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Featured Event Forests: Critical Components for Addressing Long-Term Climate Change February 28, 2018 A lecture by internationally renowned climate scientist William Moomaw, Professor Emeritus of International Environmental Policy at the Fletcher School, Tufts University. Moomaw has worked at the intersection of science and policy, advocating for international sustainable development. He has conducted research in areas including sustainable development, renewable energy, trade and environment, technology and policy implications for climate change, water and climate change, economics and geochemistry of the nitrogen cycle, biodiversity, and negotiation strategies for environmental agreements. He has been a long-time contributor to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Please register for the event at the link below: More... Weinstein Auditorium, Wright Hall 7:00 pm From Bearded Lady to Breathing on Land: An Artist Talk with Hope Ginsburg March 1, 2018 Visual artist, educator, and marine enthusiast Hope Ginsburg will present recent works at the intersection of performance art and video and the past projects that underpin them. Focus will be on her "Land Dive Team" body of work, which combines scuba and meditation to train attention on the environment, and which was premiered last year at Mass MoCA as part of the popular exhibit "Explode Everyday"; and on "Swirling," a collaborative work in progress to do with coral restoration. This event is in conjunction with the Kahn Institute's yearlong project Destroy then Restore: Transforming our Lands and Waters. All are welcome. More... Graham Hall, Hillyer 5:00 pm Events at Smith ES&P Lunch Talk: GIS Adventures in Engineering-land: February 28, 2018 Life as a GIS Specialist at the UMass Amherst Microwave Remote Sensing Lab with Tracy Whelen (MHC '14), GIS Specialist, UMass Amherst Microwave Remote Sensing Lab. Wondering about working in GIS? This talk will give an overview of what life is like as a GIS Specialist in the Microwave Remote Sensing Lab at UMass Amherst, ecosystem related applications of synthetic aperture radar (SAR), and job reflections related to being a recent 5 College graduate (MHC '14) working in this field. Lunch Provided. Sabin-Reed 103 12:15 pm Art & Environment in the Swirl March 1, 2018 Coral reef restoration and the value of environmentally engaged artmaking with Hope Ginsberg, Environmental Artist, Richmond, VA. Part of the Environment and Sustainability: Notes From the Field lecture series sponsored by CEEDS. Lunch provided on a first come, first served basis. CEEDS, Wright Hall lower-level 12:00 pm Williams-Mystic information and Herrell's ice cream March 1, 2018 Three Smithies will talk about their experiences with Williams-Mystic, a Smith-approved, interdisciplinary coastal and ocean studies semester program of Williams College and Mystic Seaport. And there will be ice cream! Students need not have prior experience or interest in ocean studies; our interdisciplinary semester touches on broader themes ranging from literature and history to present-day policy and ecological challenges. Students interested in environmental issues find that studying America's oceans and coasts enhances their understanding of climate change and its impact on societies around the world. Campus Center 204 6:30 pm Williams-Mystic information table March 1, 2018 Stop by to find out about this Smith-approved study away program based in Mystic, CT. Campus Center 11:30 pm to 1:30 pm Maple Tree Tapping at MacLeish March 2, 2018 Join us as we tap maple trees at MacLeish Field Station in preparation for the CEEDS Spring Maple Sugaring Event. Van departs from the Chapin loading dock at 1pm and will return by 4. Please note that seats are limited. Sign up with the link below. More... MacLeish Field Station 12:30 pm to 4:30 pm Stories About Seeds March 2, 2018 Presented by Tim Johnson, Director of the Botanic Garden of Smith College, and former Head of Preservation at Seed Savers Exchange. Join us for a journey through time as we explore the evolution of seeds and the emergence of the angiosperm (�vessel seeded�) plant lineage. These flowering plants arose some 125 million years ago. Learn about how the humble skill of seed saving changed the course of human history and about the current work being done to preserve both biodiversity and cultural identities in seed banks. Followed by a reception at the Lyman Plant House and a preview of the Bulb Show in the illuminated Lyman Conservatory. Campus Center Carroll Room 7:30 pm Spring Bulb Show March 3, 2018 A spectacular array of blossoming crocuses, hyacinths, narcissi, irises, lilies and tulips provide an early glimpse of spring. Friday, Saturday and Sunday extended hours 10:00 AM - 8:00 PM. Groups of 10 or more visiting the show must