2026 Earth Week Calendar of Events
Saturday, April 18
3rd Annual Mon River Sweep
Time: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Location: Hazel Ruby McQuain Park
The WV Water Research Institute and Ascend WV are teaming up to host this 3rd annual trash clean-up along the Monongahela River. Participants may volunteer for a portion or the entire event time. WVU students can sign up on iServe and the public can register here.
WVU Core Arboretum Spring Flower Festival
- Time: 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.
- Location: WVU Core Arboretum Lawn Area
This family-friendly, free event is open to everyone and will showcase the beautiful spring ephemeral wildflower display that happens every year in the Arboretum's old-growth forest preserve.
The event features self-guided wildflower tours, live music, food trucks in the parking lot, and other fun activities. These flowers only last a couple of weeks every year, so catch them while they’re out!
Sunday, April 19
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, attendees are asked to register in advance. Make sure to dress for hiking and bring your camera!
Monday, April 20
Campus Tree Planting
- Time: 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
- Location: Outside E. Moore Hall
Help WVU's Tree Campus Committee plant a few new trees on the Downtown Campus! Sign up on iServe.
Buzz Brigade - Pollinator Garden Maintenance
- Time: 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.
- Location: Outside Life Sciences Building (Near parking lot 5)
Work alongside members of the WVU Sustainable Landscapes Committee to tidy up the pollinator garden near the Life Sciences Building! Volunteers are needed to help hand-pull weeds and clear debris from gardens. Sign up here.
Tuesday, April 21
Campus Sustainability Tour
- Time: 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.
- Location: Outside Mountainlair’s main entrance
Join the Sustainability office staff on a 40-45 minute downtown walking tour that
highlights campus sustainability features and which institutional sustainability
goals apply to the features attendees see. No sign-up necessary.
AI Data Centers Talk hosted by WVU Geology and Geography and Student Government Sustainability Committee
- Time: 4 p.m.
- Location: 325 Brooks Hall
Join a conversation with Katherine Garvey, WVU College of Law, and Jamie Jacobs, Tucker United, to learn about data canters and their future in West Virginia.
Wednesday, April 22 (Earth Day)
WVU Dining Earth Week Menu
- Time: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
- Locations: Café Evansdale, Hatfields, and Summit Café
To celebrate Earth Day, WVU Hospitality chefs have curated a unique plant-based lunchtime menu at all dining halls today! Learn more and view the menu.
Make It, Take It Seed Planting Kit
- Time: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
- Location: Mountainlair lobby near Hatfields entrance
Stop by 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, and tomato seeds), and grow a salad (carrot, cucumber, kale, and lettuce seeds).
Eco Exchange
- Time: 1p.m. to 4 p.m.
- Location: Mountainlair lobby
Bring gently used clothing, shoes, and accessories to exchange for new ones in this free swap! Items can be donated ahead of time in the clear bin outside of Room 330 in Brooks Hall.
Thursday, April 23
FREE Electronics Recycling Day
- Time: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Location: WVU Rec Center Lower Gym
All WVU faculty, staff, and students are encouraged to recycle personally-owned electronics in the lower gym area in the WVU Rec Center. Enter the gym from the side door near parking Area 49. Acceptable electronics include computers, laptops, printers, toner, and inkjet cartridges, cell phones, cables/wires, etc. No televisions, lamps, vacuums, or appliances/white goods will be accepted.
Mountain AIR Presentation by WVU Art in the Libraries
- Time: 4 p.m.
- Location: Milano Reading Room, Downtown Library
WVU Art in the Libraries Mountain Artist-in-Residence L. Renée has spent her residency immersed in the West Virginia and Regional History Center environmental archives. Her presentation will include a visual series, "Remain," inspired by her findings. Witness how this innovative program is helping to elevate West Virginia’s most compelling voices. Find more details on the residency here: Mountain Artist-in-Residence Awardee.
Friday, April 24
Arbor Day Tree Planting Ceremony
- Time: 1 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.
- Location: Health Sciences Center North (near the Pylons entrance)
Join WVU's Tree Campus Committee as two new trees are planted on the Health Sciences Center campus. Learn more about what this group is doing to protect and care for current trees
Earth Day On The Green Hosted by the Student Sierra Coalition
- Time: 3 p.m. to 7 p.m.
- Location: Mountainlair Green
WVU's Sierra Student Coalition is hosting an Earth Day celebration on the Mountainlair Green. Stop by to hear live music and learn more about local environmental community groups and student organizations.
Sunday, April 26
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!