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.
Campus Tree Planting
Thu. April 6, 9:00-10:30am In front of CAPS 9526 POPLAR TERRACE DR, Charlotte NC 28223
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
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
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
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.
Party for the Planet
Friday, April 21st. 5:30-8:00pm in Belk Plaza
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
A Discussion Through the Lens of Architecture
Tuesday, April 4, 6:00-7:15pm Bechtler Museum of Modern Art
Charlotte Earth Day 2023
Saturday, April 15, 10:00am, First Ward Park