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The long-standing Earth Week celebration at OSU is a week of fun and educational activities geared toward raising environmental awareness and engagement, taking place April 21-28 this year.

Whether you are interested in bringing out your wild side at Earth Ball 2012, getting your hands into the dirt at the annual Hoo Haa at the Organic Growers Club farm, taking an Electric Vehicle Tour of Campus Sustainability, checking out our 54 vendors at the annual Community Fair or finding people who can carpool with you on your commute at the Drive Less Connect Social, this year’s Earth Week offers all that and much more!

See the full calendar below, and on the Earth Week website.

Earth Week Calendar

Click on the event titles for more information.

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)
• Worm Compost Bin Workshop: 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm, Student Sustainability Center. Pre-registration required by 4/24 at 5 pm – http://tiny.cc/ewwormbin.

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 primary sponsors of Earth Week 2012 are Campus Recycling and the Student Sustainability Initiative. See a full list of participating organizations, and more information about Earth Week, on the the Earth Week website.