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Field Station Friday!
March 30, 2018
Get off campus and reconnect with nature at MacLeish! Our field station has it all- scenic views, miles of hiking trails, sites for research and a state-of-the-art Living Building with tea and wifi. Vans leave from Chapin loading dock at 1, and will be back in time for tea. Sign up with the link below:
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Macleish Field Station
12:30 pm to 4:30 pm

Art Walk with Dan Ladd
March 31, 2018
Join us for an art walk with Dan Ladd! The artist in residence at MacLeish, Dan Ladd manipulates living trees by grafting, pruning, and otherwise working with their natural growth to create his art. He will be presenting and discussing his MacLeish sculptural projects, including a work shaped from six individual trees. Come see this unique living art for yourselves! Van leaves from the Chapin loading dock at 1 pm and will return by 4. Reserve your seat with the link below.
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MacLeish Field Station
12:30 pm

Walk for Water
March 31, 2018
Join this Water Mission Initiative walk to raise awareness and life-saving funds for the 1.8 billion people that lack access to safe, clean water. Everyone is welcome.
Paradise Pond Boat House
1:30 pm

Cold Wars: The fight to protect and control seeds in an unstable world
April 2, 2018
with Tim Johnson, Director, Botanical Garden, Smith College. Part of the Environment and Sustainability: Notes From the Field lecture series sponsored by CEEDS. Open to the public.
McConnell 103
2:40 pm

Lecture: Resilience, Tenacity and Hard Work:
April 2, 2018
My Story, Your Future and Our Responsibility to Create a Strong Quantitative Community with Erika Camacho, Associate Professor in the School of Mathematical and Natural Sciences at Arizona State University. Sponsored by the Science Center Committee on Diversity.
Ford Hall 240
5:00 pm

Sea-Level Fingerprinting: Projecting into the Future by Revisiting the Past
April 4, 2018
Professor Carling Hay from Boston College will present work that uses projections of climate change in conjunction with models of Earth's mantle in order to figure out how, for example, melting ice caps in Antarctica will result in sea level rise off the Eastern Seaboard. The talk will be held at 12:10 in Sabin-Reed 103, with lunch served at noon.
Sabin-Reed 103
12:00 pm

Solving Problems with Spatial Analysis
April 4, 2018
This event is part of the Spatial Analysis Lab Spring Workshop Series. Leverage vector and raster analysis to answer spatial questions — after all, everything has a place.
Sabin-Reed 104 Lab
4:00 pm to 5:00 pm

Events Off Campus

UMass Green Building Tour
April 5, 2018
Led by Ludmilla Pavlova, Senior Campus Planner. Get the inside stories of Crotty Hall, the renovated Old Chapel, the South College addition, the Integrative Learning Center, and more. 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.
UMass Amherst, Crotty Hall
4:00 pm to 5:30 pm

Finding Your Life Purpose: Career Workshop
April 5, 2018
Reflective writing, group discussion, and practical steps to support career exploration. Led by contemplative career coach and mindfulness teacher Jennifer Earls, M.Ed., Dance with Life Consulting. 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 Amhest W.E.B. Du Bois Library, Room 2601
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm

Featured Event

Poetry Workshop with Naila Moreira
April 7, 2018
Get off campus and give yourself the gift of some time with poetry at the MacLeish Field Station. Naila Moreira, writer, naturalist, journalist, and Writer-in-Residence at Forbes will lead a workshop for all interested writers. Vans leave from Chapin loading dock at 1 p.m. so don't be late! We'll be back by 4:30 p.m. Reserve your seat with the link below.
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MacLeish Field Station
12:30 am

Events at Smith

Field Station Friday!
April 6, 2018
Get off campus and reconnect with nature at MacLeish! Our field station has it all- scenic views, miles of hiking trails, sites for research and a state-of-the-art Living Building with tea and wifi. Vans leave from Chapin loading dock at 1, and will be back in time for tea. Sign up with the link below:
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Macleish Field Station
12:30 pm to 4:30 pm

Coal, Climate, and Environmental Backlash: The Political Ramifications of Environmental Activism
April 11, 2018
in Appalachian Coalfields. The environmental science and policy program hosts a lunchtime talk with 9th generation Appalachian and 5th generation underground coal miner, Nick Mullins. Lunch provided.
McConnell 103
12:15 pm

