Events – Sustainability at Carleton

Tuesday, Apr 22, 2025 - Tuesday, Apr 21, 2026

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Exhibition: Driftless Prairie Visions • Apr 4, 2025 - Jun 22, 2025 In-Person • Hamlin Creative Space • from Arts at Carleton
Climate Action Week • Apr 21, 2025 - Apr 26, 2025 In-Person

April 2025

Tue 22

4:00pm Earth Day with Northfield's Climate Mayor, Erica Zweifel - 55m In-Person • Weitz 236, Larson Room
5:00pm Environmental Studies Comps Symposium for the Class of 2025 - 4h Hybrid • Weitz 236 • from Environmental Studies
6:00pm Earth Day Community Sing: Songs of Earth, Hope, and Harmony - 1h 30m In-Person • Weitz Center Lawn

Wed 23

5:00pm Improve Your Zero Waste Skills: Learn and Apply Ideas from Community Experts - 2h In-Person • Anderson 036

Thu 24

10:00am CarlsChat with Matthew Fitzgerald '14, Owner, Fitzgerald Organics - 2h In-Person • Career Center, Johnson House; For more information or to register, see Handshake • from Career Center
12:00pm Geographic Indigenous Futures - 1h In-Person • LDC 104 • from Environmental Studies
12:00pm Lunch with Matthew Fitzgerald '14, Owner, Fitzgerald Organics - 1h In-Person • Hasenstab 105; For more information or to register, see Handshake • from Career Center
3:15pm Campus Green Energy Tour - 1h In-Person • Anderson 036
5:15pm Community Science Water Testing for the Cannon River - 1h In-Person • Meet us at the Goodsell Observatory and we'll take a short walk to the Second Street Bridge and Bridge Square.

Fri 25

8:00pm Sustainability ReFashion Show x Carleton's A Drag - 1h 30m In-Person • Chapel

Sat 26

Climate Action Week (ends) In-Person
9:00am Arb Volunteer Work Event - Celebrate Earth Day with Tree Planting! - 3h In-Person • TBD • from Cowling Arboretum
11:00am Northfield Earth Day at Armory Square - 5h In-Person • Armory Square, 519 Division Street S., Northfield, MN 55057

Sun 27

4:00pm Community Science Water Testing for the Cannon River - 1h In-Person • Meet us at the Goodsell Observatory and we'll take a short walk to the Second Street Bridge and Bridge Square.

May 2025

Thu 1

5:15pm Community Science Water Testing for the Cannon River - 1h In-Person • Meet us at the Goodsell Observatory and we'll take a short walk to the Second Street Bridge and Bridge Square.

Sun 4

4:00pm Community Science Water Testing for the Cannon River - 1h In-Person • Meet us at the Goodsell Observatory and we'll take a short walk to the Second Street Bridge and Bridge Square.

Thu 8

12:00pm Taking Care of the Land: Indigenous Natural Resources Management, Governance and Climate Adaptation - 1h In-Person • LDC 104 • from Environmental Studies
5:15pm Community Science Water Testing for the Cannon River - 1h In-Person • Meet us at the Goodsell Observatory and we'll take a short walk to the Second Street Bridge and Bridge Square.

Sat 10

9:00am Arboretum Volunteer Work Event - 3h In-Person • 32737 Canada Ave, the south parking lot and entrance to the Arboretum along Canada Ave. • from Cowling Arboretum
12:00pm Community Repair Fair - 4h In-Person • Anderson Hall Atrium • from Class of 1969 Makerspace

Sun 11

4:00pm Community Science Water Testing for the Cannon River - 1h In-Person • Meet us at the Goodsell Observatory and we'll take a short walk to the Second Street Bridge and Bridge Square.

Thu 15

5:15pm Community Science Water Testing for the Cannon River - 1h In-Person • Meet us at the Goodsell Observatory and we'll take a short walk to the Second Street Bridge and Bridge Square.

Sat 17

6:00am Arboretum Spring Bird Count - 3h In-Person • Arboretum Office, 710 Three Oaks Drive, Northfield MN 55057 • from Cowling Arboretum
11:00am Northfield Beaver Fest - 2h 30m In-Person • Lyman Lakes • from Carleton Student Association

Sun 18

4:00pm Community Science Water Testing for the Cannon River - 1h In-Person • Meet us at the Goodsell Observatory and we'll take a short walk to the Second Street Bridge and Bridge Square.

Thu 22

5:15pm Community Science Water Testing for the Cannon River - 1h In-Person • Meet us at the Goodsell Observatory and we'll take a short walk to the Second Street Bridge and Bridge Square.

Sun 25

4:00pm Community Science Water Testing for the Cannon River - 1h In-Person • Meet us at the Goodsell Observatory and we'll take a short walk to the Second Street Bridge and Bridge Square.

