Contact:  Niki vonHedemann (nvonh@rice.edu)

Events: 

• Saturday, January 26, 2008
  City of Houston Arbor Day tree planting
  8 AM – 12 PM
• Thursday, January 31, 2008
  Focus the Nation:  Global Warming Solutions for America
  Grand Hall, fair from 4 PM – 7 PM; forum from 7 PM – 9:30 PM
  http://sustainability.rice.edu
• Friday, February 8 – Sunday, February 10, 2008
  Re-Energize Texas, a Youth Climate Change Conference in Austin
  Join hundreds of Texas university students in learning about climate change action through various speakers and workshops.
• Saturday, February 16, 2008
  Galveston Beach Clean-Up Workday
  Come help the environmental club take care of its adopted section of beach – we clean it twice a year!
• Saturday, March 29, 2008
  Environmental Club’s Annual Conference:  Water
  8 AM – 5 PM  Wiess Commons
  Once you’ve done an Outreach Day shift (or before you go), come drop by the conference to hear about flooding in Houston, water management, climate change’s effect on water, and water privatization!  Free lunch from delicious local restaurants and chance to hear over a dozen fantastic speakers!
• April:  Earth Day event

Ongoing

• Houston Arboretum Workdays
• Rice Community Gardening
  The community gardening project can be taken for credit, or you can just volunteer to help.  There are currently two gardens (Wiess and Sid), but they are expanding to other colleges.  If you want notice of volunteer opportunities, email Niki about joining the Owlspace.  The food will provide organic (and local!) produce for our serveries.