Earth Month 2026
Students
Schedule of Events
Welcome to the Earth Month 2026 event schedule! This year, we're thrilled to collaborate with campus departments and student organizations to bring you an exciting lineup of events celebrating sustainability, community, and action.
Interested in hosting an event or partnering with us in the future? Let’s make it happen! Reach out via email and we’ll add your event to the calendar.
Explore the schedule below and check back often—new events will be added as they’re finalized! Stay connected by following us on (Facebook or Instagram) for event updates, interactive content, and ways to get involved all April long. Let’s make this Earth Month the best one yet!
Get your exclusive Earth Day T-Shirt from the University Bookstore!
Thanks to a fundraising collaboration with the University Bookstore, we are excited to partner with them to offer this t-shirt to celebrate Earth Day at UW-Whitewater. 25% of all sales will go directly to support our Campus Garden project, located directly behind the bookstore, that helps provide fresh food to local food pantries, including our very own Warhawk Pantry.
"Gaia: The Earth is Alive" Exhibit
April 16 - May 15
University Center - Roberta's Art Gallery
"Gaia: The Earth is Alive" by Beth Racette explores the idea of Earth as a living and interconnected system rooted in both ancient beliefts and modern science. Through her painting, Racette combines scientific understanding with intuitive expression to show the relationships and flows that connect life on every scale, from cells to galaxies. Please also consider attending the Workshop and Reception on April 21.
BIPOC Women in Sustainability Display
April 16 - May 15
University Center - Roberta's Art Gallery
Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) women have been an important part in the advancement of sustainability and climate justice by highlighting how environmental harm is shaped by race, ethnicity, gender, and systemic inequality. Communities of color are more likely to be put in situations where they endure pollution, climate-related health risks, and environmental hazards because of historical patterns from discrimination in housing, labor, and land use. BIPOC women have led advocacy efforts that redefine environmentalism as a matter of social justice and human rights.
With efforts through grassroots organizing, labor activism, indigenous leadership, and policy advocacy, they have been able to emphasize that sustainability must prioritize public health, cultural survival, and community well-being. The intersectional approach that they take has its challenges in traditional climate solutions by insisting that effective and equitable climate action must concern structural racism and gender inequality with environmental protection.
Native Plants with Latinos Unidos
Wednesday, April 8: 5:15 - 6:30pm
Join the Sustainability Office and Latinos Unidos for Native Plants with Latinos Unidos! Learn about native plants from Latin America, their cultural significance, and their role in sustainability. Get creative as we decorate pots and pot some of these beautiful plants for you to take home. Plus, enjoy a guided tour of the campus greenhouse! Don’t miss this hands-on event celebrating culture, conservation, and community.
Sign up here!
Sustainable Swaps
Monday, April 13: 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm
University Center – Hamilton Room
Clothing Swap is back in a brand new way! One of our most popular events, this is your chance to refresh your wardrobe in a sustainable way. Bring in your gently used clothes and swap them for something new-to-you! Also, we are expanding the event to include ALL types of swaps!! Kitchen utensils, books, shoes, and more, will all be accepted and available to shop from. Participants are encouraged to donate items to keep the swap going for everyone, but is not required.
Don't forget to bring in your ripped or worn garments to repair and/or upcycle them! Have some funky t-shirts that you won't wear anymore? Turn them into tote bags!
All remaining items will be donated-- live sustainably and give back!
Wellness Walk in Nature
Monday, April 20 - 5:00 - 6:00 pm
Come join UHCS Wellness team with SAGE and artist Beth Racette for a guided wellness walk in the UW-Whitewater Nature Preserve! Think about nature and mindfulness and how you can impact your mental wellbeing and your surrounding environment!
You can also join the UHCS Wellness Team on April 23 from 10 am - 2 pm in the University Center to create a gratitude bouquet of paper flowers.
"Gaia: The Earth is Alive" Workshop and Reception
Tuesday, April 21: 5:00 - 7:00 pm
University Center - Roberta's Art Gallery
Create a drawing, poem, or anything you choose on a circular piece of paper to create your very own custom button. Make it your own! No art experience needed, just curiosity and reflection. This cration will be an expression of the relationship between you and the Earth. Stop by anytime during the week to create your button if you can't make it during the workshop. Refreshments provided!
UC Live Succulent Workshop
Wednesday, April 22: 7:00 - 9:00 pm
Grow something great! Join us for a succulent workshop with the Sustainability Office, where you’ll decorate your own pot and take home a living plant to brighten your space. Door prizes for random attendees. First come, first served. All supplies provided, while supplies last. 250 plants available.
Make A Difference Day
Friday, April 24: 9:00am - 12:00 pm
We proudly participate in Student Activities and Involvement’s Make A Difference Day and provide volunteer opportunities for students to get involved. Join us for our volunteer events in the Campus Garden this growing season as we work on bed preparation and seed planting. You can sign up for this event through Student Activities and Involvement. For any future Campus Garden or Greenhouse volunteer sessions, visit our Connect2 calendar. Help us make an impact locally by contributing to our produce donations for food pantries in the Whitewater area.
Arbor Day Tree Planting
Friday, April 24: 1:00 - 2:00 pm
Time to celebrate another year as a Tree Campus Higher Education institution with a ceremonial tree planting on Arbor Day. We will be planting another tree as part of our 50 Trees for 50 Years of Earth Day fundraising effort launched in April 2020. The event will start with a short introduction to our Tree Campus certification and the Salisbury Idea native tree inventory found throughout the Salisbury and Chopp Arboretums before we finish planting this year's ceremonial tree. Brief tours of the Halverson Log Cabin will also be available after the ceremony.