Events – Sustainability at Carleton

Saturday, Sep 14, 2024 - Saturday, Sep 13, 2025

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September 2024

Sat 14

9:00am Watershed Clean Up, organized by Clean River Partners - 3h In-Person • from Cowling Arboretum

Tue 17

1:00pm Volunteer at the Carleton Farm - 2h In-Person • Carleton Student Farm

Thu 19

12:00pm My Geek Heroes: Three Innovators in GIS - 1h In-Person • Willis Hall 204 • from Environmental Studies
1:00pm Volunteer at the Carleton Farm - 2h In-Person • Carleton Student Farm
6:00pm Arboretum Volunteer Work Event – Prairie restoration and management - 1h 30m In-Person • Meet at the Arboretum office 710 Three Oaks Drive • from Cowling Arboretum

Sat 21

11:00am Volunteer at the Carleton Farm - 2h In-Person • Carleton Student Farm

Tue 24

1:00pm Volunteer at the Carleton Farm - 2h In-Person • Carleton Student Farm

Thu 26

1:00pm Volunteer at the Carleton Farm - 2h In-Person • Carleton Student Farm
5:00pm Arboretum Volunteer Work Event – Prairie restoration and management - 1h 30m In-Person • Meet at the Arboretum office 710 Three Oaks Drive • from Cowling Arboretum

Sat 28

11:00am Volunteer at the Carleton Farm - 2h In-Person • Carleton Student Farm

October 2024

Tue 1

1:00pm Volunteer at the Carleton Farm - 2h In-Person • Carleton Student Farm

Thu 3

1:00pm Volunteer at the Carleton Farm - 2h In-Person • Carleton Student Farm
5:00pm Arboretum Volunteer Work Event – Prairie restoration and management - 1h 30m In-Person • Meet at the Arboretum office 710 Three Oaks Drive • from Cowling Arboretum

Sat 5

11:00am Volunteer at the Carleton Farm - 2h In-Person • Carleton Student Farm

Tue 8

1:00pm Volunteer at the Carleton Farm - 2h In-Person • Carleton Student Farm

Thu 10

10:00am Pop-Up Early Voting Day on Campus - 5h In-Person • Anderson Atrium • from Center for Community and Civic Engagement
5:00pm Arboretum Volunteer Work Event – Prairie restoration and management - 1h 30m In-Person • Meet at the Arboretum office 710 Three Oaks Drive • from Cowling Arboretum
5:00pm Organizing for Climate Justice in Germany and Beyond - 1h 30m In-Person • Weitz Commons • from German
6:30pm Arboretum - Wellness Walk with a Student Naturalist - 1h In-Person • Meet us in front of the Rec Center - We will walk around in the Upper Arboretum • from Cowling Arboretum

Fri 11

11:00am Waste Audit in the Libe! - 50m In-Person • 4th Floor Gould Library

Sat 12

11:00am Volunteer at the Carleton Farm - 2h In-Person • Carleton Student Farm
4:00pm Citizen Science with the Sustainability Office: Measuring the Water Quality of the Cannon River - 1h In-Person • Meet on the steps of Goodsell Observatory, from which we will walk to two sites in downtown Northfield where we will sample.

Thu 17

5:00pm Arboretum Volunteer Work Event – Prairie restoration and management - 1h 30m In-Person • Meet at the Arboretum office 710 Three Oaks Drive • from Cowling Arboretum
6:30pm Arboretum - Wellness Walk with a Student Naturalist - 1h In-Person • Meet us in front of the Rec Center - We will walk around in the Upper Arboretum • from Cowling Arboretum

Fri 18

11:00am Waste Audit in the Rec! - 50m In-Person • Recreation Center

Sat 19

9:00am Arboretum - Postage Stamp Prairie Brush Clearing - Volunteer Work Event - 3h In-Person • Upper Arboretum: Meet at the bridge over Spring Creek along the paved trail, just down the hill from the Arboretum entrance at the intersection of Oak and Second Streets, Northfield, MN. Near the Carleton Tennis Courts. See the campus map for more information. https://www.carleton.edu/map/ • from Cowling Arboretum
11:00am Volunteer at the Carleton Farm - 2h In-Person • Carleton Student Farm
4:00pm Citizen Science with the Sustainability Office: Measuring the Water Quality of the Cannon River - 1h In-Person • Meet on the steps of Goodsell Observatory, from which we will walk to two sites in downtown Northfield where we will sample.

