April is Earth Month, and we have all sorts of ways for you to engage with and learn about sustainability on the UCLA campus and beyond!
Here are just a few ways to get involved with UCLA’s Earth Month activities:
Join a campus sustainability tour led by one of our UCLA Sustainability Core Team staff.
Have you ever wondered about the sustainability secrets on campus? Check out the underground river, chilled water tank, and bike elevator on the UCLA campus. Sign up for a 1-hour campus tour with one of UCLA’s Sustainability Officers. RSVP at tinyurl.com/earthmonthtour to sign up and receive details.
Campus:
– Wednesday, April 16th, at 2:00pm – General Campus with UCLA Deputy Chief Sustainability Officer Bonny Bentzin
– Monday, April 21st, at 10:00am – General Campus with UCLA Chief Sustainability Officer Nurit Katz
– Wednesday, April 23rd, at 3:00pm – General Campus with UCLA Deputy Chief Sustainability Officer Bonny Bentzin
– Zero Waste: Wednesday, April 16th, 11:00 AM – with UCLA Zero Waste Manager Jade Goegebuer
The Hill (residence hall area):
– Thursday, April 24th, at 12:30pm with UCLA Housing Sustainability Manager Brianna Moncada
Participate in a social media, self-guided scavenger hunt of sustainable places and practices.
Take a moment to head outside and visit sustainability sites and complete sustainable actions on campus for a chance to win!
All of April, participate by snapping a photo of yourself at the site, or completing a sustainable action, and posting on your story, tagging this account @sustainucla. The top 2 participants who complete the most submissions will receive a prize, and one winner will be drawn from the pool of all participants to also receive a prize. Winners will be announced on April 30th!
Sustainability sites and actions to complete this month:
– Solar Thermal System on the Hill – note – this one is tricky. Only visible from a tall vantage point with clear line of sight to the southwest, or Northwest side of the Hill. Counts for TWO posts
– Community Garden at Sunset Rec
– Tower gardens on the Hill
– Water refill station
– Solar microgrid – roof of Parking Structure 9
– Vertical art gallery in School of Public Health
– Bees – photo of bee on campus OR of you in front of the old Life Sciences Building. (the hives are on the roof)
– LEED Platinum buildings
– Waste sorting (correctly) / plastic-free action
– BruinBus (electric)
– Biking – you commuting on your bicycle OR a bicycle repair station
– Stormwater capture system sign on the side of Parking Structure 9
– Bike Escalator on Portola Stairs
– Drought-tolerant or native landscaping
– Reuzzi or other reusable mug/cup