schedule in advance. More... Botanic Garden of Smith College 10:00 am to 4:00 pm Sap Collecting at MacLeish March 3, 2018 Lend a hand collecting maple sap right from the MacLeish trees to store for our CEEDS Spring Sugaring Event. Van departs from Chapin loading dock at 1pm and will return by 4. Sign up below- please note that seats are limited. More... MacLeish Field Station 12:30 pm to 4:30 pm Lecture: The Use of Watershed Based Studies to Answer Key Questions March 6, 2018 Concerning Global Contaminants and Environmental Change. Smith geosciences department hosts Douglas A, Burns, USGS Research Hydrologist for the 5-College Geology Lecture Series. The lecture is in McConnell 103 at 7PM. A dinner, with food from India Palace, will be served at 6PM. All are welcome and invited. McConnell 103 Book & Plow Farm Information Table March 6, 2018 Looking for a farm internship this summer? Stop by for more information about opportunities with Amherst College's farm. More... Smith College Campus Center Main Level Table 11:30 am to 1:30 pm Events Off Campus Interactive, Creative Responses to Climate Change February 28, 2018 Reflective writing, art-making, and sharing. A collaboration with Paperbark Literary Magazine. Arrive at 2:30 P.M. for quiet contemplation and check-in. This event is part of the 2018 Climate Change Series "Talking Truth: Finding Your Voice around the Climate Crisis". All events are free and open to the public. Please note that seating is limited. UMass Amherst, Goodell 406A 3:00 pm Teamwork to Make the Dream Work: Networks of Opportunity and Mistrust as Tactical Tool February 28, 2018 Faculty Seminar: Teresa Gonzales (FCWSRC Research Associate and Assistant Professor of Sociology, Knox College) Much of the literature on community development emphasizes the importance of cultivating trust in order to build inter-organizational networks within poor communities. We know trust relationships may bring additional funds and political influence to a neighborhood, but at what cost? Particularly if power is consolidated into the hands of the few. IF trust can increase marginalization, how might mistrust create opportunities? Using a case study of how two low-income neighborhoods in Chicago, Gonzales focuses on the ways that neighborhood-based community groups use mistrust as a strategy for local power. 83 College Street Mount Holyoke College 6:00 pm to 8:00 am Repair and Reuse Fair March 1, 2018 Part of the The Post-Landfill Action Network national tour. More... Robert Crown Center (RCC), Hampshire College 10:00 am to 3:00 pm Post-Landfill Action Network Speaker Series March 1, 2018 Amira Odeh Qui�ones: Amira�s work in a campaign titled �No M�s Botellas� at the University of Puerto Rico was successful in making one of their campuses the first Latin American University to ban the sale of bottled water. She has represented her country at the UN Climate talks and been a part of the Sierra Student Coalition training program, facilitating leadership workshops to youth in Puerto Rico and the United States; Ahmina Maxey: is the US & Canada Regional Coordinator with the Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA). She works to support communities that are fighting back against polluting industry, and advocating for zero waste alternatives. Her background is in environmental justice organizing, having worked for nearly a decade in her hometown of Detroit, Michigan to protect the health and environment of the community. Through her work with the Zero Waste Detroit coalition she helped achieve citywide curbside recycling, and watch-dogged the Detroit incinerator (the largest in the country) resulting in millions of dollars in fines levied against the facility; Pashon Murray: Working to reduce the carbon footprint of Detroit by revitalizing neighborhoods, Pashon Murray is finding solutions to re-use or recycle everyday organic waste. In fact, to Pashon, there is no such thing as waste, and she is on a mission to eliminate landfill use. Murray co-founded Detroit Dirt in 2010, a local composting company that is focused on creating a circular economy in Detroit. Pashon is a MIT Media Lab Fellow, a proud Detroiter, and continues to be recognized as a leader in the zero-waste movement; Junior Walk: has been working with various anti-surface mining organizations in the Appalachian region for the past six years. He has done everything from lobbying on federal and state levels, gathering data for lawsuits against coal companies, and even getting arrested doing direct action on surface mines and corporate offices. Junior now serves as the outreach coordinator for Coal River Mountain Watch, a role in which he spends his time helping educate people about the effects coal extraction has had on his community. Link below to a Rideshare signup for anyone traveling from other universities to Mount Holyoke