Events Off Campus

Pioneer Valley Ecological Research and Management Symposium
April 7, 2018
Join UMass, Smith College, and Mass Audubon for presentations on research and ecological management happening in the Pioneer Valley. Presenters will cover a range of topics including floodplain forest restoration, emerald ash borer control, chestnut restoration, rising temperature's effect on herring, house wren predation pressure, and wetlands assessment. This event is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served. Please register at the link below.
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Arcadia Wildlife Sanctuary, 127 Combs Rd, Easthampton
9:00 am to 12:00 pm

ThinkFOOD 5 conference: The Future of Farming: Democratizing the Food System
April 7, 2018
Join us for the 5th annual ThinkFOOD conference at Simon's Rock. At the morning panel, speakers from Soul Fire Farm, Gardening the Community, and the National Young Farmers Coalition will discuss why the ownership of food production is important. At the afternoon Roundtables, invited moderators will lead open discussions on food activism, right-to-farm policies, empowering people to make healthy food choices, and more. Roundtable topics will be selected by audience members at the close of the first panel. The conference will close with a campus tree walk to learn about native trees, with an emphasis on those that provide foraging opportunities. Admission is $25 for adults (free for students) plus $10 for lunch. Maryann Tebben Professor of French Division of Languages and Literature Head, Center for Food Studies Bard College at Simon's Rock 84 Alford Road Great Barrington, MA 01230 mtebben@simons-rock.edu (413) 528-7219
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Kellogg Music Center, Bard College at Simon's Rock, Great Barrington, MA
10:00 am to 5:00 pm

Lecture: Quantifying Variability in Fish Populations Due to Climate Change
April 11, 2018
This project analyzed established long‐term data about important fish populations from across the Great Lakes basin. Our objective was to evaluate spatial and temporal variation in fish catches from large freshwater lakes that have experienced large‐scale changing conditions. Vidal recently graduated from the University of Georgia. She currently works on recreational fisheries issues.
Room 134, Morrill Science Center, Umass Amherst Campus
3:30 pm

Green Jobs & Internships- Career Fair
April 11, 2018
Showcase for businesses and colleges- developing green careers together! Free snack! Free parking! Open to the public! Check out the growing list of participants at the link below:
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Union Station Ballroom (nest to Platform Sports Bar), 125A Pleasant Street, Northampton, MA
5:00 pm to 7:00 pm

Native Land Loss and New England Recovery Efforts
April 11, 2018
Pete Westover will open a new series with a dramatic illustrated examination of Native land loss and recovery efforts in New England, threats to national monuments and sacred sites, urban and rural "food deserts," Connecticut Valley energy and air-quality issues, the concept of "sacrifice zones," and the effects of climate change on vulnerable communities. Free, registration appreciated.
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Hitchcock Center, 845 West Street, Amherst, MA
7:00 pm to 8:30 pm

Featured Event

Wild & Scenic Film Festival
April 14, 2018
Join us for a screening of 13 amazing films celebrating the natural world and the activists working to protect it: part of SYRCL's nationwide Wild & Scenic Film Festival. We're partnering with the Wild & Scenic Westfield River Committee and other organizations to host five local screenings this spring. We hope to see you there! Admission to our event is free; we will be collecting donations for local environmental organizations. Follow the link below to see which films we are screening, view some trailers, and find out where else you can see a show.
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Weinstein Auditorium, Wright Hall, Smith College
2:30 pm to 5:30 pm

Events at Smith

Field Station Friday!
April 13, 2018
Get off campus and reconnect with nature at MacLeish! Our field station has it all- scenic views, miles of hiking trails, sites for research and a state-of-the-art Living Building with tea and wifi. Vans leave from Chapin loading dock at 1, and will be back in time for tea. Sign up with the link below:
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Macleish Field Station
12:30 pm to 4:30 pm

Dusk at MacLeish- Arts Night Out
April 13, 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 Museum of Art
8:00 pm

The Grand Inquiry: What will it take for the world to work and who do we need to be?
April 16, 2018
with Nancy Bell, Diretor, VT/NH The Conservation Fund, Vermont. Part of the Environment and Sustainability: Notes From the Field lecture series sponsored by CEEDS. Open to the public.
McConnell 103
2:40 pm

