Earth 2017 Days
20
April
Thursday
Soupapalooza
Farmer's Market Fundraiser
5:30-7:30PM
202 Washington St.
MORE INFORMATION & VOLUNTEER REGISTRATION
Sponsoring Organizations:
Vermillion Area Farmer's Market
Alternative Week of Learning (AWOL)
Trail Making
9AM-12PM
Meet at Frost Game Production Area, SD Hwy. 19
near the Vermillion-Newcastle Bridge
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Sponsoring Organizations:
Friends of the Missouri National Recreational River
National Park Service
Alternative Week of Learning (AWOL)
22
April
Saturday
Dirty Dog Bike Ride
1-4PM
Clay County Fairgrounds
MORE INFORMATION & REGISTRATION
Sponsoring Organizations:
Barking Dogs Cycling Club
VAFM Shed Painting
1-4PM
Corner of Cherry and High St.
MORE INFORMATION & VOLUNTEER REGISTRATION
Sponsoring Organizations:
Vermillion Area Farmer's Market
Alternative Week of Learning (AWOL)
Community Garden Preparation
1-4PM
202 Washington St. (VAAC)
MORE INFORMATION & VOLUNTEER REGISTRATION
Sponsoring Organizations:
Vermillion Community Garden
Alternative Week of Learning (AWOL)
Earth Days Rock 'n Roll Extravaganza
8 PM-12 AM
15 Court St. Old Lumber Company
Come celebrate Earth Days with Vermillion's most sustainable band, Blue Ruin! Featuring USD faculty John Dudley, Zoli Filotas, Heather Love, Dave Posthumus, and Skip Willman
23
April
Sunday
Project Main Street
Community Trash Pickup
2-5PM
Corner of Main and Plum St.
MORE INFORMATION & VOLUNTEER REGISTRATION
Sponsoring Organizations:
Alternative Week of Learning (AWOL)
Earth Day Fair
10AM-2PM
Muenster University Center
11AM-1PM, FREE Local Food Fair
Sponsoring Organizations:
Sustainability Club
Aramark
24
April
Monday
Lonesome George: Honoring a Tortise
A Presentation by Holly R. Straub, Ph.D.
4PM
309 Slagle Hall (USD Campus)
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Living Downstream Showing
7PM
Coyote Twin Theater
Sponsoring Organizations:
USD Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Vermillion Downtown Cultural Association
25
April
Tuesday
Ufford Hills
Farm Event: Country Market and Petting Zoo
3-7PM
3691 E. Main St.
Sponsoring Organizations:
Ufford Farm
"Gradual Death"
Art Installation
6-9PM
Muenster University Center Ballroom (2nd floor)
Sponsoring Organizations:
College of Fine Arts
Earth Days Keynote
Dr. Sandra Steingraber
Toward an Unfractured Future:
Science and Resistance in an Age of Extreme Fossil Fuel Extraction
7PM
Muenster University Center Ballroom (2nd floor)
Book signing following lecture.
Sponsoring Organizations:
Sustainability Program
College of Arts and Sciences
School of Health Sciences
Department of Biology
Ceres Trust
Green on Green
2-5PM
USD Campus, Old Main Quad
Sponsoring Organizations:
Sustainability Club
Sustainability Capstone
26
April
Wednesday
27
April
Thursday
Green Thursday on the Platz
6-8PM
Ratingen Platz Downtown
Sponsoring Organizations:
Vermillion Area Chamber and Development Company
HyVee
Heikes Family Farm
Farm Event
3-7PM
1408 317th St.
MORE INFORMATION
Sponsoring Organizations:
Heikes Family Farm
28
April
Friday
Fund-it-Fridays: Greening Vermillion
The Bean Coffee Shop
4PM
8 W. Main Street
5% of all purchases made at the Bean on this day go toward Greening Vermillion.
Sponsoring Organizations:
The Bean Coffee Shop
29
April
Saturday
Mulberry Bend Hike
1-3PM
Mulberry Bend Overlook
(Nebraska side of the Vermillion-Newcastle bridge)
Sponsoring Organizations:
National Park Service
21-27
April
Fri-Thurs
Vermillion Elementary Children Art Project Displays
All Day
Edith B. Siegrist Vermillion Public Library
Sponsoring Organizations:
Vermillion Public Library
Bicycle Riding Safety and Bicycle Helmet Giveaway
Sponsoring Organizations:
Rotary Club
MORE INFORMATION & REGISTRATION LINKS
Soupapalooza
The suggested donation is $10 per person, $5 for children, and $25 for families.
In order to volunteer at the event, please register at http://tinyurl.com/USDEarthDay2017
Dirty Dog Bike Ride
To participate in the event, which includes a registration fee, visit www.DirtyDogRide.org
VAFM Shed Painting
In order to participate in this event, please register at https://www.psychdata.com/s.asp?SID=176235
Community Garden Preparation
In order to participate in this event, please register at https://www.psychdata.com/s.asp?SID=176235
Project Main Street
In order to participate in this event, please register at https://www.psychdata.com/s.asp?SID=176235
Heikes Family Farm
Live music in the orchard provided by "The Clutch," baby lambs, hay ride tours, and much more!
Lonesome George
Lonesome George died on June 24, 2012.
He was recognized for decades as the last surviving Galapagos tortoise from Pinta Island. This earth day event is intended to raise awareness of the impact of human behavior on the fate of our planet.
This event is free and open to the public.
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