Earth Week
Welcome to Earth Week 2026!
The Office of Sustainability, along with many other campus and community partners are excited to bring a full week of events and programming to the community. CC's celebrations for Earth Week will start Monday, April 20, and run till Saturday, April 25. We invite the community to engage in a week of learning, consciousness, and celebration!
Calendar of Events
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CC Exchange Spring Pop Up
Host: Office of Sustainability CC Exchange Team
Time: 12:30 - 2 p.m.
Location: Worner Quad
Looking to refresh your wardrobe sustainably? Stop by the CC Exchange Spring Pop-Up on Worner Quad and browse a curated collection of cute, colorful, and totally FREE clothing! It’s the perfect way to give pre-loved pieces a second life while keeping textiles out of the landfill.
Gaia Masquerade Ball
Host: State of the Rockies Project
Time: 6 - 8 p.m.
Location: Bemis Great Hall
Come celebrate the 56th Earth Day with the State of the Rockies Project! There will be live music, free food, and we will be announcing the winners of the 2026 Photo Contest. The Gaia Masquerade will be on Wednesday, April 22nd, from 6 - 8 p.m. in the Bemis Great Hall. Please arrive in your best Earth Day-themed outfit. Gaia is a Masquerade Party, so a mask is required for entrance. Don't have a mask? We will be hosting a mask-making workshop with Arts and Crafts on Monday, April 20th, from 2 - 4 p.m. Registration for the workshop is on Summit.
Please RSVP to the Gaia Masquerade using the QR code on the poster.
Timothy C. Linnemann Memorial Lecture
Host: Environmental Studies & Science Program
Book Signing Time: 5 - 5:45 p.m.
Lecture Time: 6 - 7:15 p.m.
Location: Celeste Theatre (Cornerstone Arts Center)
Join Dr. Jessica Hernandez in examining themes in her book, Fresh Banana Leaves, to show how Indigenous histories and knowledge systems make essential contributions to contemporary environmental science. Through her exploration of land stewardship, ecological reciprocity, and community‑rooted science, the book demonstrates how Indigenous science offers holistic, place‑based frameworks that address environmental challenges in ways Western science alone cannot. Ultimately, this presentation argues that embracing Indigenous science is not supplementary but foundational to building a more just and effective environmental science for the future.
Arbor Day
Host: Facilities Services' Landscape & Grounds Crew x Office of Sustainability
Time: 12:30 - 2 p.m.
Location: East side of Boettcher (Campus Safety building)
Join us for an Arbor Day planting event hosted by the Landscape & Grounds crew at Facilities Services, where you'll work alongside the crew to plant trees near Boettcher.
Put in some hard work while helping to enhance our campus environment! Free sandwiches, drinks, and t-shirts will be available while supplies last, so come early, get your hands dirty, and celebrate sustainability with us!
Pride Outside
Host: Outdoor Education
Time: 2 - 4 p.m.
Location: Yampa Field
Join us for Pride Outside, Outdoor Ed’s Annual event to celebrate our LGBTQIA+ community in the outdoors! There will be music, games, prizes, food, a climbing wall, arts and crafts, gear sale, and lots of campus and community resources. Come out to Yampa Field from 2 - 4 p.m. on Friday, April 24th. See you there!
Earth Week Book Display & Raffle
Host: Tutt Library
Time: All week, with results announced on the 25th
Location: Tutt Library 2nd Floor Research Desk
The display and raffle will run throughout the week! This is the last day of the Earth Week book display —make sure you stop by before it’s too late to enter the raffle! Winners will be announced today, so don’t miss your chance to participate and win some great prizes.
Farm Earth Fest Celebration
Host: CC Farm x CC Plant Futures
Time: 4:30 - 7 p.m.
Location: CC Farm
More details to come!
Food to Power BreakOut Trip
Host: CCE BreakOut
Time: 2 - 4 p.m.
Location: Food to Power Hillside Hub
Join Breakout to volunteer with Food to Power! FTP is a multi-faceted program to works to cultivate a healthy, equitable food system in the Colorado Springs community. Their programs are designed to reduce food waste while increasing food access to combat food insecurity. On this trip, work will involve: bed prep, planting seedlings, and working with mushroom blocks and fungal compost.
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