Students learn how to compost pumpkins in the UWM Hoop House

Upcoming Events

Surplus Pop-Up! – Thursday, February 19th at 10AM-2PM in the Union Concourse

  • Location: UWM Union Concourse (ground floor of Union)
  • What: Stop by the Surplus Pop-Up to find second hand chairs, home goods, tech accessories, and more! (CASH ONLY) Prices range from $1-$25
  • Why: Our Surplus Program helps manage unwanted items from campus by finding new places for them on campus, selling them, donating them, or recycling them as scrap. Surplus keeps over 6,000 items out of landfills every year!

Le sang et la boue (Of Mud and Blood) – Saturday, February 21st at 4:30PM at the Union Cinema

  • As part of the 29th Annual Festival of Films in French, join us for the 2025 Durban International Film Festival Midwest premiere of Le sang et la boue
  • More details available online at https://uwm.edu/french-film-festival/films/of-mud-and-blood/
  • Event brought to you by the 29th Annual Festival and Films and French, and co-sponsored by Student Involvement, and the Office of Sustainability

Sustainable Steps: A Candlelit Walk – Tuesday, February 24th at 6-7PM with Outdoor Pursuits!

  • Register online at https://uwm.edu/studentaffairs/event/sustainable-steps-a-candlelit-walk/.
  • Join Outdoor Pursuits and UWM’s Office of Sustainability for a candlelit walk through Downer Woods. First, we’ll explore the Hoop House, home of UWM’s composting project. Yes, you can even compost in February! You’ll have an opportunity to take home a Panther Pail and compost for yourself. The Hoop House is located in the wooded area on the East side of Sandburg Hall. From there, we’ll walk through Downer Woods following an illuminated path. We’ll end at Outdoor Pursuits for warm drinks!
  • Join the Office of Sustainability for a hot cup of tea in the Union Art Gallery.
  • As a new version of the Spiral Gardens takes shape on campus this year, we will look for ideas about how students and staff most want to engage with this important green infrastructure feature on campus (you have probably walked by it without even knowing – we want to change that!).

Spring Greening! – Saturday, April 18th at 9AM-12PM at the Heat Plant Spiral Gardens

  • Location: Heat Plant Spiral Gardens (behind Merrill Hall)
  • Time: 9AM-12PM
  • What: With the help of students and volunteers, the UWM Office of Sustainability clears out old growth in the spiral rain gardens on campus to make room for new native plants to grow. This year, we will also be doing some trash clean up and garden prep at some additional native gardens on campus, too! Register for the event here: VOLUNTEER REGISTRATION – UWM Spring Greening – 2026 – Fill out form

Earth Week! Monday, April 20th – Friday, April 24th – Events All Week!

  • Earth Week link coming soon!

Volunteer Events – Starting in April!