Earth Week 2015 - College of Lake County
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Earth Week 2015 - College of Lake County
Earth Week, April 18-25, 2015 CLC as a Living Laboratory Programs are free and open to the public. Earth Week Programs for the Community Come learn about how the College of Lake County is a Living Laboratory! Sustainable CLC brings together faculty, staff, students, and other experts to share ways that we can learn from the world around us during Earth Week. Programs for all ages encourage interaction with wildlife, landscaping, and local food production. Programs about our new Green Building Technology and Master Plan will provide more technical information about how CLC is growing into the future. Activities will last approximately one hour, unless otherwise noted. Saturday, April 18 Monday, April 20 Grayslake Campus Clean-Up 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Get a Giveaway, Gain a Green Tip B Wing entrance 12–1 p.m. and 6–7 p.m. Join CLC’s Environmental Club and other clubs for the annual Campus Clean-Up! We will help spruce up the Grayslake campus by getting rid of items that have collected over the winter. Wear clothes and shoes that can get dirty and bring work gloves. Southlake Campus, Atrium Receive a useful giveaway and “green” tips in honor of Earth Week! First come, first served until supplies last. Tuesday, April 21 Wednesday, April 22 Sustainable Landscapes and Gardens Environmental Chat 1 p.m. 9 a.m. Grayslake Campus, Horticulture Building Technology Building, Room T323 Rory Klick, Horticulture department chair Members of the CLC Environmental Club will talk about composting, seasonal eating and herb gardens to try at home. Join a tour of the valuable resources on CLC’s Grayslake campus: the arboretum, woodland and sustainable agriculture farm. We will also look at flowering plants that depend on pollinators for food production (see below). All about Bees 2 p.m. Grayslake Campus, Horticulture Building front entrance and Room H110 Edward Popelka, CLC staff and resident beekeeper Come see how amazing our little pollinators are. Learn about the services bees provide us and our Earth. Listen to what our “beeeeautiful” bio-indicators are trying to tell us about a crisis right now in our environment. Snakes Alive! 7 p.m. Grayslake Campus, C Wing Auditorium Room C005 Dr. Michael Corn, professor emeritus; and Rob Carmichael, curator/director of the Wildlife Discovery Center of Lake Forest and CLC adjunct instructor Back by popular demand, Rob Carmichael and Dr. Michael Corn will present their kidfriendly program, an up-close and personal introduction to snakes and other reptiles! They will cover the myths, mysteries and facts surrounding reptiles. Learn about the natural history of reptiles as Rob and Mike introduce different animals, from lizards to snake species. Thursday, April 23 Take it to the Roof! 12 p.m. Southlake Campus, Room V336 1120 S. Milwaukee Ave., Vernon Hills David Husemoller, CLC sustainability manager and sustainable landscapes instructor From Southlake’s green roofs to a rooftop food garden, learn how CLC students are working with consultants to redesign and replant the green roofs to keep them in tiptop shape and how vegetables aren’t just on your plate anymore! A drawing for three $50 gift cards (one winner per gift card) will be held for the Chicago restaurant Uncommon Ground, the first certified organic roof top farm in the country. Climate Change 7 p.m. Grayslake Campus, C Wing Auditorium Room C005 Steve Holman, dean of Biological and Health Sciences division Come explore the vital signs of the planet: carbon dioxide concentration, global temperature, arctic sea ice, land ice, sea level and more. Learn about the science behind global climate change, its potential future effects and what you can do to help. Friday, April 24 Arbor Day Celebration 10 a.m. Farmers Market Grayslake Campus, Technology Building T1 entrance 3-5 p.m. Rory Klick, Horticulture department chair Grayslake Campus, C Wing Lobby (downstairs) Trees help moderate climate by providing shade and processing CO2, but they also help people feel more connected to the landscape. Join us to learn about some of the great trees that thrive in our area. Matt DeRose, local foods coordinator Come visit with CLC’s local food coordinator and over one dozen local food producers to purchase some of the first greens of the season. Sign up for the CLC Learning Farm’s Community Sustained Agriculture (CSA), learn about worm composting and find out where else to find locally grown produce and other locally produced food products. Saturday, April 25 Grayslake Restoration Work Day 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Corner of Willow Way and Lancer Lane by Parking Lot 3 Jeff Weiss, adjunct instructor, Horticulture Join us for our annual campus restoration day. We will be cutting