March 4, 2020
- Earth Hour
- Time: 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
- Location: Riverfront Hall 111, QC Campus
- Description: Western Illinois University's Quad Cities campus will host a series of presentations, films and panels from 5-6 p.m. each Wednesday night during the Spring 2020 semester. This series will focus on informative topics in relation to Earth Day. The public is invited to attend.
- January 15 - Inside the Mega Fire – WQPT Screening (RH 111)
- January 22 – Pratt Ranch; How to Enjoy the Good Life Off the Grid – Dr. Bill Pratt, Director, Engineering Program, WIU (QCC Atrium)
- January 29 – Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) - Richard Stewart, Resource Conservationist, Rock Island County SWCD (QCC Atrium)
- February 5 – Climate and Weather - Eric Sorensen, WQAD Meteorologist (RH 111)
- February 19 – To Save Nature is to Save Ourselves: Surviving Mass Extinction – Joel Vanderbush, Curator of Conservation & Education, Niabi Zoo.
- February 26 – American Experience – The Big Burn – WQPT Screening (RH 111)
- March 4 – The Importance of the Rock Island County Forest Preserve - Kai Swanson, President, Rock Island County Forest Preserve Commission (RH 111)
- March 18 – Ecofeminism - Tammy Werner – Assistant Professor of Sociology and Anthropology, WIU (RH 111)
- March 25 – Sinking Cities – Miami - WQPT Screening (RH 111)
- April 1 – You should take the bus: Local Environmental Impacts of Public Transit - Jennifer Hirsch, MetroLink (RH 111)
- April 8 - Public Understanding of Climate Science – Dr. Everett Hamner, Professor of English, WIU (RH 111)
- April 15 – From Tree Cults to Deforestation; Environmental Disasters in the Middle Ages – Debbie Kepple-Mamros, Director, Quad Cities Campus Operations, WIU (RH 111)
- April 22 – Earth Day – Special Presentations and Films will be held throughout the day
- Student research presentations
- Why to plant Native Plants in your Landscaping – Ross Smith, Assistant Park Ranger &
- Coordinator of Natural Resource Education, Rock Island County Forest Preserve District
- Speaker Panel - TBD
- Related Web Site: http://www.wiu.edu/qc/pdfs/2020/Earth-Hour-Schedule-2020-rev3.pdf
- Contact Information:
Deborah Kepple-Mamros
Phone: 309-762-9481
Email: dj-kepple-mamros@wiu.edu - Source: Quad Cities Campus
