Anderton's Earth Week
NMU’s Earth Week is named after the late Dr. John Anderton, a former Department Head of Earth, Environmental, and Geographical Sciences (EEGS) and a beloved professor. Students loved Dr. Anderton’s teaching style and his effective communication that helped them understand the natural world around them. Dr. Anderton was passionate about active outdoor learning, a practice that NMU faculty members have carried on. He was passionate about his home in the Upper Peninsula, and especially places like Presque Isle and Little Presque along the shores of Lake Superior.
Dr. Anderton’s legacy lives on at NMU through experiential learning in the Marquette area and through the student’s participation in environmental activism. He embodied many of NMU’s values such as inclusion and the environment.
Please note: for this years 11th annual Anderton's Earth Week on campus parking will be free during Earth Week events.
Shoe Drive
Donate any shoes with laces from April 20th to April 27th
Places to Donate: NMU PEIF, Superior Dome, or Queen City Running Co. (130 W Baraga Ave)
Hosting Organization: Green Athletics, Queen City Running Co.
During this event, Marquette community members will be able to donate any gently used athletic shoes to help reduce waste and give them a second life. All shoes will be recycled through Sneakers4Good, a shoe recycling program aiming to reduce landfill waste and redistribute shoes to those in need around the globe.
Stay Pressed
Monday April 21st 1-4 p.m.
Place: Jamrich Atrium
Hosting Organization: Ecoreps
Description: Make some buttons surrounding environmental and social justice issues, a student organization you are in, or create your own design!
Presentation by Andie Balenger
Monday April 21st 5:30 p.m.
Place: NMU Yurt (located behind the PEIF)
Hosting Organization: OORP (Organization for Outdoor Professionals)
Description: We will be discussing Native American voices in outdoor recreation, land management, and more. All students are welcome to join us!
Anderton’s Earth Week: Tap Takeover
Monday April 21st 6:30 p.m.
Place: Ore Dock Brewing Company
Hosting Organization: SHINE, GTU, NMU Music Department & Upper Peninsula Land Conservancy
Description: Learn more about different environmental events happening during the 11th Annual Anderton’s Earth Week at Ore Dock Brewery! Join us to hear about stories of climate resilience in the Marquette community. We will learn more about the history of Anderton’s Earth Week, watch the Climate SISU documentary, and learn what the rest of the week has in store. Stick around to listen to a classical voice and guitar duo made up of NMU music professors Keri Lee Pierson and Dr. Christopher Schoelen. They will be presenting a fundraising concert of nature inspired music to raise awareness for Earth Week and collect donations for the Upper Peninsula Land Conservancy starting at 8 pm.
Earth Day Fundraising Concert
Monday April 21st 8 p.m.
Place: Ore Dock Brewing Company
Hosting Organization: SHINE, GTU, NMU Music Department, Upper Peninsula Land Conservancy
Description: After Anderton's Earth Week: Tap Takeover, stick around to listen to a classical voice and guitar duo made up of NMU music professors Keri Lee Pierson and Dr. Christopher Schoelen. They will be presenting a fundraising concert of nature inspired music to raise awareness for Earth Week and collect donations for the Upper Peninsula Land Conservancy.
Bird Watching Hike
Tuesday April 22nd 8 a.m.
Place: Presque Isle Bog Walk
Hosting Organization: Northern Parulas
Tool Kit Tuesday
Tuesday April 22nd 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Place: Jamrich Atrium
Hosting Organization: WellBeing Center and Lincoln Community Garden
Description: Join WellBeing and Lincoln Community Garden to celebrate Earth Day! Learn about Environmental WellBeing, support Lincoln Community Garden by purchasing vegetable seedlings, and access gardening resources & garden plot-sign up info!
Earth Day Networking Happy Hour
Tuesday April 22nd 5-7 p.m.
Place: Barrel + Beam
Hosting Organization: Great Lakes Business Network
Description: Celebrate Earth Day with the Great Lakes Business Network!
