Green Week kicks off today
October 20, 2014
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This image of a Florida panther represents one of the more than 3,700 endangered species that Joel Sartore has photographed through his Photo Ark project. An award-winning National Geographic magazine photographer, Sartore is giving a Discovery Lecture at 7 p.m. today (Oct. 20) in Purdue Memorial Union's North Ballroom. His lecture, which is free and open to the public, is among the events kicking off Purdue's annual Green Week. (Photo provided/Joel Sartore/http://www.photoark.com) |
The first day of Purdue's annual Green Week today (Oct. 20) includes a Discovery Lecture by Joel Sartore, an award-winning National Geographic magazine photographer.
The free lecture will take place at 7 p.m. in Purdue Memorial Union's North Ballroom. During the lecture, titled "Photo Ark: Communicating Science Through the Lens," Sartore will discuss his 20-year effort launched in 2008 to document endangered species and landscapes. Sartore has photographed more than 3,700 species so far for the project, called Photo Ark.
Sartore's photo assignments have taken him to every continent and to the world's most beautiful and challenging environments, from the High Arctic to the Antarctic. His first National Geographic project introduced him to nature photography, allowing him to see humans' effect on the environment firsthand.
"Joel’s Photo Ark project photo documenting threatened and endangered species is special in its broad appeal," says Michael Gulich, the University's director of sustainability.
"His images engage the young and old and speak to us in a way that isn’t dependent on language."
This year's Green Week offerings also will include:
* An Ecological Sciences and Engineering symposium called "#Science: Effective Interdisciplinary Communication," which takes place today (Oct. 20) from 8 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. The symposium includes a lecture at 8 a.m. by Andrew Rosenberg, director of the Center for Science and Democracy at the Union of Concerned Scientists, headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Sartore's lecture is also part of the symposium, which is co-sponsored by the Office of University Sustainability and the Center for the Environment. The symposium is free and open to the public, but registration is requested; the Sartore lecture does not require registration. More information, including the symposium's registration link, is here.
* A tree planting that will take place from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday in Pickett Park, which is just east of the intersection of McCormick Road and Stadium Avenue. Nine trees total will be planted there. Volunteers are encouraged to attend; closed-toed shoes are required, and lunch will be provided. Volunteers must register by e-mailing sustainability@purdue.edu by 4 p.m. today (Oct. 20).
* A screening of the documentary "Power Path," which documents the global energy crisis and the effect that natural resource depletion has on tribal communities, that takes place Tuesday at 6 p.m. in Stewart Center, Room 218. More information is here.
* A social media campaign on Tuesday that will focus on water conservation. Individuals are encouraged to take steps such as taking shorter showers, submitting maintenance reports for leaky faucets or turning off the water while brushing their teeth. More water conversation strategies can be found here. All such steps taken should be tweeted to @sustainpurdue with the hashtag #makeripples.
* An alternative transportation expo from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday on Memorial Mall and Centennial Mall. During the expo, due to its location, parking on Oval Drive will be limited.
* The Purdue Farmers Market from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday on Memorial Mall. The market offers a host of locally produced foods, including prepared lunches. More information is here.
* A screening of the documentary "Plastic Paradise: The Great Pacific Garbage Patch" at 6 p.m. Thursday in Stewart Center, Fowler Hall. Immediately following the screening will be a panel discussion with Angela Sun, the documentary's filmmaker; Purdue alumna Holly Chan; Larry Nies, Purdue professor of civil engineering; and Leigh Raymond, professor of political science and director of the Center for the Environment at Purdue. More information is here.
* A screening of the documentary "Growing Cities," a film about urban farming in America, at 6:30 p.m. Thursday in the atrium of Hillenbrand Dining Court. More information about the film is here.
* Friday Night Lights, an initiative in which students turn off unused lights in campus buildings, starting at 6:30 p.m. Friday in Beering Hall, Room 1238. Students who wish to participate should sign up here.
* De-trash the Wabash, a volunteer-organized cleanup of the Wabash River, from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday.
For more information about Green Week 2014 and its events, click here.
Writer: Amanda Hamon Kunz, 49-61325, ahamon@purdue.edu
