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Amal Walks Across America: the Role of Climate Change in the Movement of Refugees and Immigrants
September 8, 2023
Little Amal is coming to Western MA! During this first ES&P lunchbag of the semester, Environmental Science and Policy faculty will facilitate a critical conversation about the complicated role of climate change in human displacement.
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Wright Hall 005, CEEDS
12:15 pm to 1:10 pm

Assessing the effects of climate change on local moths and butterflies
September 12, 2023
Professor Mariana Abarca (BIO) will talk about her research with students at the MacLeish Field Station. Part of the Sigma Xi Lunch Talks series; faculty, emeriti, staff, and students welcome! A complimentary lunch is offered to first 30 attendees (first come, first served).
Ford Hall 240
12:20 pm to 1:00 pm

Events Off Campus

Walk with Little Amal!
September 10, 2023
Join us for a field trip to walk with Little Amal, a puppet of a Syrian refugee girl, in her trip across America! (You can learn more about Little Amal at https://walkwithamal.org/amal-walks-across-america/) We will drive two vans to Ashfield, MA for the day. Vans will meet at 11:30 am at Sage Hall Circle; sign up for a spot at the link below. Box lunches will be provided and we will plan to be back to campus by 3 pm.
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Ashfield, MA (Meet at Sage Hall Circle at 11:30a)
11:30 am to 3:00 pm

Public forum: Forests as Climate Solutions
September 12, 2023
The MA Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs is seeking public input as it develops a “Forests as Climate Solutions” Initiative. The goal is to develop forest conservation and management guidelines that are based on the latest climate science. The guidelines will be applied to state lands and can also inform other forest landowners. Sign up for the webinar all the way below. ** To provide oral comment sign up: https://tinyurl.com/hkj82ttz ** Submit written comments using online (https://tinyurl.com/y6vdp4fm) by Friday, Sept. 15 at 5pm if possible; comments will continue to be accepted on a rolling basis.
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via Zoom
6:00 pm to 8:30 pm

The Long Field: A Reading by Local Author and Smith faculty Pamela Petro
September 12, 2023
Pamela Petro will read from her book The Long Field: Wales and the Presence of Absence, A Memoir. The book is a finalist for the Wales Book of the Year Award!
Broadside Bookshop, 241 Main St, Northampton MA
7:00 pm

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Film Screening at MacLeish: The Cow Who Sang a Song Into the Future
September 15, 2023
In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, CEEDS will be screening The Cow Who Sang a Song Into the Future at MacLeish Field Station! "A choir of creatures introduces a world delicately constructed by fantasy, mystery, and magical realism in Francisca Alegría’s poignant and stunning debut feature. It begins in a river in the south of Chile where fish are dying due to pollution from a nearby factory. Amid their floating bodies, long-deceased Magdalena bubbles up to the surface gasping for air, bringing with her old wounds and a wave of family secrets." Snacks will be provided; sign up for a spot in the van at the link below.
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MacLeish Field Station - Meet at Sage Hall Circle
6:30 pm

Involvement Fair
September 17, 2023
Come out and see what our clubs and organizations have to offer and how you might connect your interests and passions with those of others- for fun or to change the world!
Chapin Lawn
11:00 am to 1:00 pm

Events Off Campus

Volunteer opportunity: CT River Clean Up
September 16, 2023
Join us as we head to the Connecticut River for our annual clean-up. You bring the muscle and your favorite pair of work gloves; we'll have the trash bags and snacks. We will meet near the airport and then drive down to our site. If you are interested, send us an email at Lindsay.Sabadosa@mahouse.gov or register for Lindsay's Clean Team below. We can't wait to see you!
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Meet alongside the Northampton airport on Old Ferry Road to drive to clean up site
12:00 am to 12:00 am

March to End Fossil Fuels
September 17, 2023
United Nations Secretary General (UNSG) Antonio Guterres has announced a climate summit this September in NYC where entry will be offered only to country leaders who have committed to a fossil fuel phase out. While the Biden administration continues to greenlight mega-polluting fossil fuel projects, the UNSG summit puts additional pressure on President Biden to change course and become the real leader on climate change he has promised to be. This is a critical moment for mass mobilization that could move President Biden to take a stand against the fossil fuel industry ahead of the 2024 election. On September 17, 2023, tens of thousands of people will march in NYC calling on President Biden to be a true climate leader and end fossil fuels. Smith Eco Reps leader Una Fonte, '26 has created a carpooling sheet to help organize groups from the Five College area who are interested in traveling to the march together; see link below.
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New York City

