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Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern


Evanston organizations will hold clean up events for Earth Day, Arbor Day

April 1, 2015

Several Evanston organizations will hold clean up events Saturday, April 25 to celebrate Earth Day and Arbor Day, which fall on April 22 and April 24, respectively. The city announced Monday it will...

Communication sophomore Grace Hahn, right, picks up trash with her friend Saturday at the Ladd Arboretum. The clean-up effort was held at seven locations around town for the city’s Earth Day and Arbor Day Celebration.

Evanston celebrates Earth Day, Arbor Day with park cleaning, tree planting

April 27, 2014

Evanston hosted a three-part Earth Day and Arbor Day event Saturday, holding a city-wide park cleanup, followed by a community tree planting and a celebration. The park cleanup took place at seven locations...

Pincidents: a DIY twist on a classic snack

January 22, 2014

Some holidays just don’t get the publicity they deserve. I mean, how would you feel if you were Arbor Day and spent months and months hearing about how great and funny and talented Halloween is? It...

City arborist Mark Younger plants a Burr Oak tree as children Mahalia Bonner (left) and Ryan Rody (right) look on. The City of Evanston hosted an Earth Day/Arbor Day celebration on Friday.

Evanston Ecology Center celebrates Earth Day, Arbor Day

April 28, 2013

The Evanston Ecology Center hosted a combined Earth Day and Arbor Day celebration Saturday as part of the community’s commitment to environmental protection. The celebration started with a tree-planting...

Climate change and its effects were discussed at a talk on the first day of Earth Week at Northwestern. The events are hosted by the Office of Sustainability in coordination with many student groups.

Office of Sustainability, environmental groups seek to promote campus involvement with Earth Week

April 22, 2013

The Office of Sustainability is joining with student groups this week to raise environmental awareness through Earth Week events, ranging from guest lectures to a “mountain” of trash display. Rob...

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