buckthorn, pulling garlic mustard and doing other activities to improve the quality of CLC’s natural areas. Please wear clothes that can get dirty. While long-sleeved shirts and pants are suggested, closed-toed shoes are required. If possible bring work gloves and water to drink. Green Building Technology and Sustainable Master Plan Learn how the College of Lake County serves as a living laboratory! CLC is breaking ground on its Sustainable Master Plan this spring by drilling the geothermal field, renovating its core buildings and constructing a new café facing Willow Lake. New buildings at the Grayslake and Lakeshore campuses will boast construction elements designed to earn them a LEED Platinum rating by the U.S. Green Building Council. Learn more at www.clcillinois.edu/masterplan. Monday, April 20 Tuesday, April 21 Implementation of CLC’s Sustainable Master Plan Lakeshore Campus Renovation and Expansion 1 p.m. 10 a.m. Grayslake Campus, Technology Building, Room T326-8 Lakeshore Campus, 1 N. Genesee St., Room 008, Waukegan David Agazzi, vice president for Administrative Affairs; and Dorothy McCarty, program manager with Cotter Consulting, Inc. Burcin Moehring, director of science and technology, and Loren Johnson, associate, Legat Architects The Sustainable Master Plan has been through various phases of planning over the past several years. This spring marks the ground breaking of the first major construction projects. Learn about CLC’s ambitious plans to renovate and expand the Lakeshore Campus with new classrooms and additional student services. Tuesday, April 21 Thursday, April 23 The Science Building and the Leadership for Energy Efficient Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System Take it to the Roof! 7 p.m. Grayslake Campus, C Wing Auditorium, Room C005 Vuk Vujovic, director of sustainable design, and Scot Parker, studio director, Legat Architects Come see exciting plans for CLC’s science building, with new labs and classrooms for engineering, photonics and chemistry. Learn how this green building is designed to LEED Platinum standards with a rooftop photovoltaic array, geothermal heating and cooling, rainwater harvesting, LED lighting and a living wall. 12 p.m. Southlake Campus, Room V336 1120 S. Milwaukee Ave., Vernon Hills David Husemoller, CLC sustainability manager and sustainable landscapes instructor From Southlake’s green roofs to a rooftop food garden, learn how CLC students are working with consultants to redesign and replant the green roofs to keep them in tiptop shape and how vegetables aren’t just on your plate anymore! A drawing for three $50 gift cards (one winner per gift card) will be held for the Chicago restaurant Uncommon Ground, the first certified organic roof top farm in the country. Friday, April 24 Wednesday, April 22 Heating and Cooling Systems and Geothermal Energy at CLC 12-1:30 p.m. Grayslake Campus, Technology Building Room T326-8 Scott Allen, HVAC faculty; Jim Marison, HVAC department manager; and Dorothy McCarty, program manager, Cotter Consulting, Inc. Efforts to green our campus and our curriculum come together with the profession of heating, air conditioning and ventilation. CLC is exploring state-of-the-art HVAC systems and training professionals to install and maintain them! Learn about our HVAC systems and the new efficient geothermal system that’s breaking ground this spring. Aqueous Ozone Cleaner 12 p.m. Grayslake Campus, Technology Building Room T326-8 Our local sales representative will demonstrate a new sustainable cleaning and sanitizing product. Aqueous ozone reduces packaging, shipping and waste and uses no harmful chemicals! Come try it out for yourself. CLC Earth Week/Living Laboratory Events 2015 Sat. April 18 Mon. April 20 Tues. April 21 Campus Cleanup 9 a.m.12 p.m. B Wing Entrance Wed. April 22 Thurs. April 23 Fri. April 24 Environmental Chat 9 a.m. Technology Building, T323 Restoration Work Day 10 a.m.12 p.m. Parking Lot 3 Lakeshore Plan 10 a.m. LSC 008 Get a Giveaway, Gain a Green Tip 12–1 p.m. & 6–7 p.m. Southlake Atrium Landscapes and Gardens 1 p.m. H Bldg. Entrance Master Plan 1 p.m. T326-8 Bees and Pollinators 2-3 p.m. H110 Science Building and LEED 7 p.m. C005 Arbor Day Celebration 10 a.m. Tech. Bldg. Entrance HVAC and Geothermal Systems 12-1:30 p.m. T326-8 Green Roof Southlake 12 p.m. V336 Aqueous Ozone Cleaner 12 p.m. T326-28 Farmers’ Market 3-5 p.m. C Wing Lower Lobby Snakes Alive! 7 p.m. C005 Sat. April 25 Climate Change 7 p.m. C005 Green shaded areas indicate Green Building/Master Plan events For more information, call David Husemoller, sustainability manager at (847) 543-2643 or [email protected]. Grayslake Campus 19351 West Washington Street, Grayslake, Illinois 60030 Lakeshore Campus 33 North Genesee Street, Waukegan, Illinois 60085 Southlake Campus 1120 South Milwaukee Avenue, Vernon Hills, Illinois 60061 (847) 543-2000 www.clcillinois.edu