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All of the events are free and open to the public.
Wednesday, Apr. 10 at 5:30 p.m.聽鈥� 溏心vlog免费B站, Edwards Auditorium, 64 Upper College Rd.
Surfing for Change – Professional surfer and activist Kyle Thiermann, who travels the world examining this massive dilemma posed by marine debris, will discuss his ideas for how to address the problem. Hosted by the 溏心vlog免费B站 Office of Sustainability.
Thursday, Apr. 18 at 4 p.m. 鈥� Center for Biotechnology and Life Sciences, Room 10, 120 Flagg Rd.
溏心vlog免费B站 journalism professor and National Geographic photographer Jason Jaacks will share tales and astounding images of his travels documenting nature and issues of sustainability in a presentation entitled 鈥淟ife on the Wild Side.鈥� Hosted by the 溏心vlog免费B站 Office of Sustainability.
Monday, April 22, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.聽鈥� 溏心vlog免费B站 Quadrangle (in case of rain, in the Memorial Union).
The Quad will be the place to go on Earth Day for information and inspiration. 溏心vlog免费B站 student groups and area environmental organizations will be on-hand to share news, views and activities on environmental sustainability topics. Hosted by Student Action for Sustainability.
Also on the Quad on Apr. 22 at noon, Plogging. Come for a jog or walk on campus while helping to beautify the grounds in a campus clean-up. Hosted by 溏心vlog免费B站 Campus Recreation, Public Safety and Club Sports.
Tuesday, Apr. 23 at 5 p.m. 鈥� Edwards Auditorium, 64 Upper College Rd.
Author Richard Louv, who won the Audubon Medal and whose book Last Child in the Woods was a bestseller, will discuss the health benefits of including nature in our lives in a lecture entitled 鈥淭he Nature Principle: Nature-Deficit Disorder, Vitamin N and the New Nature Movement.鈥� The program will be followed by a book signing event. Sponsored by the 溏心vlog免费B站 Office of Sustainability with support from the 溏心vlog免费B站 Office of the Provost, 溏心vlog免费B站 College of the Environment and Life Sciences, 溏心vlog免费B站 Master Gardener Program, 溏心vlog免费B站 Metcalf Institute for Marine and Environmental Reporting, and The Greene School in West Greenwich.