By Ray Clemes | Feb 9, 2015

Here are some highlights from our Sustainability Events calendar for the week of Feb. 9, 2015. If you know of any events which should be added, let us know.

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All week

  • Take a Mug Shot to help keep UW waste free!

    RecycleMania is a competition to see which campuses do the best job keeping waste out of the landfill. To help keep UW at the top of the standings, this week UW Recycling is promoting using reusable cups, which cuts down disposable cup waste. UW Recycling is giving away Amazon gift cards. To enter, post a photo of yourself with your reusable cup on social media. Tag the photo with #UWrecycling and #sustainableUW, and send a screenshot of the post to recycle@uw.edu to have a chance at a $25 gift card.

Monday

  • If you're interested in learning more about the future of transportation on campus, you can sit in on the University of Transportation Committee. (Gerb 142, 11 a.m.)
  • Join UW SER for a potting party! This past weekend they salvaged plants and need help putting them in pots. Tools and snacks provided. (Center for Urban Horticulture, Hoop House, 1:30 p.m.)
  • Dr. Lisa Dabek, Senior Conservation Scientist and Director of the Papua New Guinea Tree Kangaroo Conservation Program, is the feature presenter of the week. Her topic is “Conserving endangered wildlife in Papua New Guinea: Creating a sustainable community-based conservation program”. (Smith 120, 3:30 p.m.)
  • Join UW Farm as they plan to kick off their crowdfunding campaign to support the farm with Chipotle burritos, campaign videos, and support for the farm! (Mercer Clubhouse, 6 p.m.)

Tuesday

  • Joshua Chenoweth, from the National Park Service at Olympic National Park, will be presenting on the Elwha River Restoration Project involving one of the largest dam ever, restoring a vital river habitat. (SEFS seminar) (Anderson 223, 8:30 a.m.)
  • Joanne Silberner, from the UW Communication Department, will be speaking on climate communication via a journalists perspective. (OSB 425, 3:30 p.m.)
  • IGERT Program of Ocean Change will be hosting Nancy Knowlton, Sant Chair for Marine Sciences at the Smithsonian. She will be discussing successful ocean conservation programs. (Fisheries 102, 4:30 p.m.)
  • Come learn about the The Chico Mendes Reforestation Project and the environmental crisis in Central America as a result of civil war, international free trade agreements, and social repression. The presentation is a part of a tour in hopes of spreading awareness and receiving financial support for their project. (Thomson 101, 4:30 p.m.).

Wednesday

  • UW Farm volunteer hours at Mercer. (Mercer, 11 a.m.)
  • UW Farm's weekly Farm Lunch Seminar will be on "Food Banks, Farms and Food Justice", featuring Camille Green of the Whidbey Island Food Bank. (Wallace 120, 12:30 p.m.)
  • The Biodiesel Cooperative on campus have organized a Biofuel Panel and Discussion, featuring 3 presenters from UW, Boeing, and Sequential Pacific. Refreshments will be provided afterwards. (Anderson 223, 5:30 p.m.)
  • International Institute for Sustainable Laboratories (I2SL) will be hosting a screening of Chasing Ice, featuring National Geographic photographer James Balog, as he presents a picturesque, yet tragic changing of our planet. This is open to the public and I2SL will generously be providing popcorn and refreshments. (Alder Commons 104, 6 p.m.)

Thursday

  • UW Farm will be hosting a potluck at 8 a.m, followed by an 8:30 class on crop rotation, concluding with volunteering hours at 9:30. (Botany Greenhouse, 8:30 a.m.)
  • Join Karen Litfin, from the UW department of Political Science, as she presents on the "Political Ecology of Global Food Systems". (Alder Auditorium 104, 12:30 p.m.).
  • The Bevan Series on Sustainable Fisheries will feature Josh Abbott from ASU's department of Sustainability and his analysis on the "folly of recreational/commercial allocation policy". (Fisheries Auditorium, 4:30 p.m.)
  • Take a look into the mass production of the world's food and its impact on the environment and people through the eyes of director Erwin Wagenhofer and watch "We Feed the World," part of the Green German film series. Popcorn provided. (Gould 332, 6:30 p.m.)

Friday

  • Wonder why the global community is so behind on addressing the issue of climate change? We do too. Alexandra Brewer will be giving an insight on the process of the recent 2014 Climate Change Negotiations that occurred in Lima, Peru including political sticking points and roadblocks. (OSB 425, 12:30).
  • Kathryn Gillespie will be speaking on the human-farm animal relationship including growing concern of treatment, their role in the political and global economy, and reimagining ways to care and connect with these animals. (Henry Art Gallery, 7 p.m.)

Saturday

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