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Earth Week, April 18-25, 2015
CLC as a Living Laboratory
Programs are free and open to the public.
Earth Week
Programs for the Community
Come learn about how the College of Lake County is a Living Laboratory!
Sustainable CLC brings together faculty, staff, students, and other experts to share
ways that we can learn from the world around us during Earth Week. Programs for all
ages encourage interaction with wildlife, landscaping, and local food production.
Programs about our new Green Building Technology and Master Plan will provide
more technical information about how CLC is growing into the future. Activities will
last approximately one hour, unless otherwise noted.
Saturday, April 18
Monday, April 20
Grayslake Campus Clean-Up
9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Get a Giveaway,
Gain a Green Tip
B Wing entrance
12–1 p.m. and 6–7 p.m.
Join CLC’s Environmental Club and other
clubs for the annual Campus Clean-Up! We
will help spruce up the Grayslake campus
by getting rid of items that have collected
over the winter. Wear clothes and shoes
that can get dirty and bring work gloves.
Southlake Campus, Atrium
Receive a useful giveaway and “green”
tips in honor of Earth Week! First come,
first served until supplies last.
Tuesday, April 21
Wednesday, April 22
Sustainable Landscapes and Gardens
Environmental Chat
1 p.m.
9 a.m.
Grayslake Campus, Horticulture Building
Technology Building, Room T323
Rory Klick, Horticulture department chair
Members of the CLC Environmental Club will
talk about composting, seasonal eating and
herb gardens to try at home.
Join a tour of the valuable resources on
CLC’s Grayslake campus: the arboretum,
woodland and sustainable agriculture farm.
We will also look at flowering plants that
depend on pollinators for food production
(see below).
All about Bees
2 p.m.
Grayslake Campus, Horticulture Building
front entrance and Room H110
Edward Popelka, CLC staff and
resident beekeeper
Come see how amazing our little
pollinators are. Learn about the services
bees provide us and our Earth. Listen to
what our “beeeeautiful” bio-indicators are
trying to tell us about a crisis right now in
our environment.
Snakes Alive!
7 p.m.
Grayslake Campus, C Wing Auditorium
Room C005
Dr. Michael Corn, professor emeritus; and
Rob Carmichael, curator/director of the
Wildlife Discovery Center of Lake Forest and
CLC adjunct instructor
Back by popular demand, Rob Carmichael
and Dr. Michael Corn will present their kidfriendly program, an up-close and personal
introduction to snakes and other reptiles!
They will cover the myths, mysteries and
facts surrounding reptiles. Learn about the
natural history of reptiles as Rob and Mike
introduce different animals, from lizards to
snake species.
Thursday, April 23
Take it to the Roof!
12 p.m.
Southlake Campus, Room V336
1120 S. Milwaukee Ave., Vernon Hills
David Husemoller, CLC sustainability manager
and sustainable landscapes instructor
From Southlake’s green roofs to a rooftop
food garden, learn how CLC students are
working with consultants to redesign and
replant the green roofs to keep them in tiptop shape and how vegetables aren’t just on
your plate anymore! A drawing for three $50
gift cards (one winner per gift card) will be
held for the Chicago restaurant Uncommon
Ground, the first certified organic roof top
farm in the country.
Climate Change
7 p.m.
Grayslake Campus, C Wing Auditorium
Room C005
Steve Holman, dean of Biological and
Health Sciences division
Come explore the vital signs of the planet:
carbon dioxide concentration, global
temperature, arctic sea ice, land ice, sea
level and more. Learn about the science
behind global climate change, its potential
future effects and what you can do to help.
Friday, April 24
Arbor Day Celebration
10 a.m.
Farmers Market
Grayslake Campus, Technology
Building T1 entrance
3-5 p.m.
Rory Klick, Horticulture department chair
Grayslake Campus, C Wing Lobby
(downstairs)
Trees help moderate climate by providing
shade and processing CO2, but they also
help people feel more connected to the
landscape. Join us to learn about some of
the great trees that thrive in our area.
Matt DeRose, local foods coordinator
Come visit with CLC’s local food coordinator
and over one dozen local food producers
to purchase some of the first greens of the
season. Sign up for the CLC Learning Farm’s
Community Sustained Agriculture (CSA),
learn about worm composting and find out
where else to find locally grown produce
and other locally produced food products.
Saturday, April 25
Grayslake Restoration Work Day
9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Corner of Willow Way and Lancer Lane
by Parking Lot 3
Jeff Weiss, adjunct instructor, Horticulture
Join us for our annual campus restoration
day. We will be cutting buckthorn, pulling
garlic mustard and doing other activities to
improve the quality of CLC’s natural areas.
Please wear clothes that can get dirty. While
long-sleeved shirts and pants are suggested,
closed-toed shoes are required. If possible
bring work gloves and water to drink.