Mon 21

4:00pm Reimagine Northfield Ballot Issue Literacy Building & Carleton Geothermal Tour - 2h In-Person • Anderson 121

Wed 23

5:30pm All Politics Are Local - 1h 30m In-Person • Olin 141 • from Center for Community and Civic Engagement

Thu 24

6:30pm Arboretum - Wellness Walk with a Student Naturalist - 1h In-Person • Meet us in front of the Rec Center - We will walk around in the Upper Arboretum • from Cowling Arboretum

Fri 25

11:00am Waste Audit in Watson! - 50m In-Person • Watson Hall
1:00pm Makerspace Halloween Extravanganza - 5h In-Person • Anderson Atrium • from Class of 1969 Makerspace
4:00pm Peer Leader Fall Fest - 1h In-Person • Bald Spot • from Career Center (new)

Sat 26

11:00am Volunteer at the Carleton Farm - 2h In-Person • Carleton Student Farm
1:15pm Connect with your local food systems conversation and baked goods! - 45m In-Person • Farm Space at Carleton Student Farm
4:00pm Citizen Science with the Sustainability Office: Measuring the Water Quality of the Cannon River - 1h In-Person • Meet on the steps of Goodsell Observatory, from which we will walk to two sites in downtown Northfield where we will sample.

Thu 31

6:30pm Arboretum - Wellness Walk with a Student Naturalist - 1h In-Person • Meet us in front of the Rec Center - We will walk around in the Upper Arboretum • from Cowling Arboretum

November 2024

Sat 2

4:00pm Citizen Science with the Sustainability Office: Measuring the Water Quality of the Cannon River - 1h In-Person • Meet on the steps of Goodsell Observatory, from which we will walk to two sites in downtown Northfield where we will sample.

Thu 7

6:30pm Arboretum - Wellness Walk with a Student Naturalist - 1h In-Person • Meet us in front of the Rec Center - We will walk around in the Upper Arboretum • from Cowling Arboretum

Sat 9

4:00pm Citizen Science with the Sustainability Office: Measuring the Water Quality of the Cannon River - 1h In-Person • Meet on the steps of Goodsell Observatory, from which we will walk to two sites in downtown Northfield where we will sample.

Thu 14

6:30pm Arboretum - Wellness Walk with a Student Naturalist - 1h In-Person • Meet us in front of the Rec Center - We will walk around in the Upper Arboretum • from Cowling Arboretum

Fri 15

11:00am Waste Audit in Burton! - 50m In-Person • Burton Hall

January 2025

Fri 24

11:00am Garbage Wars: Musser vs Goodhue - 1h 30m In-Person • Musser Hall

Fri 31

11:00am Garbage Wars: Musser vs Goodhue - 30m In-Person • Goodhue

February 2025

Fri 7

11:00am Garbage Wars: Cassat vs. Nourse - 30m In-Person • Cassat Hall first floor lounge (2/7) and Nourse Hall first floor lounge (2/14)

Thu 13

12:00pm A poetry reading from Meltwater by Claire Wahmanholm - 1h In-Person • Leighton 305 • from Environmental Studies

Fri 14

11:00am Garbage Wars: Cassat vs. Nourse - 30m In-Person • Cassat Hall first floor lounge (2/7) and Nourse Hall first floor lounge (2/14)

Fri 21

8:00am Garbage Wars: Myers vs. Evans - 1h In-Person • Myers or Evans first floor lounge.

Sat 22

10:00am Arboretum Volunteer Work Event - 2h In-Person • Meet at the bridge over Spring Creek along the paved trail. • from Cowling Arboretum

Fri 28

11:00am Garbage Wars: Myers vs. Evans - 30m In-Person • Evans First Floor Lounge

March 2025

Sat 15

10:00am Arboretum Volunteer Work Event CANCELLED - 3h In-Person • Meet at the bridge over Spring Creek along the paved trail. • from Cowling Arboretum

April 2025

Fri 4

Exhibition: Driftless Prairie Visions (begins) In-Person • Hamlin Creative Space • from Arts at Carleton
11:00am Garbage Wars: Burton .vs Sevy - 45m In-Person • First Burton Lounge

Mon 14

7:00pm Film Screening - Out There: A National Parks Story - 2h In-Person • Weitz Cinema • from Arts at Carleton

Tue 15

11:45am LTC Lunch - Building Climate Literacy for Decisions and Solutions - 1h 15m In-Person • Weitz 236 • from Learning and Teaching Center

Thu 17

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 18

4:30pm Go Green Goodhue - 1h In-Person • Goodhue Superlounge

Sun 20

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.

Mon 21

Climate Action Week (begins) In-Person
11:00am Open Hands Farm Visit and Tour - 1h 10m In-Person • Open Hands Farm
6:00pm Find a Job in Climate Workshop, presented by College to Climate - 1h Virtual • Virtual Only; For more information or to register, see Handshake • from Career Center (new)

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 (new)
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 (new)
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

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