MSU Tollgate Farm Virtual Sustainable Stewards Series

Fri, April 23, 2021 4:00 PM - Fri, April 23, 2021 5:00 PM at virtual

What does sustainability mean, and why is it important to you?  MSU Tollgate Farm is offering this FREE virtual 3 part Sustainable Stewards Series to explore how you can be a sustainability steward with your peers and community partners. These panel discussions will help you prepare for college and career as you discover how sustainability will impact your future in meaningful ways. 

Led by college students and local community partners and moderated by staff, these virtual panel discussions will be followed by Q & A and peer-to-peer discussion.

Becoming a Sustainable Steward - March 26, 2021 4-5 p.m. EST – MSU Sustainable Spartans

How might sustainability play a role in your future career? Join members of the MSU Sustainable Spartans to explore principles of sustainability, and how they can inform and influence every career and field of study choice you may make in your upcoming journey. Students from a variety of academic programs will share what sustainability means to them and why it might be important to you.

Water World - April 23, 2021 4–5 p.m. EST – Erin Cassidy and members of Friends of the Rouge

Friends of the Rouge seek to restore, protect, and enhance the Rouge River Watershed through individual and community actions to assure that its natural, economic, and recreational value enhances the quality of life in the ecosystem. Along with other teen leaders and Friends of the Rouge staff and volunteers, explore issues facing this local watershed and the work of FOTR during this panel discussion.

Climate Science Basics: Climate Science and YOU - May 21, 2021 4-5 p.m. EST - Lindsey Kemmerling, MSU PhD Candidate, MSU Kellogg Biological Station

What do you know about how climate change impacts you and how you impact climate change? Explore climate science and climate change with PhD candidate Lindsey Kemmerling as she shares climate science basics to help you build your own knowledge and understanding. Explore your own carbon footprint and engage in conversation about how you can make a difference.



Once registered, watch your email for a zoom invitation. 
Friday, 4 - 5 p.m. EST
March 26, April 23, May 21

Register early to save your space. All are welcome! 

To register visit: https://events.anr.msu.edu/TollgateVirtualSustainabilitySeries/

Participants under 18 need parental consent to participate in this program.