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The 2026 Campus Sustainability Week runs from October 5th – 9th, with events daily so you can connect with sustainability efforts across campus!

  • Monday 10/5: Surplus Pop-Up Shop | 10AM-2PM | Union Concourse
    • Find reused treasures! Sales cash only.
  • Tuesday 10/6: Hydroponics Harvest | TBD | Near Union Station
    • Build your own FREE Microgreens Kit and harvest herbs from our hydroponics system.
  • Tuesday 10/6: Touch Grass! | 3-4:30PM | Downer Woods | Registration Required
    • Hike from Downer Woods to the Shorewood Nature Preserve, with Outdoor Pursuits.
    • Registration required. Register through UREC here.
  • Wednesday 10/7: Campus Sustainability Awards | Registration Required
  • Thursday 10/8: Reduce It, Reuse It, Recycle | 10AM-2PM | Union Concourse
    • Re-think your relationship to waste, with WM.
    • Free snacks provided!
  • Friday 10/9: Pollinator Protectors | 9-11AM | Lapham Hall Pollinator Garden
    • Volunteer to protect and restore important habitat on campus. Help plant new native plants at three different campus gardens!
    • Free breakfast snacks provided!
    • Register online here.

Special thanks to WM® for sponsoring Campus Sustainability Week!