Thursday, April 19, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.

Booths will be set up for participants to come and go as they explore ways to be sustainable.

Energy

1. Electric bicycle project and bicycle charging station – Physics II class
2. Solar cooking – Science Department
3. Solar music powered by a photovoltaic energy power station – students
4. Electric cars – Chevy Volt and Nissan Leaf – on display – Westar Energy
5. Zeon electric mower – Brian Nebel, Excel Industries
6. Solar panel installation process – King Solar (Hutchinson, Kan.)
7. Battery technologies – sophomore Cody Cook
8. Light bulbs and energy consumption – Tim Goering, Campus Facilities

Water

1. Menno Barrel rain barrels for sale – Entrepreneurship class
2. Rain barrel drip irrigation system – Kevin Wilder, psychology and youth ministry instructor
3. Rain garden and storm water runoff presentation – Environmental Biology class
4. Native landscapes and plants suitable for rain gardens and drought tolerant conditions – Brad Guhr, Dyck Arboretum of the Plains

Soils

1. Tour of the Hesston College garden – Gardening Club
2. Nitrogen fixation with soil microbes presentation – Microbiology class

Wastes

1. Recycling on campus – Randy Toews, Campus Facilities
2. Waste treatment plan presentation – Microbiology class
3. 10-day give project – Karen LeVan, English faculty

Sunday, April 22, 7 p.m., Hesston Mennonite Church sanctuary

“Around the World in 90 Minutes” by Marty Essen – stories and photos of Marty’s wildlife encounters during his travels around the world. Marty is an award-winning author for his book “Cool Creatures, Hot Planet: Exploring the Seven Continents.”