Join us for a special Earth Day Happy Hour as we toast the launch of "Superior Cold Brew"—a coffee pilsner that embodies the Midwest spirit of collaboration. Crafted with local ingredients and infused with U.P. pride, this brew is more than just a beer—it’s a commitment to our community.
With every sip, you're giving back—proceeds from this launch will support efforts to protect our Great Lakes for generations to come.
Come raise a glass, connect with regional business owners, and learn how you can become an advocate for the Great Lakes.
Geography Trivia
Tuesday April 22nd 6-7 p.m.
Place: Jamrich 1317
Hosting Organization: GTU
Description: Learn and test your knowledge about all things geography and Earth-related through trivia questions. We will also be having free maps for everyone to take home. Come with friends or on your own and celebrate Earth Day with us.
Seed Starting Seminar
Tuesday April 22 5:00-7:00 p.m.
Place: TSB 3704
Hosting Organization: Hoop House
Description: The Hoop House is partnering with the Earth, Environmental, and Geographical Sciences Department (EEGS) to host a hands-on seed starting seminar, join us and Dr. Libby Ives, to get a better understanding of good seed starting practices AND take home your own potted seed to watch it grow!
Denim Swap
Wednesday April 23rd 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Place: Jamrich Atrium
Hosting Organization: Ecoreps, NMU Rotaract
Description: In honor of Denim Day, Sexual Assault Awareness Month, and Earth Week NMU Rotaract and EcoReps are hosting a "Denim Swap" where students can bring clothes to swap - denim preferred! Stop by to learn about Denim Day, drop off some clothes, or just take some!
Piano Studio Pop-Up Concert
Wednesday April 23rd 3 p.m.
Place: Woods Lobby
Hosting Organization: Piano Studio
Description: Join students from the NMU piano studio as they perform songs that celebrate our planet.
Soil Science Seminar
Wednesday April 23rd 5:00-6:00 p.m.
Place: TSB 3704
Hosting Organization: Hoop House
Description: The Hoop House is partnering with the Earth, Environmental, and Geographical Sciences Department (EEGS) to prepare you for all you need to know about this summer's planting! Come see us and Dr. Angela Lafuente of the EEGs department to learn more about the science of soil in your garden!
Invasive Species Removal in the Triangle Tract
Wednesday April 23rd 5:00-6:30 p.m.
Place: Triangle Tract (Park in the gravel lot by the dome or on Pine St.)
Hosting Organization: NMU Conservation Crew
Description: Help us with removing invasive species from the Triangle Tract area! Bring gloves if you have any. All supplies will be provided.
Solar Panel, Panel
Wednesday April 23rd 6:30 p.m.
Place: SHINE Building
Hosting Organization: Renewable Energy Coalition
Description: Our event will be focused on the technical interworking's of solar panels and policy / regulation of solar infrastructure. We will feature a solar panel panel of local decorated professionals within the solar industry in addition to domestic solar owners that have great skills and ability to explain technical and political aspects of solar and renewable energy.
906 Recycling Tour
Thursday April 24th 3:30-5 p.m.
Place: SHINE building to Carpool to the recycling facility
Hosting Organization: 906 Recycling
Description: From paper and glass to a range of plastics, Recycle 906 handles it all! Join us for a tour of Marquette County Solid Waste Management Authority's Recycle906 facility. We'll follow the flow of the conveyor belt and see the A.I. arm in action. Beyond the sorting system, we'll learn where these materials go next; getting a second chance in the circular economy. We'll see the bailed goods before they are shipped off to a variety of businesses and locations to be used as raw materials for new products. The carpool leaves (at 3:30) and returns (after 5 PM) to the SHINE building (1400 Presque Isle Avenue - next to Temaki & Tea). Come full circle with us!
True False, Hot Cold Documentary
Thursday April 24th 6-7:30 p.m.
