GCAP x UCR Earth Day Festival Today

UC Riverside’s Earth Day Festival runs Wednesday, April 22, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Pierce Lawn, with free entry for students, staff, faculty, and the public. (events.ucr.edu) The event is hosted by the university’s Office of Sustainability and the Green Campus Action Plan, a student-led group that funds campus sustainability internships and projects. (sustainability.ucr.edu) (gcapucr.com) UC Riverside’s event listing says the festival will bring together campus departments, student organizations, research centers, community groups, businesses, agencies, and individual exhibitors. (events.ucr.edu) Organizers say this year’s festival includes food, art, plants, thrifting, and tables focused on sustainability and climate action. (events.ucr.edu 1) (events.ucr.edu 2) The festival is part of UC Riverside’s Earth Month calendar, which schedules sustainability events across April rather than limiting programming to Earth Day alone. (sustainability.ucr.edu) The Office of Sustainability says its campus role is to cut greenhouse-gas emissions through operations, engagement, and academic programs. That puts the festival in the middle of a broader university effort, not a one-day standalone fair. (webarchive.ucr.edu) Some exhibitors are using the festival to explain year-round programs. Campus Business Services said its tables will highlight Auxiliary Design Services and ScotSurplus, which it described as campus efforts tied to resource sharing and reuse. (cbs.ucr.edu) The City of Riverside’s calendar lists the same event on the UC Riverside campus at 900 University Ave., matching the university’s date and time. (riversideca.gov) By midafternoon, the Earth Day crowd at Pierce Lawn will have seen the university’s climate and sustainability work in the form UCR chose for this year: booths, plants, thrifting racks, and face-to-face pitches from the people running it. (sustainability.ucr.edu)