EarthDays in the Bluegrass 2013

Wherever you want as long as its people powered
Annual day of action sponsored by the Energy Action Coalition, organizers of Powershift.
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UK Student Center Theater
Mr. Mann won the U.S. Academy of National Sciences' Keck Award for Best Book of the Year for '1491.' A correspondent for the Atlantic Monthly, Science, and Wired, he has covered the intersection of science, technology and commerce for many newspapers and magazines here and abroad. This event is part of the Conference on Invasion Biology, Ecology and Management and is funded by the Student Sustainability Council.Free and Open to the public. Reception and book signing following.Tickets are required and are available at the UK Student Center Ticket Office, Room 253and 200 B Kentucky Tobacco Research Development Center, 1401 University Drive. More information.

Room 111 UK Student Center.
The Louisiana Bucket Brigade is a 501(c)(3) environmental health and justice organization working with communities that neighbor the state's oil refineries and chemical plants. Our mission is to support communities' use of grassroots action to create informed, sustainable neighborhoods free from industrial pollution. More information.

UK Student Center
3RD CONFERENCE ON INVASION BIOLOGY, ECOLOGY, AND MANAGEMENT
Who?
Foresters, natural resource managers, land managers, land owners, researchers.

What?
Hear the latest developments on detecting, monitoring, and managing invasive species.Learn the latest information on their biology, ecology and spread Listen to talks on emerging technologies developed specifically to mitigate species’ invasions.

Why?
Bush honeysuckle . . . emerald ash borer . . . garlic mustard . . . hemlock woolly adelgid . . . thousand cankers disease . . . and more! The list goes on and on!

How?
Deadline to register is March 22 - $100 individual; $40 for graduate students;free for undergraduates. More information.

Room 231 Whitehall Classroom Building
The Louisiana Bucket Brigade is a 501(c)(3) environmental health and justice organization working with communities that neighbor the state's oil refineries and chemical plants. Our mission is to support communities' use of grassroots action to create informed, sustainable neighborhoods free from industrial pollution. More information.

Student Center Grand Ballrooom
Forum speakers are rooted in mainstream science and will discuss climate change from distinctive perspectives. Dr. Katharine Hayhoe, an internationally respected climate scientist, will discuss the issue from the perspective of values anchored in faith. Brigadier General (Ret.) Steven Anderson will discuss climate change in relation to our national security. Bob Inglis, Director of the Energy and Enterprise Initiative, will present possible solutions to climate change grounded in principles of free enterprise. More information.

Worsham Theater, UK Student Center.
A salesman for a natural gas company experiences life-changing events after arriving in a small town, where his corporation wants to tap into the available resources. Sponsored by the Late Night Film Series! More information.

Only on planet earth
Pick up a piece of litter, plant a tree, walk or bike instead of driving, get outside and make a commitment to respect the Earth and help ensure a healthy future. Write your pledge on the wall of our facebook page for a chance to win a FREE Earthdays in the Bluegrass T–shirt! More information.

Room 211 UK Student Center
Are you interested in building or working on a powerful campus or local campaign? Want to learn the fundamentals of how to plan campaign strategy and leverage people power to win? Then join us for a free Community Organizing Workshop. The workshop will focus on theory of change and the fundamentals of grassroots campaign strategy. It will be oriented towards groups working on anti-oppression of all kinds, environmental campaigns, immigration reform, and worker's rights. Register here!

Room 228 UK Student Center.
All students are welcome to attend and learn more about the Campus Housing Development and share their ideas for integrating sustainability with these new facilities. For more information contact Caroline Engle at caroline.engle@uky.edu.

Center Theater, UK Student Center
Raptors, or birds of prey, are majestic creatures and important members of Kentucky eco-systems. Raptor Rehab (www.raptorrehab.org) will be on campus with at least 5 of these incredible birds. Don't miss this rare opportunity to see these owls, falcons, eagles and hawks face-to-face. FREE! Free Parking available after 6pm in Student Center lot. If that lot is full, parking will be available in Parking Structure 5 adjacent to Kennedy's. Hourly rates will apply in the structure.More information.

Davis Marksbury Building Theater.
The Economics of Happiness describes a world moving simultaneously in two opposing directions. On the one hand, an unholy alliance of governments and big business continues to promote globalization and the consolidation of corporate power. At the same time, people all over the world are resisting those policies, demanding a re-regulation of trade and finance—and, far from the old institutions of power, they’re starting to forge a very different future. Communities are coming together to re-build more human scale, ecological economies based on a new paradigm – an economics of localization. Co-sponsored by the Late Night Film Series. More information.

Room 249 of the UK Student Center
UK Sociology professor Shannon Elizabeth Bell will discuss her forthcoming book, Our Roots Run Deep as Ironweed: Appalachian Women and the Fight for Environmental Justice, which examines the pivotal role that Appalachian women have played in the grassroots resistance movement against irresponsible coal-mining practices. Her talk will foreground the narratives of some of these brave activists, revealing their stories of injustice, their motivations for action, the challenges they have faced in the struggle to protect their communities, and the personal transformations they have experienced through their activism.