Place: Shiras Room of Peter White Public Library
Hosting Organization: Citizens Climate Lobby Marquette Chapter
Description: The award-winning documentary series, True False, Hot Cold was filmed over three months in a county of Utah that has some of the least belief in climate change in the United States. Each short episode features conversations with farmers, ranchers, cowboys, coal miners, and other county residents about climate change. But instead of focusing on divisions, the series weaves these interviews and vignettes of everyday life to offer ideas about how to build bridges between people who have very different identities and beliefs. Episode screenings will be punctuated with open conversation about incorporating the film’s values and approaches – and how groups like CCL are doing this in their work today.
Earth Fest Tabling
Friday April 25th 1-4 p.m.
Place: Jamrich Atrium
Hosting Organization: SHINE, GTU
Description: Learn about different environmental organizations in the Marquette community and at Northern Michigan University!
Impacts of Gardening on Mental Health
Thursday April 24 5:00-6:00 p.m.
Place: TSB 3710
Hosting Organization: Hoop House & LIVE
Description: Are you feeling down from the late spring snow? Stressing out about finals? The end of the semester? Moving away from college friends for the summer? Just know that you're not alone, come join fellow Hoop House members as Dr. Amy Poirier, the staff advisor for LIVE and psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner, tells us more about the impacts of gardening on our mental health and how it can help us build community, compassion, and self-care in our tough times.
City Nature Challenge
Friday, April 25th through Monday April 28th
Place: Across Marquette County
Hosting Organization: Northern Michigan University
Description: The City Nature Challenge (CNC) is a global initiative for observing and recording biodiversity, led by the California Academy of Sciences and the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles. Every April, hundreds of cities across the world come together to record as many wild organisms as possible in and around their respective communities, all during the same 4-day period. During these four days, observations are recorded via the citizen science platform iNaturalist, through which anyone can upload images and other media of any plants, animals, fungi, or other organisms they find, and results are tallied from these observations. To encourage collaboration and learning, as well as maximize observed biodiversity, the Northern Michigan University Biology Department, along with local collaborators, will be hosting a number of guided nature walks, workshops, and other events around Marquette.
Learn more here.
Water is Life Festival
Friday April 25th
Place: Hedgecock Atrium
Hosting Organization: Center for Native American Studies
Description: Mni Wiconi in Lakhotiyapi. Nibi Biimaadezewin in Anishinaabemowin. “Water is Life.” This simple biological fact has become a powerful organizing framework for Indigenous-led cultural celebrations and activism around our connections with water. On Friday, April 25, Northern Michigan University’s Center for Native American Studies will bring together Indigenous teachers, regional and national musicians, performance artists, visual and material artists, and grassroots environmental advocates from around the Upper Peninsula for a Water is Life Festival. The festival culminates with evening performances in NMU’s Hedgcock Atrium by the Sister Tour, Marquette Fringe, and Supaman. For more information and details about the event, please see: https://nmu.edu/nativeamericanstudies/events.
Marquette Food Co-op Clean-Up
Saturday April 26th 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Place: Marquette Food Co-op
Hosting Organization: Marquette Food Co-op Board of Directors
Description: During this trash pickup event we will have raffles, kids activities, and local organizations with information on how to help better our Earth through composting, recycling, and more. The event begins at 11 for a hello and area assignment, but folks are welcome to join anytime during 11-2. We can't wait to beautify the community with you!
3rd Annual Birds and Brews
Saturday April 26th 5 p.m.
Place: Ore Dock Brewing Co.
Hosting Organization: Laughing Whitefish Bird Alliance, MI Birds
Description: Meet fellow birders, and learn about the importance of our public lands to birds – all while enjoying a complimentary drink on them! Guests will enjoy a presentation on MI Birds, "Jeopardy" style bird trivia, bird coloring pages for kids, and door prizes. There will also be plenty of birding stories.
Learn more here.
Stuff Swap
Saturday April 26th & Sunday April 27th
Place: Hunt/VA lobby, Magers/Meyland Lobby, The Maple Classromm, Woodland Park MPR
Hosting Organization: NMU Ripple Effect
Description: Bring your gently used and working items to a participating location to donate and/or browse donated items and take what you need for free!
