Fête de la Terre

April 19th- April 23rd 2021

Join the Office of Sustainability in this week-long celebration of the Earth!

Fête de la Terre week is filled with film screenings, lectures, and events, all culminating with our biggest event of the year - the Fête de la Terre Expo for organizations, businesses, and non-profits who are committed to a more sustainable Acadiana and Louisiana. This year we are offering a "deconstructed" Fête de la Terre Expo to promote social distancing.

We've got a lot planned!

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Litter Prevention Day - Monday 4/19

Visit with local organizations Parish Proud and Bayou Vermilion District and with the Office of Community Service and Americorps

Time: 11:30am - 1:30pm
Location: the corner of Rex and St. Mary

Coulee Trash Viewing - Travel to Bayou Vermillion District to see the amount of litter that is pulled out of the bayou each week. See more about their work here.

Time: 3pm
Location: Bayou Vermilion District (off campus)

Transportation Day - Tuesday 4/20

Get a free bike tune-up and maintenance from Bike Lafayette, visit with Bayou Electric Vehicles

Time: 11:30am - 1:30pm
Location: Boucher St. across from the Student Union entrance

Join us and LCG for a ribbon cutting of the new bus stop shelters along Johnston St.

Time: 2pm
Location: the bus shelter on Johnston St. by Girard Hall

Water and Native Plants Day - Wednesday 4/21

Visit with Bayou Vermillion Preservation Association (BVPA) and the LCG Environmental Quality department

Time: 11:30am - 1:30pm
Location: the corner of Rex and St. Mary

Cajun Prairie Talk - Learn about the Cajun Prairie from biology professor Dr. Phyllis Griffard, visit campus's urban prairie site

Time: 2:30pm
Location: the urban prairie/bioswale between Madison Hall and Oliver Hall

Earth Day! - Thursday 4/22

Cash It or Trash It! Answer questions about recycling and win prizes!

Time: 9:30am-11am
Location: around the Student Union

Visit with LUS about energy and water conservation

Time: 11:30am - 1:30pm
Location: the corner of Rex and St. Mary

Plant It for the Planet Res Life Fair - Plant your own native wild flowers, take home a succulent, answer questions about recycling, win prizes and eat food!

Time: 5:30-7pm
Location: Agnes Edwards Hall Lobby

Zero Waste Day - Friday 4/23

Visit with the Office of Sustainability to "talk trash" about the campus zero waste goal