JOIN US FOR AN ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICE PROJECT THIS SATURDAY!

Earth Day Service Project, Saturday 4/21/12, 8:15am to 1:15pm

 The Center for Civic Engagement is hosting an Earth Day service project on Saturday April 21st from 8:15am to 1:15pm!!! Join us for a morning of litter patrol, invasive species removal, and light pruning along a vibrant wetlands habitat. Dunawi Creek features prominently in Starker Arts Park & adjacent Sunset Park (with an interpretive boardwalk), providing opportunities to understand more about wetlands during the course of our community service event. Students will meet in the MU Journey Room at 8:15am to get organized, turn in paperwork, and travel to the service project. The service will last from 9am to about 1pm. CCE will provide transportation to and from the service site. Students will return to campus just after 1pm. CCE will provide some snacks but student participants should plan to bring a sack lunch. Space is limited to the first 40 students who register. Participants will be required to complete liability waivers that will be emailed to you after registration.

Space is limited. Register here: https://surveys.bus.oregonstate.edu/main.aspx?SurveyID=4918&cmd=survey  

Project Name: Dunawi Creek Wetlands Clean-Up

Project Activities: Invasive Plant Removal, Litter Pickup, Weeding, Tree/Brush pruning

Attire: Please wear clothes that can get dirty and sturdy work shoes/boots. Shoes MUST be closed toe. DRESS FOR THE WEATHER. Plan to wear layers and bring rain gear (shoes, jacket, pants) depending on the forecast. This project is planned to be rain or shine!

To Bring: Water bottle, sack lunch, waiver forms, and a positive attitude! Bring outdoor work gloves if you have them.

Location: Starker Arts Park at SW 45th Place & Country Club Drive

Organizing Agencies: Corvallis Parks & Recreation and SOLV (Sustaining Oregon's Legacy through Volunteering)

OSU Earth Week Celebration

The annual EarthWeek celebration at OSU is a week of fun and educational activities geared toward raising environmental awareness and engagement. This year Earth Week is April 21-28, 2012.

Whether you are interested in attending the annual Community Fair, at which 54 vendors will offer activities and information this year, would like to learn how to start your own container garden, want to find people who can carpool with you on your commute, need to dispose of Styrofoam or medications in an environmentally friendly manner, or want a coupon for the OSUsed Store, this year’s Earth Week offers all that and much more!

Click on the event titles for more information.

Earth Week Calendar

Saturday, April 21

• Dunawi Creek Wetlands Cleanup: 8:15 am - 1:30 pm, Meet in the MU Journey Room.  Pre-registration required - http://tiny.cc/ewcreek. 
• Earth Ball 2012: 7:00 pm - 11:45 pm, Corvallis Odd Fellows Hall (223 SW 2nd St.) (Facebook Event)

Sunday, April 22

• Earth Day Hoo-Haa!: 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm, OSU Organic Grower’s Club Farm (Facebook event)

Monday, April 23

• Electric Vehicle Tour of Campus Sustainability: 11:00 am - 1:00 pm, Meet at People’s Park. Tours begin at 11:00, 11:30, 12:00, and 12:30.
• Ditch the Disposables Discount @ e.Cafe: 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm, e.café (in Kelley Engineering Center) (Facebook Event)
• Discussion: What’s the Worst That Could Happen?: 5:00 - 6:00 pm, Gilfillan Auditorium (Facebook Event)

Tuesday, April 24

• Earth Week Community Fair (& Free Styrofoam Recycling): 11:00 pm - 3:00 pm, Memorial Union Quad (Facebook Event)
• Film Showing: A Delicate Balance: 3:00 - 5:00 pm, MU Room 206
• Vegetable Container Gardening Workshop: 4:00 - 5:30 pm, Student Sustainability Center (Facebook Event)
• FireWorks: The Making of a Sustainable Restaurant: 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm, FireWorks Restaurant (1115 SE 3rd St.)

Wednesday, April 25

• Drive Less Connect Social: 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm, MU 211 (Facebook Event)
• OSUsed Store Earth Week Sale: 12:00 - 4:00 pm, OSUsed Store (644 SW 13th St.). Get your 25% off coupon at http://tiny.cc/ewcoupon (Facebook Event)
• “The Future of Sustainable Design” Panel: 2:00 - 3:30 pm, Memorial Union 206
• Plastics for Poets presents “Addicted to Plastics”: 4:00 - 6:00 pm, 1001 Kelley Engineering Center

Thursday, April 26

• Sustainability Coalition Quarterly Gathering: 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm, Corvallis-Benton County Public Library
• OSUsed Store Earth Week Sale: 12:00 - 4:00 pm, OSUsed Store (644 SW 13th St.). Get your 25% off coupon at http://tiny.cc/ewcoupon (Facebook Event)

Friday, April 27

• OSUsed Store Earth Week Sale: 12:00 - 4:00 pm, OSUsed Store (644 SW 13th St.). Get your 25% off coupon at http://tiny.cc/ewcoupon (Facebook Event)
• Pacific Region Compost Facility Tour: 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm, Meet at the Property Services Building warehouse gates, 644 SW 13th St. Register by 4/25 or before the 30 spaces are filled - http://tiny.cc/prctour2012. (Facebook Event)
• Film Festival and Vegan Resource Fair: 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm, Gilfilan Auditorium (Facebook Event)

Saturday, April 28

• Safe Rx Day: 10:00 am - 2:00 pm, MU Journey Room

The 4th Annual NW Environmental Health Conference

February 10, 2012

The conference hosts leading scientists, researchers, and health professionals in the multidisciplinary field of Environmental Health to continue our robust dialogue on the interrelationship between the environment and health and healthcare practices.

The 2012 conference will focus on environmental chemical contributors to obesity and diabetes and explore how such health disparities may arise, in part, because of different levels of exposures to chemicals of concern.

The 2012 keynote speakers are:

Jerrold Heindel, PhD, an expert on Reproductive & Developmental Toxicology, and the Acting Chief of the Cellular, Organs & Systems Pathobiology Branch of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences in Research Triangle, NC

Jose Bravo, the Executive Director for the Just Transition Alliance in Chula Vista, CA

In addition to our keynotes, the conference will include presentations from numerous national and regional environmental health experts, researchers, educators, and advocates.

Register here: http://www.oeconline.org/our-work/healthier-lives/healthprofessionals/2012-4th-annual-nw-environmental-health-conference