity to get involved if they find something they're passionate about.
Contact: Lauren Berutich at Lauren.Berutich@nau.edu.

5:30PM Student Engagement for Community and Planet; ARTS Open House Where: Bury 109
Join the NAU Action Research Teams and learn more about what they are working on in the community, on campus, and in the classroom. This session will feature a video documenting the achievements of the ARTS as well as time to speak with the facilitators about their experience and how to get involved.
Contact: Lauren Berutich at Lauren.Berutich@nau.edu.

Friday, April 26

11:00AM - 2:00PM Farm to Fork Lunch Where: The DüB.
Enjoy a meal featuring the seasonal flavors of Arizona farms and locally produced foods and products. Chef demo, and our Arizona farm and vendors information.

1:00PM Reverse Critical Mass Where: NAU Bike Hub, HLC Corner of San Fracisco and Mountain View
Come tour the new NAU Bike Hub and then join in a reverse critical mass bike ride..
Contact: Sam Hagler at bicyclehub@nau.edu.

3:00PM NAU Club Sports "Spring Fling" Where: Wall Aquatic Field/strong>
Join NAU Campus Recreation in the 2013 "Spring Fling". The climbing wall will be out and club sports will be doing demos. Come enjoy the spring!.
Contact: Frank Woodford at fcw6@nau.edu.

9:00PM 2013 Undie Run Where: Wall Aquatic Field
Join ANSAU in the 2013 Undie Run. Strip down to your undies and donate your clothes to a good cause... and then run! A DJ will provide live music before, during, and after the run..

All Day 30 Hour Famine
Join Project Give for a 30-Hour Famine. Walk in someone's shoes and know what it is like to not eat for 30 hours and be hungry. At the end of the 30 hours we will break the fast and then go out in the community to do service projects.. Contact: Project Give at ProjectGive@nau.edu

Saturday, April 27

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM Center for International Education Campus Cleanup Where: Blome Building, Historic North Quad, NAU
Join the Center for International Education as they clean up the campus. Bring sunscreen, a hat, water, and gloves.
Contact: Sheila Anders at Sheila.Anders@nau.edu

11:00 AM - 2:00 PM Trash to Treasures Where: Heritage Square, Downtown Flagstaff
The TRASH-TO-TREASURE-TRIBUTE is a fun day out celebrating creative trash reduction through interactive games, free community swap, ongoing recycled art workshops, trashy fashion show, trash model car derby, live music and more! The event is free and open to the public! Occurring on Global Youth Service Day (April 27th) this event can also be used by different groups for their service and volunteer hours. For more information about submitting a design to the show, bringing your items to the swap, volunteering, and more visit Friends of Flagstaff's Future
Contact: Moran Henn at moran.henn@friendsofflagstaff.org