UC Sustainability Holds Events to Celebrate Earth Day and Arbor Day
UCs Office of Sustainability will be celebrating the 45th anniversary of Earth Day by sponsoring a seed packet giveaway from
10 a.m.-2 p.m., Wednesday, April 22, on McMicken Commons
. The giveaway will involve the distribution of 200 windowsill variety herb seed packets during
Student Government's Findlay Market pop up market on campus
.
Earth Day is a nationwide effort to increase awareness of our planets vital resources as well as recognize efforts to conserve and protect those resources.
UC's Office of Information Security is hosting a
free campus shred event on April 23 on McMicken Commons
. This is an opportunity for the UC community to securely destroy and recycle personal and professional documents.
UCs Department of Biological Sciences will
kick off its annual plant sale on Earth Day, from 9 a.m.-3 p.m., April 22-23, on Zimmer Plaza
(rain location: Rieveschl Hall, sixth floor).
Arbor Day is celebrated on the last Friday in April.
reports that Arbor Day was first held in Nebraska on April 10, 1872, and caught on through the nations schools in 1882.
UCs Office of Sustainability is promoting Arbor Day through the UC community by holding a tree giveaway from 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Friday, April 24, at the UC Bike Kitchen, attached to the Russell C. Myers Alumni Center at 2906 Woodside Dr. (the former kitchen space in the old Faculty Club building)
.The office will be giving away 200 saplings that are approximately 18-24 inches tall to the UC community. The event coincides with
Cincinnati's Taking Root initiative
, a collaborative, broad-based campaign to address the current historic loss of the regions tree canopy by planting trees, better managing local forests, promoting the many benefits of healthy trees and fostering a sense of stewardship among individuals and communities. Recipients of the UC tree giveaway will be asked to register their sapling with Taking Root online. The White Oak, Scarlet Oak, Bald Cypress and Tulip Poplar saplings in the UC tree giveaway are native trees that are resistant to the Emerald Ash Borer and Asian Longhorn Beetle.
Leonard Thomas, UC project manager for planning, design and construction, says UCs reforestation efforts have included the planting of more than 300 trees on the universitys Uptown and regional campuses during the past two years. The university is committed to reforestation to combat the loss of tree canopy due to the infestation of the Emerald Ash Borer, which has decimated over 10 percent of the urban and suburban forest, Thomas says.
For more information on the seed packet or tree giveaway, contact sustainability coordinator Morgan Billingsley, billinmr@mail.uc.edu.
This month, UC was recognized among the
Princeton Reviews guide to green colleges
for the sixth consecutive year.
Related Stories
Information Security Roadshow spreads awareness
May 3, 2024
The University of Cincinnati's Office of Information Security launched a series of 18 in-person sessions from January to April 2024, drawing nearly 350 attendees from the staff of various UC colleges and units. The Information Security Roadshow series aimed to equip the audience with knowledge on prevailing cyber threats, prevention strategies, how to report incidents and resources to stay informed and secure.
Local 12: Diabetes study focuses on how long blood sugar control...
May 3, 2024
The University of Cincinnati's Robert Cohen spoke with Local 12 about the GRADE study that shows how a new medication needs to be developed to help treat people with type two diabetes.
Piano alumna Brianna Matzke premieres TREMOR project at American...
May 3, 2024
TREMOR is a performance art project created in response to Brianna Matzke's essential tremor diagnosis. It features a world premiere piano concert and panel discussion at 6 p.m. on May 5, 2024 at the American Sign Museum. The project also includes an art opening, with musical responses from local new-music ensemble concert:nova on April 28 at The Well.