Earth Day at UNM-Valencia prospers enjoyable, environmental consciousness

To have a good time the progress made in the direction of a extra sustainable future and be taught extra about what extra might be carried out, college students got here collectively on the University of New Mexico-Valencia campus throughout its Research and Earth Day. 

The Tuesday, April 21 occasion hosted numerous displays, together with the artwork membership demonstrating find out how to recycle paper, a biology class on find out how to make chicken feeders with recycled supplies, one other class elevating consciousness of the results of quick style and the occasion’s custom of showcasing baked cookies with a photo voltaic oven. 

Professor of English and member of the group backyard’s desk, Anicca Cox stated she beloved the occasion.

“I think Earth Day is great. It seems like it had a great turnout. There’s a lot of interactive stuff to do. I love it,” Cox stated.

Tammi Duncan-Teller, professor of biology and one of many occasion’s organizers, stated changing into conscious of environmental points can inspire folks to begin working towards options.

“I think environmental efforts have to start with bringing awareness to whatever challenges there are,” Duncan-Teller stated. “If we can find that one thing that bugs us and it’s related to the environment, I think collectively we could do something about it.” 

A standard theme shared between among the tables was a concentrate on the damaging methods social media impacts the surroundings by spreading misinformation and  selling overconsumption. 

One desk featured analysis on find out how to decrease meals waste, and one other one displayed their very own analysis on how social media promotes quick style consumption, which finally results in the landfills. The desk demonstrated a solution to recycle garments by turning them into tote baggage. 

Ariel Valadez, a biology pupil, stated there’s been a development in social media that exhibits the fantastic thing about luminescent algae, however fails to to spotlight the hazards of it.

This marine plant is poisonous to fish in addition to to people, making social media a dangerous promoter for this poisonous plant.

“It’s a rare phenomenon that only happens on coastal areas and it’s beautiful, but social media may trick you into thinking it’s safe,” Valadez stated.

Paulina Acosta-Marta is a contract photographer for the Daily Lobo. She might be reached at tradition@dailylobo.com or on X @dailylobo