{"id":54,"date":"2026-04-01T19:07:15","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T19:07:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test-uwsp-multi.pantheonsite.io\/sustainability\/?page_id=54"},"modified":"2026-05-15T18:13:55","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T18:13:55","slug":"earth-week","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/sustainability\/earth-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Earth Week"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"bannerheight650 hero-fww bpcc blockspacebottom overlay-image-container\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/sustainability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2026\/04\/SchmeeckleFlowers.jpg)\"><div class=\"smaller-banner\"><div class=\"bannerheight650 bpcc smaller-banner-image-container site-width\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/sustainability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2026\/04\/SchmeeckleFlowers.jpg)\"><\/div><\/div><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"imgforsmallscrn\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/sustainability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2026\/04\/SchmeeckleFlowers.jpg\"\/><div class=\"overlay-text-backdrop\"><div class=\"bannerheight650 overlay-contentwidth\"><div class=\"hero-purple-bg overlay-pos-ll overlay-attach  overlay-text-container\"><div class=\"hh-mobile-textwidth\"><div class=\"overlay-headlineone\">Earth Week<\/div><div class=\"overlay-linkbuttons\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/office_of_sustainability_logo.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1050\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">UW-Stevens Point Earth Week 2026 Schedule<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong><strong>Seeds of Sustainability<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>*=must register ahead of time<\/strong><br><strong>$=cost money<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwsp-accordion blockspacetop blockspacebottom\"><div class=\"accordion\" id=\"\"><div class=\"panelcontainer nofirst\">\n<details class=\"wp-block-create-block-uwsp-accordion-section\"><summary class=\"accordion-heading\">Week-Long Events<\/summary><div class=\"accordion-content\">\n<p><strong>$ Brewhouse Specialty Drink<\/strong>&nbsp;| Earth Week Drink Specials | Basement Brewhouse (CASE)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Bring your own mug and receive $.25 discount AND double punch card punches! Earth Week-themed beverage will also be available<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>$ Zest Specialty Drink<\/strong>&nbsp;| Earth Week Themed Drinks<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Check out Zest\u2019s new drink menu specials!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Soles4Souls Shoe Drive<\/strong>&nbsp;| Student athlete advisory committee<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Drop off locations in the DUC, Champions Hall and DeBot<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sustainable Commuting During Earth Week |&nbsp;<\/strong>The Office of Sustainability<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Office of Sustainability is encouraging students, staff, and faculty to choose eco-friendly transportation when commuting to campus, either by walking, biking, taking public transportation, carpooling, or other sustainable options.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>School Supplies Drive for UWSP Backpack!&nbsp;<\/strong>| Thomson Hall<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Have any spare student supplies laying around? Consider making a difference and donating to the backpack! Located in Nelson Hall 211<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-create-block-uwsp-accordion-section\"><summary class=\"accordion-heading\">Saturday, April 18<\/summary><div class=\"accordion-content\">\n<p><strong>10 a.m.-noon<\/strong>&nbsp;| Sustainable Saturdays | Nelson Hall | Office of Sustainability and CASE<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Come help clean up your favorite campus Free Stores! Have first pick of any items!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>11 a.m.<\/strong>&nbsp;| Athlete\u2019s Community Cleanup | Champions Hall | Student athlete advisory committee<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Cleanup your community with Student athlete advisory committee and make our space cleaner and greener!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-create-block-uwsp-accordion-section\"><summary class=\"accordion-heading\">Sunday, April 19<\/summary><div class=\"accordion-content\">\n<p><strong>10 a.m.-2 p.m.<\/strong>&nbsp;| Green Circle Trail Ride | Schmeekle Visitors center parking lot | Office of Sustainability<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Come bike the Green Circle Trail with the Office of Sustainability, snacks and beverages will be provided. Bring your own bike!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Noon<\/strong>&nbsp;| Green Sports Game: Baseball | Zimmermann Field | Student athlete advisory committee<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Support your baseball team for Earth Week! They will be planting trees for each run in the game.