Thu 29

1:00pm Mitigation, Adaptation, and Resilience: the Northfield Riverfront and Climate - 3h In-Person • Weitz Center, 236
5:15pm Community Science Water Testing for the Cannon River - 1h In-Person • Meet us at the Goodsell Observatory and we'll take a short walk to the Second Street Bridge and Bridge Square.

June 2025

Sun 1

4:00pm Community Science Water Testing for the Cannon River - 1h In-Person • Meet us at the Goodsell Observatory and we'll take a short walk to the Second Street Bridge and Bridge Square.

Fri 13

2:30pm Senior Week Environmental Studies Program Reception - 1h In-Person • Lawn west of Goodsell Observatory Rain location: Goodsell Observatory lobby • from Environmental Studies

Sun 22

Exhibition: Driftless Prairie Visions (ends) In-Person • Hamlin Creative Space • from Arts at Carleton

July 2025

Tue 22

6:00pm Arb Volunteer Event - Invasive Shrub Control - 1h 30m In-Person • Meet at the bridge over Spring Creek along the paved trail, just down from the Arboretum entrance at the intersection of Oak and Second Streets (819 Second Street East), near the Carleton tennis courts. • from Cowling Arboretum

Tue 29

6:00pm Arb Volunteer Event - Seed Collecting - 1h 30m In-Person • Student parking behind the Rec Center • from Cowling Arboretum

August 2025

Tue 5

6:00pm Arb Volunteer Event - Seed Collecting - 1h 30m In-Person • Student parking behind the Rec Center • from Cowling Arboretum

Tue 12

6:00pm Arb Volunteer Event - Seed Collecting - 1h 30m In-Person • Student parking behind the Rec Center • from Cowling Arboretum

Tue 19

6:00pm Arb Volunteer Event - Seed Collecting - 1h 30m In-Person • Student parking behind the Rec Center • from Cowling Arboretum

Tue 26

6:00pm Arb Volunteer Event - Seed Collecting - 1h 30m In-Person • Student parking behind the Rec Center • from Cowling Arboretum

September 2025

Tue 2

6:00pm Arb Volunteer Event - Seed Collecting - 1h 30m In-Person • Arboretum Office, 710 Three Oaks Drive • from Cowling Arboretum

Tue 9

6:00pm Arb Volunteer Event - Seed Collecting - 1h 30m In-Person • Arboretum Office, 710 Three Oaks Drive • from Cowling Arboretum

Wed 10

12:00pm Farm Stand - 2h In-Person • Sayles Cafe

Sat 13

9:00am Cannon River community cleanup with Clean River Partners - 3h In-Person • Carleton Lower Arboretum

Tue 16

5:30pm Arb Volunteer Event - Seed Collecting - 1h 30m In-Person • Arboretum Office, 710 Three Oaks Drive • from Cowling Arboretum

Thu 18

12:00pm Farm Stand - 2h In-Person • Sayles Cafe

Tue 23

5:00pm Arb Volunteer Event - Seed Collecting - 1h 30m In-Person • Arboretum Office, 710 Three Oaks Drive • from Cowling Arboretum

Thu 25

10:00am Carleton Farm Day, Open House and Farm Stand - 7h In-Person • Carleton Student Farm, Our main field is located just past the Rec center, near the Arb office, across from the water tower. It’s a 5-10 minute walk from Anderson Hall to the farm. Look for the little red shed just south of the Arb office. Some nearby parking is available at the rec center.

Tue 30

5:00pm Arb Volunteer Event - Seed Collecting - 1h 30m In-Person • Arboretum Office, 710 Three Oaks Drive • from Cowling Arboretum

October 2025

Tue 7

11:45am LTC Lunch - Fields of Learning: the Arb Across the Curriculum - 1h 15m In-Person • Weitz 236 • from Learning and Teaching Center
5:00pm Arb Volunteer Event - Seed Collecting - 1h 30m In-Person • Arboretum Office, 710 Three Oaks Drive • from Cowling Arboretum
6:30pm Whose Future?: AI and Sustainability A Roundtable Event - 1h 30m In-Person • Weitz 236 • from AI at Carleton

Thu 9

12:00pm Farm Stand In-Person • Sayles Cafe

Fri 10

4:30pm Friday Arb walks: decompress in deciduous forest - 1h In-Person • Goodsell Observatory

Mon 13

2:00pm Community Science - sample the Cannon River! - 1h In-Person • Goodsell Observatory; Cannon River

Tue 14

3:30pm Value & Best Practices of Sustainability Across the Curriculum; Online Webinar - 1h 30m Virtual • from Learning and Teaching Center
5:00pm Arb Volunteer Event - Seed Collecting - 1h 30m In-Person • Arboretum Office, 710 Three Oaks Drive • from Cowling Arboretum

Thu 16

12:00pm Farm Stand In-Person • Sayles Cafe
2:30pm CarlsChat Individual Meetings with John Clapp '91, CEO, Deriva Energy - 1h 30m In-Person • Career Center, Johnson House; For more information or to register, see Handshake • from Career Center
4:30pm Market Chaos and Its Implication on Sustainability - 1h In-Person • Olin 149
6:00pm CarlsChat Dinner with John Clapp '91, CEO, Deriva Energy - 1h In-Person • Alumni Guest House; For more information or to register, see Handshake • from Career Center

