Earth Week 2024

 

Earth Week Events 

TCC Wetland Restoration   

Monday, April 15, 3-4:30 p.m. 

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Help restore TCC's on-campus wetland! A group will meet at the front entrance of Building 15 at 3 p.m. and go to the site together. Gloves and tools provided, please wear clothing that you don't mind getting dirty and bring a water bottle. Sponsored by the TCC Sustainability Committee. Questions? Contact Kristen Harrison: kharrison@tacomacc.edu. 

Sustainability Garden Work Party 

Tuesday, April 16, 3 - 5 p.m. at the TCC Sustainability Garden (at the north end of Parking Lot K)  

Image for the April 16 Garden Work Party, 3-5 p.m. in the TCC Sustainability Garden. Picture of a leafy tree branch.

Help the TCC Garden Club get the Sustainability Garden raised beds ready for planting! The garden is located on the Tacoma campus, at the north end of Parking Lot K. Questions? Contact Kathy Wright: kwright@tacomacc.edu. 

 

Keynote Film: Uprooting Racism, Seeding Sovereignty

Wednesday, April 17, 2:30 - 4 p.m. in Building 16, Room 106.

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The film screening will be followed by a Q&A session with refreshments. Learn how to build a food system based on justice, dignity, and abundance for all with Soul Fire Farm Co-Founder and Farm Manager Leah Penniman and Sour Fire Farm Program Manager and world-renowned poet Naima Penniman. Sponsored by: TCC Sustainability Garden and Office of Student Engagement. Questions? Contact Kathy Wright: kwright@tacomacc.edu

Salmon Release at Puget Creek 

Thursday, April 18, 3:30 p.m. at the Alder Way Entrance to Puget Creek. 

 Image for Salmon Release at the Alder Way Entrance to Puget Creek, 3:30 p.m. April 18.

 

Join us for a popular family-friendly activity at the Alder Way entrance to Puget Creek! Release a baby salmon into Puget Creek and learn about its journey to the sea and back! Meet at 3:30 p.m. at Puget Creek's Alder Way entrance and wear shoes you don't mind getting muddy. Sponsored by the TCC Sustainability Action Committee. Questions? Contact Shaun Henderson: shenderson@tacomacc.edu.  

Listen to TCC Student Sustainability Podcasts on Radio Tacoma!  

TCC Professor Pam Beal's students have created five podcats that will be airing on Radio Tacoma during Earth Week. Learn about issues specific to our region, including what needs to be done to deal with pollution in Puget Sound.