Earth Day
A More Secure Future for All
Earth Day is an important opportunity to celebrate and strengthen UGA’s commitment to research, teaching, and service focused on healthier people, stronger communities, and a more secure future. We all depend on a healthy environment, and we can all contribute in meaningful ways.
Featured Activities
Calendar of 2023 Earth Day-Related Events
Ongoing Events
| April 1 - 28 | Steps Toward Diversity Tour: A journey of selective sites denoting African American contributions at the University of Georgia | 8:00am - 5:00pm daily for inside locations, or at your leisure outdoors | Special Collections Libraries | Event Details |
Individual Events
| April 4 |
37th Annual Eugene P. Odum Lecture: Ivette Perfecto Food Systems at a Crossroads: Producing Food and Conserving our Planet |
4:00pm | Ecology Building Auditorium | Event Details |
| April 5 | Farm to Campus Market | 11:00am - 3:00pm | Tate Plaza | Event Details |
| April 6 |
JG Woodroof Lecture: Dennis Heldman The Role of Engineering in Sustainability of the Food Supply Chain |
12:45 - 3:00pm | Georgia Center, Room K/L | Event Details |
| April 7 | IPBGG Plant Sale | 9:00am - 6:00pm | Tate Plaza / CAGT | Event Details |
| April 7 |
History Guest Lecture: Victor Seow Carbon Technocracy |
3:30pm | Virtual | Event Details |
| April 7 - 9 | Horticulture Club Spring Plant Sale | 9:00am - 5:00pm | 111 Riverbend Rd Athens, GA | Event Details |
| April 11 | Toddler Tuesday: Earth Day | 10:00 - 11:00am | Georgia Museum of Art | Event Details |
| April 11 | Film Screening and Reception: Foster Boy | 5:00 - 7:30pm | Fine Arts Building | Event Details |
| April 12 | African Cultural Awareness Celebration | 11:00am - 2:00pm | Miller Learning Center, Head Terrace (behind MLC) | Event Details |
| April 12 | Farm to Campus Market | 11:00am - 3:00pm | Tate Plaza | Event Details |
| April 12 | Trash to Treasure: Alternative Recycling | 4:30 - 6:30pm | Flinchum's Pheonix | Event Details |
| April 13 | Film Screening: $avvy Women. Money. Freedom. | 2:00 - 4:30pm | Tate Movie Theater | Event Details |
| April 13 | Industry Insiders - Careers in Sustainability | 5:00 - 6:15pm | Virtual | Event Details |
| April 13 | Film Screening: Unspoken | 5:30pm | Jackson Street Building, Rm 125 | Event Details |
| April 13 | Washington Semester Spring 2023 Seminar Series: Energy Policy Panel | 6:30 - 7:30pm | Virtual | Event Details |
| April 13-15 | State Botanical Garden Spring Plant Sale | 2:00 - 6:00pm (Th - Fr) 8:00am - 2:00pm (Sat) |
State Botanical Garden of Georgia | Event Details |
| April 14 | ATL Sustainability Networking Night | 5:00 - 7:00pm | Wild Leap Atlanta | All are welcome! Co-sponsored by Georgia State University, Georgia Tech, Kenesaw State University, and UGA. RSVP here. |
| April 18 | Sarah Idacavage: Old Clothes, New Tricks: Is history the key to more sustainable fashion system? | 3:00 - 4:00pm | Virtual | Event Details |
| April 18 | "Can you see me? Here in this place?" Reading and Panel Discusion | 5:30 - 6:30pm | Georgia Museum of Art | Event Details |
| April 18 |
2023 Torrance Festival of Ideas: Peter O'Connor Slow Wonder Lights the Slow Fuse of Possibility |
6:00 - 8:00pm | Cine | Event Details |
| April 19 | Jenna Jambeck: Fighting Plastic Waste and Marine Debris | 10:00 - 11:00am | Virtual | Event Details |
| April 19 | Culturally Sustaining Media: How emerging platforms center agency, dignity, and multiplicity | 12:00 - 1:00pm | Virtual | Event Details |
| April 19 | Earth Day Fair & Market | 12:00pm - 3:00pm | Tate Center Plaza & North Lawn | Engage with sustainability-focused campus and community organizations - and buy some fresh local veggies! |
| April 19 | Maria Navaro: The Puzzle of Teaching Food Security | 4:00 - 5:00pm | Virtual | Event Details |
| April 19 | Can Tech Save The World? Clean Tech Symposium | 12:00 - 8:00pm | Delta Innovation Hub | Event Details |
| April 19 | UGArden Spring Festival | 5:00 - 8:00pm | UGArden (2500 S. Milledge Avenue) | End of the year gathering with artist market, live music, and veggie eating contest! |
| April 20 | 3rd Annual UGA Pollinator Census | 15 minutes throughout the day | UGA Campus | Event Details |
| April 20 | Katherine N. Cotter: The Arts for Human Flourishing | 2:00 - 3:00pm | Virtual | Event Details |
| April 20 | Global Georgia Lecture: Joel Robbins; The Present and the Future in the Present: Religion, Values, and Climate Change | 4:30pm | Peabody Hall, Room 115 | Event Details |
| April 20 | Athens-Clarke County Green Life Awards Ceremony |
6:00 - 8:00pm |
State Botanical Garden of Georgia - Conservatory | Event Details |
| April 21 | 3rd Annual UGA Pollinator Census | 15 minutes throughout the day | UGA Campus | Event Details |
| April 20 - 22 | Foley Field Journey to Zero Waste: UGA Baseball vs Arkansas | 7:00pm (Th) 6:00pm (Fr) 2:00pm (Sat) |
Foley Field |
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History of Earth Day at UGA
On April 22, 1970, Earth Day was observed for the first time across the United States. Conceived in the wake of environmental disasters like the Cuyahoga River catching fire and a massive oil spill off the coast of California, Earth Day harnessed growing public alarm about pollution to put environmental protection on the national agenda. Students and faculty at the University of Georgia took part in the nationwide event, organizing a daylong, public teach-in on the environment featuring lectures, discussions and exhibitions. After more than 50 years, UGA remains committed to ensuring healthy people, strong communities, and a secure future for all.