The North Country Sustainability Day and Green Living Fair will be held Friday, April 22 through Saturday, April 23 at various locations on the St. Lawrence University Campus.
The series of events aim to inspire and empower attendees to combat the global climate crisis by fostering a culture of sustainability across the North Country and beyond. All events are free and open to the public and made possible by Thee Associated Colleges of the St. Lawrence Valley and Paul Smith’s College in collaboration with Cornell Cooperative Extension of St. Lawrence County, Canton, and Potsdam municipalities, and the Local Living Venture.
Due to the rising number of Covid-19 cases in the County, masks are required for all events associated with Sustainability Day and Green Living Fair. All workshops previously planned for the Green Living Fair have been postponed and moved to a virtual format due to COVID concerns. Visitors to the fair may sign up to participate in a Virtual Green Living Workshop Series to be held in early summer.
Schedule of Events
Sustainability Day, Friday, April 22
- 7 a.m.-midnight
Gallery Exhibit, “Indigenous Perceptions of Nature,” Richard F. Brush Art Gallery - 1-3:45 p.m.
Workshops/presentations, ODY Library- 1-1:50 p.m.
Integrating the UN Sustainable Development Goals into the Campus Strategic Framework, ODY Library, McCallaster Room
The Ethics of Eating, ODY Library, Frost Ferguson Room
Reimagining Our Nonhuman Neighbors, ODY Library, Room 140A
More Grammars of Animacy, ODY Library, Room 140B - 2-2:50 p.m.
Red Markers: Disrupting Colonialist/Capitalist/Plantation Ecologies Through Art, ODY Library, MacAllaster Room
Food Waste: Moving Toward Compliance with NYS Law for Large Quantity Generators, ODY Library, Frost Ferguson Room
UN Sustainable Development Goals: Progress Report, ODY Library, Room 140A
Roots of Sustainability in the Humanities, ODY Library, Room 140B - 3-3:45 p.m.
Rivers Have Rights: A Youth Driven Community Conversation, ODY Library, MacAllaster Room
Getting to Net Zero GHG Emissions: Clarkson's Path & Progress, ODY Library, Room 140A
Red Days: Sustainability Onstage, ODY Library, Room 140B
- 1-1:50 p.m.
- 4-5:30 p.m.
Keynote Speaker Robin Wall-Kimmerer, “The Honorable Harvest”, Gulick Theater, Noble Center
Watch the live stream: https://www.stlawu.edu/offices/music/livestream - 5:30-6:30 p.m.
Reception and Book Signing, Sykes Formal Lounge
Green Living Fair, Saturday, April 23*
- 7 a.m.-midnight
Gallery Exhibit, “Indigenous Perceptions of Nature,” Richard F. Brush Art Gallery - 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
Green Living Fair, including kid zone, Leithead Field House -
10 a.m.-3 p.m.
*All workshops planned for the Green Living Fair have been postponed and moved to a virtual format due to COVID concerns. Visitors to the fair may sign up to participate in a Virtual Green Living Workshop Series to be held in early summer.* - 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
- SLU Sustainability Farm Tour
- 12:00-1:30 p.m.
Wildflower Walk and Pressing, Augsbury 124 - 12:30-2 p.m.
Poster sessions, Leithead Field House -
11:30a.m.-1:30 p.m.
Food available from Big Spoon Kitchen - 3-5 p.m.
Tree Planting, Environmental Studies Living Laboratory, 2383 Hwy 68, Canton
RSVP before April 18: https://stlawu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_bvzaLWWVR2Zt1vU
Sponsors and co-organizers of the event are St. Lawrence University, SUNY Canton, SUNY Potsdam, Clarkson University, Paul Smith’s College, Cornell Cooperative Extension of St. Lawrence County, the Canton and Potsdam Climate Smart Community Initiatives, Local Living Venture, Brookfield Renewable, and EDF Renewables. North Country Public Radio is the media sponsor.