Green Building Technology and
Sustainable Master Plan
Learn how the College of Lake County serves as a living laboratory! CLC is breaking ground
on its Sustainable Master Plan this spring by drilling the geothermal field, renovating its
core buildings and constructing a new café facing Willow Lake. New buildings at the
Grayslake and Lakeshore campuses will boast construction elements designed to earn
them a LEED Platinum rating by the U.S. Green Building Council.
Learn more at www.clcillinois.edu/masterplan.
Monday, April 20
Tuesday, April 21
Implementation of CLC’s
Sustainable Master Plan
Lakeshore Campus Renovation
and Expansion
1 p.m.
10 a.m.
Grayslake Campus, Technology
Building, Room T326-8
Lakeshore Campus, 1 N. Genesee St.,
Room 008, Waukegan
David Agazzi, vice president for
Administrative Affairs; and Dorothy McCarty,
program manager with Cotter Consulting, Inc.
Burcin Moehring, director of science and
technology, and Loren Johnson, associate,
Legat Architects
The Sustainable Master Plan has been
through various phases of planning over
the past several years. This spring marks
the ground breaking of the first major
construction projects.
Learn about CLC’s ambitious plans to
renovate and expand the Lakeshore
Campus with new classrooms and
additional student services.
Tuesday, April 21
Thursday, April 23
The Science Building and the
Leadership for Energy Efficient Design
(LEED) Green Building Rating System
Take it to the Roof!
7 p.m.
Grayslake Campus, C Wing Auditorium,
Room C005
Vuk Vujovic, director of sustainable design,
and Scot Parker, studio director,
Legat Architects
Come see exciting plans for CLC’s
science building, with new labs and
classrooms for engineering, photonics
and chemistry. Learn how this green
building is designed to LEED Platinum
standards with a rooftop photovoltaic
array, geothermal heating and cooling,
rainwater harvesting, LED lighting and a
living wall.
12 p.m.
Southlake Campus, Room V336
1120 S. Milwaukee Ave., Vernon Hills
David Husemoller, CLC sustainability manager
and sustainable landscapes instructor
From Southlake’s green roofs to a rooftop
food garden, learn how CLC students are
working with consultants to redesign and
replant the green roofs to keep them in tiptop shape and how vegetables aren’t just on
your plate anymore! A drawing for three $50
gift cards (one winner per gift card) will be
held for the Chicago restaurant Uncommon
Ground, the first certified organic roof top
farm in the country.
Friday, April 24
Wednesday, April 22
Heating and Cooling Systems and
Geothermal Energy at CLC
12-1:30 p.m.
Grayslake Campus, Technology Building
Room T326-8
Scott Allen, HVAC faculty; Jim Marison, HVAC
department manager; and Dorothy McCarty,
program manager, Cotter Consulting, Inc.
Efforts to green our campus and our curriculum
come together with the profession of heating,
air conditioning and ventilation. CLC is
exploring state-of-the-art HVAC systems and
training professionals to install and maintain
them! Learn about our HVAC systems and
the new efficient geothermal system that’s
breaking ground this spring.
Aqueous Ozone Cleaner
12 p.m.
Grayslake Campus, Technology Building
Room T326-8
Our local sales representative will
demonstrate a new sustainable cleaning
and sanitizing product. Aqueous ozone
reduces packaging, shipping and waste
and uses no harmful chemicals! Come try
it out for yourself.
CLC Earth Week/Living Laboratory Events 2015
Sat.
April 18
Mon.
April 20
Tues.
April 21
Campus
Cleanup
9 a.m.12 p.m.
B Wing
Entrance
Wed.
April 22
Thurs.
April 23
Fri.
April 24
Environmental Chat
9 a.m.
Technology
Building,
T323
Restoration
Work Day
10 a.m.12 p.m.
Parking
Lot 3
Lakeshore
Plan
10 a.m.
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Get a Giveaway, Gain
a Green Tip
12–1 p.m. &
6–7 p.m.
Southlake
Atrium
Landscapes
and
Gardens
1 p.m.
H Bldg.
Entrance
Master Plan
1 p.m.
T326-8
Bees and
Pollinators
2-3 p.m.
H110
Science
Building
and LEED
7 p.m.
C005
Arbor Day
Celebration
10 a.m.
Tech. Bldg.
Entrance
HVAC and
Geothermal
Systems
12-1:30 p.m.
T326-8
Green Roof
Southlake
12 p.m.
V336
Aqueous
Ozone
Cleaner
12 p.m.
T326-28
Farmers’
Market
3-5 p.m.
C Wing
Lower Lobby
Snakes
Alive!
7 p.m.
C005
Sat.
April 25
Climate
Change
7 p.m.
C005
Green shaded areas indicate Green Building/Master Plan events
For more information, call David Husemoller, sustainability manager
at (847) 543-2643 or dhusemoller@clcillinois.edu.
Grayslake Campus
19351 West Washington Street, Grayslake, Illinois 60030
Lakeshore Campus
33 North Genesee Street, Waukegan, Illinois 60085
Southlake Campus
1120 South Milwaukee Avenue, Vernon Hills, Illinois 60061
(847) 543-2000
www.clcillinois.edu