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  <Title>Celebrate Earth Day: hike, tree-planting &amp; more (on campus)!</Title>
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    <div class="html-content">Spring is blossoming at UMBC and we're ready to celebrate with Earth Day events.  Come out to enjoy an environmental festival on the quad, a tree planting, a nature hike, a green campus tour, and more!<br><br><strong>Monday April 21st </strong><br><ul><li>7PM: Watch Dr Suess's 'The Lorax' and TED talks, and enjoy free popcorn in the Commons Sports Zone</li></ul><br><strong>Tuesday April 22nd</strong><br><ul><li>11AM-2PM: Make buttons, planters, mason jars, reusable bags, and more on Commons Terrace</li><li>3- 4:30PM: Campus Sustainability Tour, meet at the entrance to the new Performing Arts building</li></ul>    <br><strong>Wednesday April 23rd </strong><br><ul><li>10AM -2PM: Celebrate at the main festival, with music, games, speakers, performances, food, crafts, giveaways, and many organizations.</li><li>3PM: Volunteer to help us plant trees by Walker Garage. Tree planting training included.</li></ul><br><strong>Thursday April 24th</strong><br><ul><li>6PM: Tour the trails of UMBC's Conservation and Environmental Research Area (CERA), departing from Commons Loop</li></ul><br><strong>More related events this week:</strong><br><ul><li><a href="http://umbcinsights.wordpress.com/2014/04/16/earth-day-5k-run-423/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">4/23: Earth Day 5k Run</a></li><li><a href="http://umbcinsights.wordpress.com/2014/04/16/ges-seminar-sediment-withdrawals-and-deposits-chesapeake-bay-watershed-its-not-just-banks-423/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">4/23: Sediment withdrawals and deposits, Chesapeake Bay Watershed: It’s not just banks!</a></li><li><a href="http://umbcinsights.wordpress.com/2014/04/16/cuere-seminar-combined-sewer-overflows-425/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">4/25: Combined Sewer Overflows are an Important Source of Wastewater Contaminants in the Urban Environment”.</a></li></ul><br></div>
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  <Summary>Spring is blossoming at UMBC and we're ready to celebrate with Earth Day events.  Come out to enjoy an environmental festival on the quad, a tree planting, a nature hike, a green campus tour, and...</Summary>
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  <PostedAt>Mon, 21 Apr 2014 13:15:20 -0400</PostedAt>
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