Webinar: "Invasive Species Management in the Anthropocene:
September 20, 2023
From Shifting Hotspots to Biocontrol Efficacy" by Dr. Annette Evans, UMass Amherst. Invasive species rank among the greatest threats to ecosystems and communities--disrupting ecological dynamics, reducing biodiversity, spreading disease, and causing crop losses. Climate change is expected to magnify these impacts by facilitating the establishment and spread of invasive species. Understanding how these dual stressors interact is crucial for both the effective management of current invasive taxa and the proactive monitoring of future invasive species. Sponsored by the Northeast Climate Adaptation Science Center. More info and the link for the webinar can be found at the link below:
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via Zoom
4:00 pm

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Field Station Friday: Popsicles on Poplar Hill
September 22, 2023
Eat some popsicles, walk the trails, sit together by the firepit, or stay cozy in the Bechtel classroom at the MacLeish Field Station! Sign up for a spot in the van at the link below. Part of our Field Station Fridays series.
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MacLeish Field Station - Meet at Sage Hall Circle
4:15 pm to 7:15 pm

Mushroom Foray at MacLeish!
September 23, 2023
Join CEEDS staff and local expert Dianna Smith from the Pioneer Valley Mycological Association for a mushroom foray at Smith's MacLeish Field Station. We'll start with a short presentation, and then go into the woods to collect samples of the mushrooms we see. After time in the woods Dianna will help us identify our finds and organize them by genus and then we'll have a chance to learn more about mushrooms and ask any questions we might have. Space for this event is limited. Sign up for a spot in the vans all the way below. We will send you a confirmation and more information closer to the 23rd. Details: Meet at Sage Hall circle at 8:30 a.m. Return to campus at 12:30 p.m. Snacks provided.
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MacLeish Field Station
8:30 am to 12:30 pm

A Skill You Didn't Know You Needed to Know: CONCEPTS OF Environmental and Species Modeling
September 25, 2023
What is a "model," anyway? In this first of two workshops, ES&P major Kaila Frazer '24 will begin to answer this question, share how scientists use models to understand climate change and species habitats, and build towards doing some modeling together. These events are perfect for anyyone interested in ecology, wildlife biology or climate science, or who just wants to better understand modeling; all welcome. Lunch provided. (See also October 2) Sponsored by the Environmental Science and Policy Program.
Center for the Environment, Wright Hall garden-level
12:15 pm to 1:10 pm

Poetry Reading: Ross Gay
September 26, 2023
With attention and dedication to curiosity, Ross Gay studies Black joy by practicing delight while recognizing and navigating sorrow: loss and grief; the violence of racism in America; ecological destruction catalyzed by consumerism. In an interview with NPR’s Brittany Luse, Ross Gay notes that joy “attend[s] to models of surviving,” that by “gathering around what [we] love…we imagine the lives we want.” As Tracy K. Smith has affirmed, Ross Gay’s work inspires wonder and illuminates the “countless small miracles that surround us.” His forthcoming essay collection, The Book of (More) Delights (Algonquin) is further testament to how Gay’s observations move us toward hope and give priority to joy. Sponsored by the Boutelle-Day Poetry Center together with CEEDS, Botanic Garden, Environmental Science & Policy Program, departments of English Language & Literature, Africana Studies, and Biology, and the Lecture Committee. Read more about Ross at the link below:
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Weinstein Auditorium, Wright Hall
7:00 pm

Events Off Campus

Clean Energy Incentives for All: A Public Forum & Discussion
September 27, 2023
A live and virtual discussion about Massachusetts and Federal rebates and incentives available for individuals, homeowners, renters, businesses, municipalities, and non-profit organizations. Exhibitors and reception starts at 5:45 pm; panel discussion starts at 6:30 pm. There will be special opening remarks by Anthony Gulluni, Hampden County District Attorney. The panel speakers will be Paul Mark, MA State Senator, Jonathan Schrag, MA Deputy Climate Chief, Larry Chretien, CEO of Green Energy Consumer Alliance, and Beth Spong, CEO of Dean's Beans Organic Coffee. Click on the link below for more information, to register, or to access the livestream.
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Wilson Hall, Westfield State University
5:45 pm