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Events at Smith

Lecture: Plants as Design Elements
November 19, 2010
with Michael Marcotrigiano, Director, Botanic Garden Followed by a reception and viewing of the illuminated Chrysanthemum Show Have you ever wondered why some gardens look better than others? Is it just the plants that were chosen or is it how they fill the space? This lecture presents some of the basics of using plants in the landscape. Step by step you will see how shrubs and trees build a landscape. The talk will highlight examples of great designs and why they work.
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Church Exhibition Gallery, Smith Botanic Garden
7:30 pm

Events at Smith

Film screening: Scarred Lands and Wounded Lives: The Environmental Footprint of War
December 1, 2010
In all its stages, from the production of weapons through combat to cleanup and restoration, war entails actions that pollute land, air, and water, destroy biodiversity, and drain natural resources. Yet the environmental damage occasioned by war and preparation for war is routinely underestimated, underreported, even ignored. The environment remains war's 'silent casualty.' From explosion of ordinance to mass migration; from leakage of bombed oil tankers in World War 2 to massive contribution to global warming; from nuclear radiation to lost resources for civil society, the film deals extensively with the incompatibility of war-making with a sustainable earth and humanity. The film is made by Alice and Lincoln Day. Alice Day is a Smith College alumna. Co-sponsored by the Alliance for Peace and Justice and the Environmental Science and Policy Program at Smith College.
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Seelye 106
7:00 pm

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Green Team Meeting!
December 9, 2010
The Green Team is a coalition of faculty, staff and students dedicated to fostering sustainability at Smith by educating and supporting the campus community in efficient use of finite natural resources, attaining the greatest possible efficiencies and preventing pollution. All are welcome to join the team or come to a meeting to propose your ideas to the group.
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Campus Center 102
12:00 pm

Events Off Campus

Lecture: Where do we stand on Global Warming?
December 7, 2010
The UMASS Amherst Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Education Institute presents: Raymond S. Bradley, Distinguished Professor of Geosciences and Director of the Climate System Research Center, UMass Amherst Follow the link below for an event description.
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138 Hasbrouck, University of Amherst campus
3:45 pm