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2-3 p.m.<\/strong>&nbsp;| Humming Through Life | Schmeeckle Reserve Visitor Center | The Friends of Schmeeckle<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Peak into the big life of Wisconsin\u2019s smallest bird: the Ruby-throated Hummingbird! Make a hummingbird feeder and learn about our feathered friends! Please dress for weather.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-create-block-uwsp-accordion-section\"><summary class=\"accordion-heading\">Monday, April 20<\/summary><div class=\"accordion-content\">\n<p><strong>6 p.m.<\/strong>&nbsp;| Educational screening of the Bad River Film | DUC Theater | 350 Stevens Point<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Join 350 for an educational film screening and Q&amp;A with someone who was in the film!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>6-7 p.m.<\/strong>&nbsp;| Schmeekle mental health walk | Schmeekle visitor center | Women in Natural Resources (WiNR)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Join WiNR for an unwinding mental health walk as you recharge in the nature offered by schmeekle reserve!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>6:30-9 p.m.<\/strong>&nbsp;| Sock Monkey Craft | TO BE DETERMINED | CASE<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Join us to make your very own sock monkey!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-create-block-uwsp-accordion-section\"><summary class=\"accordion-heading\">Tuesday, April 21<\/summary><div class=\"accordion-content\">\n<p><strong>4-5 p.m.<\/strong>&nbsp;| Pollinator Painting Party | Nelson Hall Lobby | Bee campus<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Join Bee Campus Committee to paint bee houses for your local campus pollinators. Come back to Bee Campus Committee\u2019s next meeting to place them around campus together!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>5-7 p.m.<\/strong>&nbsp;| Night at the Museum: Earth Day Edition | The Museum in the A wing of the Science Building first floor | Olson Museum of Natural History<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The museum will be open for students to come and visit!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>5 p.m.<\/strong>&nbsp;| Grounding Yoga Flow to Connect with Self and the Earth | Allen quad OR Group X A depending on weather | Group X and SGA<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Ground yourself with some outdoor guided yoga!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>6:30-7:30 p.m.<\/strong>&nbsp;| Brewhouse Trivia | Basement Brewhouse | Basement Brewhouse<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Test your trivia knowledge and hang out at your favorite place- the Basement Brewhouse!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-create-block-uwsp-accordion-section\"><summary class=\"accordion-heading\">Wednesday, April 22<\/summary><div class=\"accordion-content\">\n<p><strong>*$ 7 a.m.-4 p.m.<\/strong>&nbsp;| Ice age Trail Earth Day Hike | Parking lot in front of Dunhams Sports, corner closest to McDonald\u2019s (HWY 10, Stevens Point) | UW-Stevens Point Continuing Education<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Celebrate Earth Day in the heart of Wisconsin\u2019s Baraboo Hills with fellow hikers on a guided spring adventure along the Sauk Point and Baraboo segments of the Ice Age Trail. For more event details or to register, use this\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www3.uwsp.edu\/conted\/Pages\/Earth-Day-Hike.aspx\">link<\/a>! Registration closes April 8!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>10 a.m.-3 p.m.<\/strong>&nbsp;| EcoFair: We\u2019re all Woven Together | DUC Laird room | EENA<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Check out the Eco Fair and all it offers! Sustainable vendor tabling, speakers, crafts and gifts!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>11 a.m.-1 p.m.<\/strong>&nbsp;| The More you Sew | DUC Encore | CASE<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>CASE staff will mend your clothes for free! Bring your well-loved clothing items to be fixed<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>5 p.m.<\/strong>&nbsp;| Garden workday and Seed Germination | Campus Garden, 1716 Franklin Street | Students for sustainability<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Help be sustainable and care for the campus gardens. Assist with laying mulch and compost, learn about seed germination and get free seeds to start your own garden!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>5 p.m.<\/strong>&nbsp;| Soil Painting | TNR 262 | Soil and Water Conservation Society<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Painting with soil-based paints, participants can make bookmarks, paintings, and more<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>5 p.m.<\/strong>&nbsp;| Green Sports Game: Lacrosse | Loos Family Field | Student athlete advisory committee<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Support your Lacrosse team and see the game! They will be planting trees for each goal and save in the game.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>6-7 p.m.