Earth Week
Welcome to Earth Week 2025!
Our office, 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 21, and run till Friday, April 25. We invite the community to engage in a week of learning, consciousness, and celebration!
Calendar of Events
Trash Peak
Time: 12:15 - 2 p.m.
Location: Worner Quad
BYOM: Coffee & Tea
Host: Bon Appetit x Office of Sustainability
Time: All day (while supplies last)
Location: Colorado Coffee
Outdoor Industry Alumni Career Panel
Host: Career Center
Time: 2 - 3 p.m.
Location: Career Center Carriage House
Conservation in the West Photo Contest Winners
Host: State of the Rockies
Time: Noon
Location: State of the Rockies Website
The State of the Rockies Project invited students to submit up to three photos taken in the Rocky Mountain West that reflect the importance of conservation—why it matters, how it happens, and what we must do to protect the natural world. Each submission included a short description connecting the image to a key theme from this year’s Conservation in the West poll.
Winners will be announced at noon—check them out here!
CC Exchange Spring Pop Up
Host: Office of Sustainability CC Exchange Team
Time: 12:15-1:30 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.
The CC Exchange will be open during Weeks 1–3 of this block, from 2–4 p.m. in the Worner Basement next to the CC Pantry. Be sure to stop by while it's open to pick up new items or drop off donations—it will be closing for the summer!
Sense of Place: Water Treatment Facility Tour
Host: Colorado Springs Utilities x Office of Sustainability
Time: 12:45 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.
Location: Off-Campus
Join us for an informative behind-the-scenes tour of the J.D. Phillips Water Resource Recovery Facility, located near the Pikeview Reservoir. The facility is fully enclosed to control odors and efficiently processes solids, which are sent through the Monument Creek Interceptor to the Las Vegas Water Resource Recovery Facility and further treated at Clear Spring Ranch. Gain a deeper understanding of how this facility contributes to water sustainability and the environment.
Outdoor Cultivation
Host: Project Mush Club x CC Student Farm Club
Time: 3 p.m.
Location: CC Farm
Get your hands dirty at a joint inoculation day. Work with the CC Student Farm Club and Project Mush Club to cultivate plants and grow something new down at the CC Farm.
Llamapalooza Merch Screening Printing Event
Host: Llamapalooza Planning Committee
Time: 12 - 2 p.m.
Location: Worner Quad
Come chill with the Llamapalooza Planning Committee for a Merch Screen Printing Event! Bring your funkiest, most fabulous clothes to have a Llama logo printed directly onto the item, because nothing says festival-ready like custom merch! See you there!
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: Kathryn Mohrman Theatre
Join Dr. Hi'ilei Julia Kawehipuaakahaopulani Hobart for “Where Hawai'i Ends.” Grounded in the Indigenous environmental politics of stewardship and care, this talk emphasizes the economic and ecological debts that are set into motion when fresh lands are brought to the surface.
Arbor Day
Host: Facilities Services' Landscape & Grounds Crew x Office of Sustainability
Time: 12:30 - 2 p.m.
Location: Behind the Office of Sustainability (1004 N Weber)
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 and native plants behind the office. These plants will represent the diverse landscapes of Colorado, from the plains to the mountains.
Put in some hard work while helping to enhance our campus environment! Free sandwiches 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 - 5 p.m.
Location: Yampa Field
Stop by for music, food, and activities! There will be student-led learning opportunities including clinics on skills like how to pitch a tent, build a fire, light a stove, water coloring in the outdoors, and more! There will also be other fun activities like an obstacle bounce house and a gear sale.
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.
Breakout Trip: Ithaka Housing Volunteering
Host: CCE
Time: 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Location: Location will be sent after registration, transportation is provided
Ithaka Housing works to help people escape the cycle of poverty and homelessness, secure stable long-term housing, and achieve a self-determined vision for their lives. Activities may include landscaping and painting! Students register here and will be sent meet up information from the trip leader.
Garden of the Gods Earth Day Celebration
Host: City of Colorado Springs Parks-Rec-Cultural Services
Time: Saturday, Apr. 19, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Location: Garden of the Gods Visitor Center
This FREE family fun event will feature interactive activities for attendees of all ages. Demonstrations, educational booths, crafts, and live animal experiences are among the offerings slated for the day. The annual event aims to celebrate Earth Day by providing free family fun and education about the environment through green thinking and living. More information can be found here!
Sustainable Speaker Series
Host: University of Colorado Colorado Springs
Time: Tuesday, Apr. 22, varying events from 4:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Location: UCCS Berger Hall
Join UCCS for an engaging panel discussion, where you'll have the chance to hear diverse perspectives and participate in a dynamic audience Q&A. Enjoy light refreshments throughout the event while connecting with fellow attendees. Plus, don’t miss your chance to win a prize basket worth up to $60! Please register at this link.
Creek Week Clean Up
Host: OCC Trash Fairies
Time: Saturday, May 3, 9 a.m.
Location: West Side of Vermijo Park
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