Capital Plaza Hotel, Frankfort KY
Bicycling and walking are the foundation of so many great things… safe communities, strong economies and healthy, happy people. The Summit will allow people to network and learn how communities and states have taken their first and next steps to become more bicycle and pedestrian friendly. Registration required. More information.

Capital Plaza Hotel, Frankfort KY
Bicycling and walking are the foundation of so many great things… safe communities, strong economies and healthy, happy people. The Summit will allow people to network and learn how communities and states have taken their first and next steps to become more bicycle and pedestrian friendly. Registration required. More information.

Hisle Park, 3551 Briar Hill Road
Reforest The Bluegrass is designed to recreate pre-settlement, streamside forests that were once native to the inner Bluegrass Region of Kentucky. Through the efforts of thousands of volunteers, Lexington is progressively restoring the long-lost benefits of streamside forests for generations to come. This is a crucial step to protecting our valuable water resources and enhancing our living standards. More information.

Wildcat Wheels Bicycle Library
"The Legacy Trail opened two years ago and has quickly become one of Lexington's crown jewels. The trail is a little more than 8 miles long and is dedicated to bikers, walkers, skaters, etc. Our ride will begin at the Wildcat Wheels Bike Shop and we will ride out and back on the trail. Total distance will be 18 miles and we will go at a pace that is comfortable for everyone. The ride will begin with a discussion of safe cycling techniques. If you want to ride just the trail, please meet us at the Trailhead at the YMCA on Loudon Ave at 1:30pm The entire ride will take less than 2 hours. For more information contact James Baunach at james.baunach@uky.edu. This is event is part of Bike Week 2013
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Commonwealth House,226 E Maxwell St
Come learn how to compost indoors with Seedleaf's Master Community Composter Amy Preece! Participants will walk away with their own compost bin. This event is free to the UK community and all composting materials will be provided. More information.

All 6 Campus Fix-it Stations
Over the past year UK has installed 6 DIY Bicycle Repair Stations. From noon-1pm Wildcat Wheels Staff will join members of the UK Bicycle Advisory Committee in demonstrating how to use these resources. Campus Fix-it station locations are highlighted on this map. This is event is part of Bike Week 2013. More information.

Coca-Cola Lexington, transportation leaving from Stu. Center ATMs at 2pm.
Lexington has some daunting storm water issues. This tour will explore a key example of how Coca-Cola changed the way they steward our water resources. Their Lexington facility now has a system in place that keeps thousands of gallons of rain water out of the storm sewer system by harvesting, treating and re-using for non-potable functions like irrigation and washing vehicles. For more information contact Evan Wesley at evan.wesley@uky.edu. In honor of Bike Week 2013 a guided bike ride to the facility will be offered. If you are interested in riding, please contact Shane Tedder at shane.tedder@uky.edu.

online
Curious about how to make biking on campus work for you? Participate in this hour-long Twitter chat. Just follow @universityofky. This is event is part of Bike Week 2013. More information.

Davis Marksbury Building Theater.
You don't have to ride your bike but there will be special prizes for those who do! Oceans is an ecological drama/documentary, filmed throughout the globe. Part thriller, part meditation on the vanishing wonders of the sub-aquatic world. More information.

Everywhere you need to go
There is no better way to get around our campus than on a bicycle. This will be our first annual Bike to Campus Day and we will kick the day off with A Bike-Through Resource Fair from 7:30 am-9:30 am at the plaza across from Memorial Collesium to learn about campus and local bike resources, score swag and grab some free breakfast! This is event is part of Bike Week 2013. More information.

The whole wide world
Take the car–free pledge and liberate yourself from the combustion engine for a day of fresh air and exercise so you can spend your gas money on something fun! Pledge on our facebook page for a chance to win a FREE Earthdays in the Bluegrass T–shirt!. Lots of car-free resources are available from UK PTS and UK Wildcat Wheels. More information.

Meet at Student Center ATMs
Do you love the water? Are you interested in cleaning up one of the most scenic rivers in KY? If the answer to both of these questions is yes then you need to come out on April the 21st and help clean up the Licking River in Northern KY. We will work with canoes on a portion of the river. Everything that we collect that can be recycled will be. Following our hard work we will all meet at nearby park for a cookout and a time to just chill and relax before dead week and studying begins. For more information contact Stratton Hatfield at rsha222@g.uky.edu.

Student Center Patio
Join us for the 43rd celebration of Earth Day. More than 20 campus organizations will be there too with info about how you can get involved. Dining Services will be there with FREE KY PROUD food (veggie options available) and we have some great prizes to give away. More information.

Location TBA
Come out and run the BYSC 5K in support of lexington high schools and their push to encourge a culture of sustainability here in Kentucky. Make sure you remember to race in a pair of old tennis shoes. Donations will be taken up at the end of the race is support of recylcing our old worn out footwear. More information coming soon.

Lexington Cementary
Spring is in the air and the birds are on there way back to the Bluegrass State. Come out and join the Office of Sustainability for a bird walk in the Lexington Cemetary. Many migrant warblers should be back and in full song. It will a day of birding you do not want to miss. For more information contact Stratton Hatfield at rsha222@g.uky.edu.