2023 Earth Week Calendar of Events
Sunday, April 16
WVU Department of Biology Spring Ephemeral Wildflower Walks
Times: Noon, 12:30 p.m., 3 p.m., 3:30 p.m.
Location: WVU Core Arboretum Parking Lot
The Core Arboretum's spring ephemeral wildflowers are a unique sight that makes Morgantown and the Arboretum special. Ephemeral wildflower walks are free guided tours that allow sight-seers to view dozens of plant species in bloom and learn about their ecology and what makes them unique. To keep tour sizes reasonable, we ask that you register in advance. Make sure to dress for hiking and bring your camera!
Monday, April 17
WVU Dining Earth Day Menus
Time: 7 a.m.-8 p.m.
Location: Café Evansdale, Hatfields and Summit Café
To celebrate Earth Day, WVU Dining Services has curated unique plant-based menus that will be served for breakfast, lunch and dinner at each dining hall. Learn more and view the menu.
Shrink Your Foodprint
Have you ever wondered how the food you eat affects the planet? A foodprint measures the environmental impacts associated with the growing, producing, transporting, and storing of our food. To measure yours, try new recipes and learn easy ways to shrink your foodprint, view the Earth Day website
Tuesday, April 18
Make it, Take It Seed Planting Kit
Time: 11 a.m.-2 p.m.
Location: Downtown Refresh Box
Stop by the Downtown Refresh Box to make a free seed planting kit to take home and grow. Themed kits include grow pizza (basil, chive, oregano, and tomato seeds), grow salsa (cilantro, chive, jalapeno, tomato seeds), and grow a salad (carrot, cucumber, kale, and lettuce seeds).
Donate to the Blue and Gold Mine Sale or Become a Volunteer
Gather and Donate: Give it up for good! Look around your house, apartment or residence hall room for gently used items you no longer need or want. Drop off those items to a donation site May 1-10.
Volunteer: Sign up to be a volunteer and organize the sale that is happening on Saturday, May 13. Every spring, WVU and the United Way of Monongalia and Preston Counties team up to collect unwanted items from students and the community and host a large public sale.
Each year, this program keeps approximately 25 tons of material out of landfill.
All proceeds of the sale go to the United Way's annual fundraising campaign,
and the sale gives community members the opportunity to purchase usable items
at a very low cost. To learn how you can get involved, watch the video below
or view the
Gold and Blue Mine Sale website for more information.
Wednesday, April 19
FREE Electronics Recycling Day
Time: 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Location: WVU Rec Center Lower Gym and Reynolds Hall Loading Dock
WVU faculty, staff and students are encouraged to recycle personally-owned electronics to one of the two campus locations.
Acceptable electronics include:
- computers and laptops
- printers, toner and inkjet cartridges
- cell phones
- cables and wires
Note: Televisions, lamps, vacuums, appliances, white goods (e.g., refrigerators and washing machines) are not accepted.
Thursday, April 20
Arbor Day Tree Planting Ceremony
Time: 1-1:30 p.m.
Location: Outside Chitwood Hall facing University Avenue
Join WVU's Tree Campus Committee as a new tree is planted on the Downtown campus. Learn more about what this group is doing to protect and care for current trees and how to increase tree diversity on campus.
Get Outside
In addition to celebrating Arbor Day, we encourage you to get outside and enjoy nature! Morgantown offers a wide variety of ways to enjoy the great outdoors. Here are some great campus and city resources:
- WVU Core Arboretum (the flowers are in peak bloom!)
- Falling Run Greenspace
- Morgantown BOPARC Trails
- Rail-Trails of North Central WV
- WVU Rec Center Equipment Rentals
Earth Day On The Green
Time:4-8 p.m.
Location: Mountainlair Green
WVU's Sierra Student Coalition is hosting an Earth Day celebration on the Mountainlair Green. Stop by to learn more about local environmental community groups, student organizations and WVU offices. Enjoy free music, food, and fun! View the event poster for more details.
Friday, April 21
Litter Clean-up
Time: 2:30-4:30 p.m.
Location: Mountainlair Green
Join the WVU Sustainability Office to show your Mountaineer pride by making our campus shine. All clean-up supplies will be provided. Sign up on iServe.
Saturday, April 22
Single-Stream, Electronic and Battery Recycling (City Residents Only)
Time: 11 a.m.-2 p.m.
Location: Mountaineer Transfer Station (2130 Rail Street, Westover,
WV 26505)
The City of Morgantown is partnering with Republic Services to host a three-in-one recycling event in honor of Earth Day. This is an opportunity for residents to recycle common recyclables and hard-to-recycle items such as batteries and electronics, including CRT (cathode-ray tube) televisions.
The event will be open to City residents only, and participants must show proof of residency upon arrival. Recycling items at the event will come at no cost to those who participate.
Don Knotts Blvd. Caperton Trail Litter Clean-Up
Time: 9 a.m.-12 p.m.
Location: Heritage Park
Join the City of Morgantown by removing litter along Don Knotts Blvd and the Caperton Trail. All supplies will be provided at the event. Sign up for clean-up.
Paper Shredding Event sponsored by Mon County Solid Waste Authority
Sunday, April 23
WVU Department of Biology Spring Ephemeral Wildflower Walks
Time: Noon, 12:30 p.m., 3 p.m., 3:30 p.m.
Location: WVU Core Arboretum Parking Lot
The Core Arboretum's spring ephemeral wildflowers are a unique sight that makes Morgantown and the Arboretum special. Ephemeral wildflower walks are free guided tours that allow sight-seers to view dozens of plant species in bloom and learn about their ecology and what makes them unique. To keep tour sizes reasonable, we ask that you register in advance. Make sure to dress for hiking and bring your camera!