Earth Month

Every April, UNC Charlotte celebrates Earth Month in various ways. Typically, a week-long celebration occurs during the week that contains Earth Day on April 22. In 2020, an entire semester, “Earth Semester,” was celebrated to honor the 50th anniversary of Earth Day.

Past events include an Earth Day festival, campus cleanups, conferences and summits,  a plant sale, various events in the Botanical Gardens and more.

For more information about Earth Month, or to suggest an event, email sustainability@uncc.edu

For past event examples, see the following announcements: 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020.

EARTH MONTH 2023:

(Please pay close attention to whether an event needs an RSVP)

Gratitude in the Gardens: Change and Uncertainty

Sunday, April 2nd at 3:00pm, Greenhouse

Lecture: Brook Muller on Blue Architecture

Tue., April 4th from 5:30-6:30pm, Storrs Hall in Hight Library

SOA Lecture: Courtney Crosson

Wed. April 5, 12:30-1:30pm  Storrs Hall 

Net Positive Watershed Development in the City of Creeks

Wed. April 5th from 2:30-4:00pm, Dubois Center at UNC Charlotte Center City

NC Breathe Conference: Our Path to Healthier Communities

Thursday, April 6, 8:00-5:00pm, 658 Center in Charlotte

Students are free to attend.

Register

Campus Tree Planting

Thu. April 6, 9:00-10:30am In front of CAPS 9526 POPLAR TERRACE DR, Charlotte NC 28223

RSVP

Botanical Gardens Spring Plant Sale

Fri. April 7, 9:00-3:00pm Lot 5, Martin Village Road

Sat. April 8, 9:00-2:00pm  Lot 5, Martin Village Road

Earth Day Festival

Wed. April 12, 10:00am-2:00pm, Belk Plaza

(Rain Delay) Wed. April 19, 10:00-2:00pm, Belk Plaza

Student Garden Day 

THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELED DUE TO WEATHER AND RESCHEDULED TO FRIDAY, APRIL 21ST

Fri. April 14, 9:00-3:00pm,  4 Locations TBD

Registration

Play: Hatful of Dragons

Sat. April 15th from 4:00-4:30pm, Arts Quad by Robinson Hall

Campus Cleanup

Tuesday, April 18th. 10:00-2:00pm, Lot 5A at the corner of Van Landingham Rd and John Kirk Drive. Accessible using the CATS Silver route to bus stop #14

Registration

Wear, Care, Repair

Tuesday, April 18th. 2:00-4:00pm, Atkins Library Makerspace

Teaching Kitchen: Build Your Own Earth Day Parfaits

Wed. April 19th, 12:30pm UREC Demo Kitchen

Registration Limited

BioBlitz: Insect ID

Wed. April 19th, 5:00pm at the Botanical Gardens

Download the iNaturalist app and join UNCC BioBlitz 2023!

Botanical Gardens Earth Month Succulent Planting

Thurs. April 20th. 11:00-1:00pm in McMillan Greenhouse

Student Garden Day

Friday, April 21st. 9:00-3:00pm. Multiple locations.

Registration 

Party for the Planet

Friday, April 21st. 5:30-8:00pm in Belk Plaza

Registration

Artist's Lecture: Awaiting Vertical

Fri. April 21st from 11:15-12:05pm, Rowe 130

SoA Colloquium Series: Mona Azarbayjani 

Fri. April 21, 12:30-1:30pm  Storrs Hall 

BioBlitz: ID On Your Own!

Sat. April 22nd, 2:00pm at the Botanical Gardens

Download the iNaturalist app and join UNCC BioBlitz 2023!

As You Like It

April 28-30th from 3:00-4:00pm, Van Landingham Glen of the Botanical Gardens

OFF CAMPUS EARTH MONTH 2023:

"Green" Scavenger Hunt at ImaginOn

March 31-April 16

More Information

A Discussion Through the Lens of Architecture

Tuesday, April 4, 6:00-7:15pm Bechtler Museum of Modern Art

Registration 

Charlotte Earth Day 2023

Saturday, April 15, 10:00am, First Ward Park

More Information