Earth Day Tahoe Getaway Weekend Apr 24-25

The University of Nevada, Reno is using Earth Day weekend to turn its Lake Tahoe campus into a public sustainability event on Friday, April 24. (events.unr.edu) The Earth Day program runs from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Lake Tahoe campus in Incline Village, while the broader Tahoe Getaway Weekend runs April 24-25. University listings describe hands-on activities, educational booths and outdoor festivities centered on sustainability, community and environmental awareness. (unr.edu) A separate campus event listing says the Earth Day program will include food trucks and live music by Jenni Charles and Jesse Dunn of Dead Winter Carpenters. The same listing marks the Earth Day event as free. (events.unr.edu) The getaway package is aimed at students who want to stay longer at the alpine campus rather than just attend the afternoon event. The university says the $40 ticket includes transportation to and from the Reno main campus, a dorm stay with basic linens, food at the Social House and outdoor activities. (events.unr.edu) The Earth Day stop is part of a wider April push by the university to tie climate and sustainability themes to campus life. Nevada Today’s Earth Month roundup also lists a clothing exchange, a farmer’s market and other campus events in Reno during the same week. (unr.edu) University President Brian Sandoval, in an April 20 Earth Day message, pointed to the Lake Tahoe campus Sustainability Certificate, the university’s sustainability minor and a new plastic film recycling effort as examples of that broader agenda. He also highlighted the Tahoe Earth Day event in the same message. (unr.edu) The Lake Tahoe campus has become a showcase site for that strategy since the university took over the former Sierra Nevada University campus in 2022. University materials now describe the site as a place for academic and public programs focused on sustainability, science and the arts. (unr.edu) The result is a weekend built around a simple Earth Day pitch: come to Tahoe, spend an afternoon learning how the campus frames sustainability, and, if you buy the package, stay the night and make a trip of it. (events.unr.edu)