USD to Celebrate 2024 Vermillion Earth Days April 8-27
"Vermillion Earth Days is a community-wide celebration that allows USD to show how it is integrated with – and a critical part of – the broader Vermillion community," said Meghann Jarchow, Ph.D., chair of the Department of Sustainability & Environment and board president of Greening Vermillion. "This year we have done an exceptionally good job of bringing multiple groups together to offer a series of events. There is an event for everyone."
Schedule of Events
All of the events are free and open to the public.
Monday, April 8
- Solar Eclipse Event, 1:30-2:30 p.m., USD Muenster University Center lawn
Wednesday, April 10
- Lunch & Learn: The Mending Circle, noon - 1 p.m., Vermillion Public Library
Monday, April 15
- Painting Flower Pots (K-5th), 3:45-4:45 p.m., Vermillion Public Library
- Nature Writing Workshop, 2-3 p.m., USD Old Main 202
- Earth Days Lecture: "Language of Nature," 4-5 p.m., USD Farber Hall (Old Main 111)
- Book Discussion: Braiding Sweetgrass, 7-8:30 p.m., Vermillion Public Library or Zoom
Tuesday, April 16
- Earth Run & Crazy Cleanup, 6-7:30 p.m., Ratigan Platz or Coyote Legacy Statue
- Earth Days Trivia, 8-10 p.m., Dakota Brick House
Friday, April 19
- USD Earth Day Fair, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., USD Muenster University Center
- Clothing Swap, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. USD Muenster University Center Pit
- Movie 'n Popcorn: Fern Gully, 3:45-4:45 p.m., Vermillion Public Library
- Stargazing Party, 8:30-10 p.m., Spirit Mound Historic Prairie
Saturday, April 20
- Party for the Planet at the Farmers Market, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m., 4-H Center (515 High St.)
- Sidewalk Mural Community Paint Day, 11 a.m. – 4 p.m., Prentis Park
Sunday, April 21
- Walk to the Beach, 2-4 p.m., Missouri River
Monday, April 22
- Common Ground Film, 7-8:45 p.m., Coyote Twin Theater (10 E Main St)
Friday, April 26
- Household Hazardous Waste Collection, 2-6 p.m., Missouri Valley Recycling Center (840 N. Crawford Road)
Saturday, April 27
- Beginner Mending Workshop, 2:30-4 p.m., Vermillion Public Library
To learn more about the 2024 Vermillion Earth Days, visit GreeningVermillion.org.
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