Fri 17

4:30pm Friday Arb walks: decompress in deciduous forest - 1h In-Person • Goodsell Observatory

Sat 18

9:00am Arb Volunteer Event - Invasive Shrub Control - 3h In-Person • 819 Second Street East, Northfield, MN 55057 • from Cowling Arboretum

Mon 20

2:00pm Community Science - sample the Cannon River! - 1h In-Person • Goodsell Observatory; Cannon River

Tue 21

7:00pm Wolff Endowed Lecture in Science, Technology, and Public Policy - Alex Barron '00 - 1h In-Person • Olin 141 • from Geology

Thu 23

12:00pm Farm Stand In-Person • Sayles Cafe

Fri 24

4:30pm Friday Arb walks: decompress in deciduous forest - 1h In-Person • Goodsell Observatory

Mon 27

2:00pm Community Science - sample the Cannon River! - 1h In-Person • Goodsell Observatory; Cannon River

Thu 30

12:00pm Farm Stand In-Person • Sayles Cafe

Fri 31

4:30pm Friday Arb walks: decompress in deciduous forest - 1h In-Person • Goodsell Observatory

November 2025

Mon 3

2:00pm Community Science - sample the Cannon River! - 1h In-Person • Goodsell Observatory; Cannon River

Fri 7

4:30pm Friday Arb walks: decompress in deciduous forest - 1h In-Person • Goodsell Observatory

Sat 8

1:00pm Community Repair Fair - 3h In-Person • Evelyn M. Anderson Hall (Anderson Atrium)

Mon 10

2:00pm Community Science - sample the Cannon River! - 1h In-Person • Goodsell Observatory; Cannon River

Thu 13

2:00pm Our Presence on Dakota Land: Beyond Acknowledgement - 2h In-Person • AGH 114 • from Division of Inclusion, Equity, and Community

Sat 15

10:00am Arboretum Volunteer Work Event - 2h 30m In-Person • 32737 Canada Avenue. This is the southern parking lot along Canada Avenue serving the Lower Arboretum. • from Cowling Arboretum

Tue 18

2:00pm Community Archaeology Day - 2h In-Person • Anderson Hall - Atrium and AND 121 • from Archaeology

December 2025

Fri 5

8:00am Craft Fair & Custodial Bake Sale - 6h In-Person • Weitz Center for Creativity • from Carleton Staff Council

Mon 8

2:00pm Community Science - sample the Cannon River! - 1h In-Person • Goodsell Observatory; Cannon River

Wed 10

9:00am LTC Winter Conference Day 3 - Values, Strategies and Best Practices for Integrating Sustainability into Your Courses and Curriculum - 8h In-Person • Weitz 236 • from Learning and Teaching Center

January 2026

Tue 27

12:00pm Sustainability and Accessibility Tabling event - 1h In-Person • Sayles-Hill campus center.

Wed 28

4:00pm Sustainability radio show - 1h In-Person • KRLX Carleton radio: 88.1 FM

February 2026

Wed 4

4:00pm Sustainability radio show - 1h In-Person • KRLX Carleton radio: 88.1 FM

Wed 11

4:00pm Sustainability radio show - 1h In-Person • KRLX Carleton radio: 88.1 FM

Thu 12

12:00pm Show Us the Data: Advancing Accountability and Justice in Carleton’s Sustainable Futures Framework - 1h In-Person • QRC • from Quantitative Resource Center

Wed 18

Guest Lecture: Remote Sensing, Land Change & Biodiversity with Dr. Xavier Haro-Carrión In-Person • Hasenstab 002 • from Environmental Studies
4:00pm Sustainability radio show - 1h In-Person • KRLX Carleton radio: 88.1 FM

Wed 25

4:00pm Sustainability radio show - 1h In-Person • KRLX Carleton radio: 88.1 FM
6:00pm Food access and sustainability at Carleton - 1h In-Person • Alumni Guest House room 114
6:00pm Sustainability and Food Access: Learn about summer food support - 1h In-Person • AGH 114 • from Office of the Chaplain

March 2026

Wed 4

4:00pm Sustainability radio show - 1h In-Person • KRLX Carleton radio: 88.1 FM

Wed 11

4:00pm Sustainability radio show - 1h In-Person • KRLX Carleton radio: 88.1 FM

Wed 18

4:00pm Sustainability radio show - 1h In-Person • KRLX Carleton radio: 88.1 FM

Sat 28

9:00am Arboretum Volunteer Work Event - 3h In-Person • Upper Arboretum. Meet along the paved trail at the bridge over Spring Creek, near the Carleton tennis courts, just down hill from the Arboretum entrance at Oak and Second Streets. • from Cowling Arboretum

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