Can I Map That?
April 17, 2018
This event is part of the Spatial Analysis Lab Spring Workshop Series. Interested in incorporating GIS in your research but hit a brick wall? Learn methods of finding and preparing spatial data, in addition to exploring diverse data sets from different disciplines.
Sabin-Reed 104 Lab
4:00 pm to 5:00 pm

The Irma Diaries: Compelling Survivor Stories from the Virgin Islands
April 17, 2018
Angela Burnett, a native of the Virgin Islands (UK) and presently the Territory’s Climate Change Officer, will discuss her new book with first-person survival stories from Hurricane Irma. There will be ample time for discussion including questions from the audience about climate change, hurricane disaster management and preparedness, and small, tropical island sustainability. Sponsored by the department of geosciences and environmental science and policy. All are welcome.
McConnell 103
4:15 pm

Clothing Collection for Free Campuswide Thrift Store
April 17, 2018
Do you have clothes that you no longer have a use for but don't know how to get rid of? Don't want to see good clothes go to waste? Bring them to the Eco-Reps and the SGA Senate, who are organizing a Campus-wide Free Box during Earth Week to raise awareness about the social and environmental justice issues associated with fast fashion, and reduce the amount of clothes left behind at the end of the year. Clothing collection will be on Chapin Lawn (OR Carroll Room in the event of rain) from 11:00-1:00. Drop off clothes and shoes of all kinds to be organized and put out the following day for anyone to take for free!
Chapin Lawn, OR Carroll Room in the event of Rain
11:00 pm to 1:00 pm

Eelgrass Management on the West Coast: Where are the Discrepancies?
April 18, 2018
ES&P Lunch Talk with Ellie Mason '18. Lunch provided.
Sabin-Reed 103
12:15 pm

Free Campuswide Thrift Store
April 18, 2018
Spring is here, seasons are changing, and it's time for the campus's largest clothing swap! Join the Eco-Reps and SGA Senate on Chapin Lawn (or in the Carroll Room, in the event of rain) to spice up your wardrobe. Check out the clothing donated by fellow Smithies, and see if there is anything you'd like to take. Take something, leave something, and help reduce the carbon footprint of our clothes. We'll also use this event to call out the unethical treatment of garment workers worldwide, and the other social justice issues associated with fast fashion. You may find more than just the typical tag attached to your new-to-you item of clothing... We'll be collecting clothing the day before, but feel free to bring clothing to donate to the swap itself.
Chapin Lawn, OR Carroll Room in the event of Rain
11:00 pm to 7:30 pm

Poetry Reading and Talk by Diane Ackerman
April 19, 2018
Poet, essayist, and naturalist Diane Ackerman will deliver the fifth annual Enid Mark Lecture on Poetry & Contemporary Book Arts followed by a reception, booksale, and signing in the Poetry Center. This event is sponsored by Special Collections and is free and open to the public.
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Weinstein Auditorium, Wright Hall
12:00 am

Events Off Campus

Massachusetts Forests in the Era of Climate Change
April 15, 2018
with Michael Kellett, Executive Director of RESTORE: The North Woods.
Hitchcock Center, 845 West Street, Amherst, MA
2:00 pm to 4:00 pm

Art and Photo Exhibit
April 19, 2018
dedicated to local and global indigenous women on the front lines defending ancestral lands from Mindanao to Standing Rock and worldwide. Dinner will be served. Indigenous art and bead wear by: Lianne Charlie (Tagé Cho Hudän); Elizabeth James Perry (Aquinnah Wampanoag); Lumad women and students from Mindanao. Photos by: Sunshine Velasco; Pele Pagasa. Performances by: Urban Thunder. Special guest Lumad speaker from Mindanao: Fritzi Junance Magbanua. Organized by: Students from Indigenous Women and World Politics class. Co-sponsored by: Association of Amherst Students; Victor S. Johnson Lectureship Fund. Facebook event link is below:
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The Octagon, Amherst College
6:00 pm to 8:00 pm

The Work That Reconnects: Practices Connected to Earth and Community
April 19, 2018
Facilitated by Bela Schultz, trained facilitator and UMass BDIC student with a concentration in Environmental Psychology. WTR builds community and connectivity, shifting how people perceive and address climate change. 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.
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UMass Amherst W.E.B. Du Bois Library, Room 2601
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm