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Date(s) - April 3, 2023 - April 6, 2023
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Trinity Western University
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Join TWU for our annual Sustainability Week. Learn from students as they introduce the biodiversity of the Langley campus Ecosystem Study Area, and from faculty members as they present on their research related to climate change and global health.
As part of TWU’s Sustainability Week (April 3–6, 2023), students will be hosting a trail walk, complete with stations where visitors can learn about biodiversity and gain a greater appreciation for TWU’s natural habitats.
Karen Steensma, Professor of Biology and Co-Chair, Department of Geography & Environment, oversees several research studies and teaches the students who will be hosting the trail walk in the Ecosystem Study Area.
“We hope all visitors will gain increased awareness and joy in discovering our local biodiversity,” she said of the upcoming Sustainability Week activities.
“This has been a great opportunity for our 400-level Conservation Biology students to study in depth the various plots throughout the Ecosystem Study Areas, write journal entries about their plots through winter and early spring, map the plots, and then connect to their peers and the TWU community regarding the ecological values found right here on our own campus!”
The trail walk is just one of many events happening throughout Sustainability Week. Other highlights include a morning bird walk and an evening bat walk led by TWU faculty and student experts.
See the full schedule of Sustainability Week events below:
April 3
Video interview with Dr. Erica Grimm on Upstream/Down-river: Walking the stɑl̓əw̓ Watershed
8 a.m. | Reimer Student Center, Main Cafeteria
- Upstream/Downriver Walking the stɑl̓əw̓ Watershed is a collaborative research-creation project that addresses climate change at the local, granular scale of the lower Fraser River watershed. Artist and professor Dr. Erica Grimm will talk about this project, and introduce the project’s Salmon River installation that is showcased inside the Langley campus’ Main Cafeteria.
April 3
Bat Walk & Talk with Bennet Imbeau
8–9 p.m. | Meet by the greenhouses behind Neufeld Science Center
- Join us for an educational Bat Walk with Bennet Imbeau, TWU Environmental Studies major and bat enthusiast. Learn about the bat species living within Langley’s ecosystems.
April 4
Morning Bird Walk with Dr. David Clements
8–9 a.m. | Meet by the greenhouses behind Neufeld Science Center
- Join us for a morning Bird Walk in TWU’s Ecosystem Study Area with biology professor and nature photographer Dr. David Clements. Learn about the bird species living within Langley’s ecosystems.
April 4
ConVersing/ConServing: TWU Ecosystem Study Area “Back 40” Trail Walk
12–3 p.m. | TWU Ecosystem Study Area (Begin at McMillan Lake)
- Take an adventure through the TWU Ecosystem Study Area. Fill in your “passport” as you move through stations on the trail where Conservation Biology students await to converse with you about fascinating aspects of TWU’s natural habitats.
April 4
Planetary Health Lecture: Plastic Pollution & the Microbiome Menace
7–9 p.m. | Neufeld Science Centre, Block Hall
- You’re invited to a special lecture by Drs. Barbara J. Astle, Shane Durbach, and Laura A. Onyango on “Planetary Health: Impacts from plastic pollution and the microbiome menace.” Come hear about the emerging field of planetary health that encompasses many facets of planetary well-being, including human health, biodiversity and all that is needed to sustain God’s good earth.
April 5
Fire From Heaven: Michael Faraday and the Dawn of the Electrical Age
7–9 p.m. | Robert N. Thompson Centre, SAMC Theatre (Freedom Hall)
- Fire From Heaven: Michael Faraday and the Dawn of the Electrical Age is a play about the struggles and triumphs of pioneering scientist Michael Faraday.
April 6
Swap and Shop
7 p.m. | Parking lot behind Music Building
- Re-use, recycle, and minimize waste. Come to the student-led “Swap and Shop” event to find gently-used items or to share your items with others.
April 3–6
Sustainability Week Prize Draw
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- Keep an eye out for raffle tickets that will be given out at some of the Sustainability Week events. The prize is a sustainable-themed gift basket filled with gardening tools and sustainable items.
- The winner will be announced after the Swap and Shop event, and online at @twec.twu on Instagram.