EARTH WEEK 2025
Earth Week events not hosted by the Sustainability Engagement Institute are subject to change by the host groups. To learn more about individual events, please contact the host groups directly!
Earth Week Fair
Join the Sustainability Engagement Institute for the annual Earth Week Fair! Kick off the week with games, free swag, a craft market, and resources from a variety of campus and community organizations. Celebrate the Earth with us! For questions or accommodations, please contact sustain@wwu.edu.
Event host: Sustainability Engagement Institute
Date and time: Monday, April 21st, 11am-2pm
Location: Red Square
Ripples to Roots: A Restoration Celebration
Join the Ecological Restoration Club for a dynamic discussion on water and land restoration featuring expert panelists, audience Q&A, interactive games, and a concluding speech on hope for the Salish Sea by Ginny Broadhurst, director of the WWU Salish Sea Institute. For questions or accommodations, please contact wwuecologicalrestoration@wwu.edu.
Event host: Ecological Restoration Club, LEAD, and the Salish Sea Institute
Date and time: Monday, April 21st, 1-4:30pm
Location: Viking Union Multipurpose Room
Trashion Drag Show
Join Zero Waste Western and AMP for the annual Trashion Show! Craft your outfit from provided upcycled materials from 6:30-7:30, and show them off in performance from 7:30-8:30pm. For questions or accommodations, please contact zerowaste@wwu.edu.
Event host: Zero Waste Western and AMP
Date and time: Monday, April 21st, 6:30-8:30pm
Location: Viking Union Underground Coffeehouse
Planting Community
Come and plant a windowsill garden and take it home! Participate in music and community singing! All materials provided. For questions or accommodations, please contact curtisn3@wwu.edu.
Event host: The Outback Farm, WHOLE Food Pantry
Date and time: Tuesday, April 22nd, 12pm-2pm
Location: Outback Farm
Coloring and Tote Bag Decorating
Join the Community Service Center for coloring and tote bag decorating! Drop by the VU Lobby to enjoy Earth Week coloring pages and supplies to decorate tote bags. There are a limited amount of tote bags, first come first served. For questions or accommodations, please contact as.csc@wwu.edu.
Event Host: Community Service Center
Date and time: Tuesday, April 22nd, 11am-1pm
Location: Viking Union lobby
Wake Up, Stand Up Rally
Join Children of the Setting Sun Productions for a Mother Earth Day Rally. There will be live music, inspiring speakers, food trucks, environmental networking opportunities, and more! It’s time to wake up, show up, stand up, speak out! For questions or accommodations, please contact events@settingsunproductions.org
Event Host: Children of the Setting Sun Productions
Date and time: Tuesday, April 22nd, 12pm-3pm
Location: Bay St., Bellingham, WA 98225
Forest Bath and Walk
Join the Students for Renewable Energy Club for a walk to the top of the Sehome Arboretum, take in the view, and then head into the forest to a dropped off personal forest bath for 10 minutes...A time to renew yourself, with a forest bath. For questions or accommodations, please contact westernsre@gmail.com
Event host: WWU Students for Renewable Energy Club
Date and time: Tuesday, April 22nd, 5-6pm
Location: Meet at Miller Hall 113 promptly at 5pm.
Rural Food Sovereignty: Learning Together in Point Roberts
Join us for Rural Food Sovereignty: Learning Together in Point Roberts, a community conversation about food sovereignty and the local food chain in the Whatcom County exclave of Point Roberts. This interactive session will bring together community members and local food system workers to learn about the local food system, explore challenges and opportunities, and identify opportunities for collaboration in building a thriving and resilient food system in Whatcom communities. Hosted by Whatcom Food Network & WWU Community Engagement Fellows as part of the Resilient Foodscapes: Community Learning Series. RSVPs welcome but not required. For questions or accommodations, please contact communitylearning@wwu.edu.
Event Host: WWU Center for Community Learning and Whatcom Food Network
Date and time: Tuesday, April 22nd, 5:30-7:30pm
Location: Point Roberts Community Center, 1437 Gulf Rd, Point Roberts, WA 98281
SEJF Sustainability Walking Tour
Join us in highlighting sustainability initiatives on Western Washington University’s campus. Come along as we celebrate student leadership, operational innovations, and general fun facts about our campus. The tour will begin at the Performing Arts Center (PAC) Plaza – between the Viking Union and the Performing Arts Center, on the north side of campus. We’ll meet by the big red “For Handel” sculpture. Email the Sustainability, Equity, and Justice Fund team with any accessibility accommodation requests or questions: sejf@wwu.edu.
Event host: Sustainability, Equity, and Justice Fund (SEJF) Team
Date and time: Wednesday, April 23rd, 12-1:30pm
Location: Meet at the PAC plaza
Earth Week Plant ID Hike
Join us for a lovely wander around the Sehome Arboretum to learn all about our local native species. From ferns to cedars to Steller's jays, we'll look for some of the beautiful nature that surrounds us. Participants should be prepared to be on their feet on uneven trails for an extended period of time. For accessibility accommodations, please contact oc.excursions1@wwu.edu.
Event host: Outdoor Center
Date and time: Wednesday, April 23rd, 3pm-6pm
Location: Meet at the Red Square fountain
Beads and Buses
Join the Students for Climate Action and the WWU Urban Planners to make recycled paper bead jewelry and learn about the future of rapid transit in Bellingham and the broader region. Hear from organizations doing frontline work, including Whatcom Transportation Association, Walk & Roll Bellingham, and others! For questions or accommodations, please contact olsonk40@wwu.edu.
Event Host: Students for Climate Action and WWU Urban Planners
Date and time: Wednesday, April 23rd, 6pm-7pm
Location: Miller Hall 131
Plarn Making and Crocheting
Join the Community Service Center for plarn making and crocheting! We’ll use upcycled plastic bags to make plarn (plastic yearn) crochet new things out of it—wall decor, tote bags, door mats, and whatever else we can dream up! For questions or accommodations, please contact as.csc@wwu.edu.
Event host: Community Service Center
Date and time: Thursday, April 24th, 10:30am-1:30pm
Location: Viking Union Multipurpose Room
Climate Stories Night
Join the Sustainability Engagement Institute for a night of climate stories! We’ll celebrate all the ways we relate to the natural world through fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and more. Hear from WWU students, faculty, Bellingham Storytellers Guild members, and Indigenous elders. For questions or accommodations, please contact sustain@wwu.edu.
Event Host: Sustainability Engagement Institute, WWU Arts & Music Production
Date and time: Thursday, April 24th, 7pm-8:30pm
Location: Viking Union Underground Coffeehouse
Earth Week Cook-In
Are you interested in food or farm policy, or simply food? Join us for an Earth Week cook-in featuring fermentation, simple meal prep demos, and even cheesemaking! We'll also talk about student-driven campus projects that prioritize support services and programs around food at Western. For questions or accommodations, please contact gberardi@wwu.edu.
Event Host: College of the Environment & Gigi Berardi
Date and time: Friday, April 25th, 10am-12pm
Location: AH 219