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\n\tBy Keiana Hadjireza
\n\tThe debut of the new campus community garden will be featured at this year\u2019s Earth Week, April 15-21,<\/a> at the University of Washington Bothell. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n\tLocated on the north side of the sports fields, the garden boasts three large raised beds, right, and is designed to give everyone on campus an opportunity to experiment and learn about sustainable urban gardening. The garden was brought to fruition with the combined efforts of UW Bothell\u2019s garden committee, facilities services and the School of Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences (IAS). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\n\tAn official garden party on Friday, April 21, is just one of the events planned for Earth Week. The student chapter of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, for example, is also hosting a garden hackathon the same day. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n\t\u201cIt\u2019s important to get a more diverse set of interests and backgrounds involved in caring about the earth,\u201d said Cassie Lubenow, sustainability coordinator for facilities services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sustainability and resourcefulness have long been key priorities of the university<\/a>. Earth Week highlights the importance of incorporating a green routine into everyday life and bringing awareness to environmental issues, Lubenow said. \u201cIt\u2019s a time to drop things and focus on the earth.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n\tOpportunities to be hands-on during Earth Week include a restoration project in North Creek forest, planting trees and vegetables on campus with the grounds team and sorting through garbage, as seen at left, to divert it from going to landfills. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\n\tOther Earth Week events focus film, art, food and entertainment, such as a musical performance by the solar-powered rock band known as Trapdoor Social.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n\tThe line-up also includes lectures and presentations on the climate and other related issues. On Monday, April 17, for example, a panel of five climate activists known as the \u201cvalve-turners\u201d will discuss their decision to bring awareness to climate issues by shutting off five pipelines carrying tar sands oil into the United States. The talk is organized by Jennifer Atkinson, a lecturer in IAS and member of the Earth Week Steering Committee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n\tShe cites benefits of making changes at home that impact the environment. \u201cReducing meat consumption can cut more carbon emissions than giving up your cars.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n\tEarth Week\u2019s goal of sustainability and reducing carbon emission are closely tied to the restoration of the wetlands along the edge of campus. The wetlands served as the \u201ccenterpiece of the sustainable initiative\u201d said Lubenow, and UW Bothell is a pesticide, herbicide and chemical fertilizer free campus. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n\t\u201cWe have been practicing organic land care for nearly 11 years,\u201d said Tyson Kemper, grounds supervisor. \u201cOur leadership in this regard has inspired many other institutions and individuals in the region to do the same.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\n\tAs part of its commitment to incorporating green practices in its day-to-day operations, the University also uses solar panels to power the parking garage and the LB2 building. UW Bothell is working towards becoming climate neutral by 2050 \u2013 and Earth Week helps keep the campus community focused on that goal. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n\t\u201cEarth Day events have been an important platform from which the sustainability values and actions of UW Bothell can be shared,\u201d says Kemper. \u201cIt highlights the ways in which the university advances sustainability locally, regionally and globally.\u201d
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