for the Speaker Series: More... Gamble Auditorium, Mount Holyoke College 7:00 pm Local Environmental Action Conference 2018 March 3, 2018 When hundreds of people come together to build towards a better and healthier future, great things happen. Our annual Local Environmental Action conference will bring people together to trade stories from winning campaigns, share strategies, and dream up innovative ideas for the work ahead. Join Toxics Action Center and Massachusetts Climate Action Network and hundreds of activists and experts to learn, network and be inspired. FaceBook event link: https://www.facebook.com/events/171230003451365/ Registration is now open! Reserve your spot at the link below: More... Northeastern University, Curry Student Center. Boston, Mass Workshop: Edible Landscaping with Fruit March 3, 2018 This presentation with Sonia Schloemann will explore how fruit can be incorporated into an edible landscape setting. We�ll talk about common fruit like strawberries and blueberries and also more unusual fruit like Aronia and Lingonberries. Participants will learn what these plants can contribute to a home landscape and what it takes to grow them successfully. The end of the class we will tour the UMass Permaculture Garden. French Hall/UMass, 230 Stockbridge Rd. Amherst MA 10:00 am to 12:00 pm		Events at Smith Reducing Bias & Uncertainty in Mapping Human Geography Data March 8, 2018 This event is part of the Spatial Analysis Lab Spring Workshop Series. Webinar by the World-Wide Human Geography Data Working Group (WWHGD) with speakers from the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, University of Wisconsin-Madison, US Military Academy, Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team, and US State Department. Lunch will be provided. Registration is required for this event. See link below to register. More... Sabin-Reed 104 Lab 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm Dusk at MacLeish- Arts Night Out March 9, 2018 On four Northampton Arts Nights Out this spring, photographer Pamela Petro and poet Naila Moreira will present an art exhibit, Dusk at Macleish, of seven ecological graphic poems. Their work, in word and image digital presentation, will be projected on a triptych of screens. The photos and poems of Dusk at MacLeish reflect on the fragile moment in ecological history in which we live, suggesting liminal moments between light/dark, seen/intuited, day/night, present/future. The project juxtaposes moved-image photographs taken at dusk by Petro with poems written simultaneously by Moreira, created in a series of visits to the Smith College MacLeish Field Station in Whately, Massachusetts. The simultaneity of artistic production allows for a deep focus on place, setting, and ecological framing, making the landscape itself a powerful collaborator in the work. The series forms part of Arts Afield, a program at the MacLeish Field Station supported by the Center for the Environment, Ecological Design, and Sustainability (CEEDS). Pop-up parklet On the Green by the Smith College Art Museum 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm Spring Bulb Show March 10, 2018 A spectacular array of blossoming crocuses, hyacinths, narcissi, irises, lilies and tulips provide an early glimpse of spring. Friday, Saturday and Sunday extended hours 10:00 AM - 8:00 PM. Groups of 10 or more visiting the show must schedule in advance. More... Botanic Garden of Smith College 10:00 am to 4:00 pm Events Off Campus Interactive, Creative Responses to Climate Change March 7, 2018 Reflective writing, art-making, and sharing. A collaboration with Paperbark Literary Magazine. Arrive at 2:30 P.M. for quiet contemplation and check-in. This event is part of the 2018 Climate Change Series "Talking Truth: Finding Your Voice around the Climate Crisis". All events are free and open to the public. Please note that seating is limited. UMass Amherst, Goodell 406A 3:00 pm		Events at Smith Spring Bulb Show March 18, 2018 A spectacular array of blossoming crocuses, hyacinths, narcissi, irises, lilies and tulips provide an early glimpse of spring. Friday, Saturday and Sunday extended hours 10:00 AM - 8:00 PM. Groups of 10 or more visiting the show must schedule in advance. More... Botanic Garden of Smith College 10:00 am to 4:00 pm Risk management in environmental sustainability March 19, 2018 with James Hamilton, Principal, Stakeholder Capital Consulting, Boston, MA. Part of the Environment and Sustainability: Notes From the Field lecture series sponsored by CEEDS. Open to the public. McConnell 103 2:40 pm Sigma Xi: What can carbon tax models teach us? March 20, 2018 Presented by Alex Barron, Environmental Science and Policy Program. Lunch is served in the Foyer at 11:45 a.m., talks begin at 12:10 p.m. and are open to all faculty, emeriti, staff, and students. McConnell 103 12:10 pm