DU Know About Earth Day?
Campus unites with nation in E-Day observances scheduled this week.
The Denver Clarion, April 20, 1970
Spring Fare of Events
DU Environmental Awareness Group, Date Unknown
Environmental Chronicles
Student Environmental Action Coalition, October 16, 1990
DU Recycles Week (left)
DU Environmental Team, November 10-14, Year Unknown
Why Throw It Away? (right)
DU Environmental Team, November 3, Year Unknown
No DAPL Protest Sign
Native Student Alliance, November 2016 (click here for more about NoDAPL protest)
The Happy Earth Day Activity Book
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), July 5, 1998
Garden Preparation & Planting
DU Earth Day, April 22, 2019 (click here for more on DU Earth Day 2019)
Solar Panel Installation
DU Earth Day, April 22, 2019 (click here for more on DU Earth Day 2019)
Virtual Earth Week 2020
DU Center for Sustainability, April 20-24, 2020
The University Libraries’ Sustainability Committee highlights a history of Earth Day at the University of Denver. The University of Denver (DU) has participated in Earth Day since its inception on April 22, 1970. This year, 2020, marks the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, which gave a voice to an emerging public consciousness about the state of our planet.
All items featured were gathered from the University Libraries Special Collections and its government documents holdings. For more information about the history of Earth Day, visit www.earthday.org or the DU Libraries Research Help Center.
Join the DU Center for Sustainability in Virtual Earth Week 2020! They have a great line up of ways to appreciate our planet from our homes, wherever that may be! Check out the schedule for the week on their Facebook event page. Also. read DU newsroom's "How to Celebrate Earth Day During a Pandemic" for how DU community is coming together to celebrate our plant during the pandemic.
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