<\/strong>&nbsp;| Disappearing Ponds of the Forest | Schmeeckle Reserve Parkway Shelter | The Friends of Schmeeckle<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Ephemeral ponds are ecosystems that pull a disappearing act. Walk with us as we dive into what forms these temporary ponds and why they are vital to amphibians and other wildlife. Please dress for weather.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-create-block-uwsp-accordion-section\"><summary class=\"accordion-heading\">Thursday, April 23<\/summary><div class=\"accordion-content\">\n<p><strong>10:30 a.m.-1 p.m.<\/strong>&nbsp;| Seed Bomb Craft Time | DUC concourse table 4+5 | SGA<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Stop by and make your very own Seed Bomb!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>6-7 p.m.<\/strong>&nbsp;| Bloom into Art History | NFAC 154 | Association of Art Historians and Scholars<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Join this upcycling event where people are encouraged to bring their recycling to create flowers and give them a new life.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>7-9 p.m.<\/strong>&nbsp;| Painting and Planting | DUC Encore | PAD, SGA, RHA<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Come make your own plant jewelry and paint your own sign for your new plant!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-create-block-uwsp-accordion-section\"><summary class=\"accordion-heading\">Friday, April 24 <\/summary><div class=\"accordion-content\">\n<p><strong>Noon-2 p.m.<\/strong>&nbsp;| Daytime Dirt Cups | DUC Encore | CASE<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Make your own sweet treat dirt cup!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>*2-5 p.m.<\/strong>&nbsp;| Mini Conservation Retreat at Schmeekle Reserve | Schmeekle Reserve Visitor Center<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Join us for some outdoor fun and networking, sponsored by Wisconsin\u2019s Green Fire (WGF), a science and policy nonprofit. Come learn about conservation and connect with a panel of conservation professionals. Students from all majors are welcome. Pizza will be served. Max: 25 attendees.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-create-block-uwsp-accordion-section\"><summary class=\"accordion-heading\">Saturday, April 25<\/summary><div class=\"accordion-content\">\n<p><strong>$<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>8 a.m.-noon<\/strong>\u00a0| Winters Farmers Market | Stevens Point Boys and Girls Club | Stevens Point Farmers Market<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Come support your community and buy locally produced food, fresh produce, and crafts!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>9 a.m.-4 p.m.<\/strong>&nbsp;| The Arbor Day Bowl | Coleman Track | SAF, SER, SSA, Fire Crew, PRA, SGA<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Witness the first annual Arbor Day Bowl and watch or participate in the giant forestry themed competition!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>9 a.m.-5 p.m.<\/strong>&nbsp;| Midwest Climbing competition | Skyward Fieldhouse Climbing wall | Adventure Club and UWSP Climbing wall<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Climbing competition hosted at UWSP where Adventure Club plans to send participants to compete under the Rock Dawgs name.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2-3 p.m.<\/strong>&nbsp;| EcoPoetry: Putting Words to Wonder | Schmeeckle Reserve, Menzel Pavilion | Friends of Schmeekle<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Do you find inspiration in nature? If you enjoy writing, reading a good poem, or just spending time outside, come along to bridge the gap between words and wonder via an interactive, poetry-filled hike around Schmeeckle. Please dress for weather.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-create-block-uwsp-accordion-section\"><summary class=\"accordion-heading\">UWSP at Marshfield<\/summary><div class=\"accordion-content\">\n<p><strong>Monday, April 20<\/strong><br><strong>Noon-1:30 p.m.<\/strong>&nbsp;| Campus Cleanup | meet outside Marauder | UWSP Marshfield<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Come help clean up our campus and make it a green and clean place!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Wednesday, April 22<\/strong><sup><br><\/sup><strong>11 a.m.-2 p.m.<\/strong>&nbsp;| Chalk the walk | Commons Courtyard | UWSP Marshfield<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Join us in making our campus more colorful by creating chalk art!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/details>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"callout-large blockspacetop blockspacebottom\" id=\"\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/sustainability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2026\/04\/WW-64-scaled-1.jpg);background-position:center center;height:600px\"><div class=\"callout-coloroverlay\" style=\"background-image:linear-gradient(0deg, rgba(81,38,152,.7), rgba(0,0,0,.7))\"><div class=\"purpletheme callout-content-container\"><div class=\"callout-title\">STUDENTS CAN USE SPIN FOR POINTERS WEEK UPDATES<\/div><div class=\"callout-content\">Make sure to sign in at all Earth Week events using the UWSP Spin App for a chance to win prizes! 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