Current Opportunities

WINTER/SPRING 2025 EVENTS

Sustainability Office

• 3/27: BYU Disciple-Steward Lecture with Dr. Andrew Hedges, Religious Education, 4pm, 1060 HBLL
  

  

• 3/29: Community Garden Cleanup with BYU Civic Engagement and others, 9am, 811 N 600 W
  

  

• 4/7-12: BYU Green Week

• 5/5-7: Stewardship and Sustainability Faculty Workshop (apply by 4/9)

Global Environmental Studies and the BYU Stewardship Lab

• 3/26: "Let's Talk About Climate Change" discussion, 6pm, LSB 2142
  

  

• 4/3: Coversation with C. Arden Pope III, coauthor of Particles of Truth: A Story of Discovery, Controversy, and the Fight for Healthy Air, 4pm, HBLL 1060
  

  

• Lunch-and-learn lectures for students and faculty, held monthly at 11am in 139 SCOB.
  
  • 1/31: Dr. Matt Bekker, Geography
  • 2/13: Dr. Eva Witesman, Ballard Center for Social Impact
  • 3/6: Dr. Rob Christensen, Romney Institute of Public Service and Ethics
  • 4/3: Dr. Steve Peck, Biology

• Movie nights: Join Dr. George Handley and GES students for monthly movie nights at Dr. Handley's home.
  
  • 1/21: Winged Migration
  • 2/6: Intelligent Trees
  • 3/6: Jane Goodall: Reasons for Hope and The Man Who Planted Trees
  • 4/3: Wild Life

Community Partners

• 2/19: Latter-day Saint Earth Stewardship Utah Valley Chapter Kickoff
• 3/20-21: Intermountain Sustainability Summit at Weber State University, themed "Regeneration"
• 3/20-21: Wallace Stegner Center Symposium at the University of Utah, themed "Breathing Easier: Air Pollution Challenges and Solutions"
• 4/12: Earth Day 2025 at Rock Canyon with Conserve Utah Valley, Provo City, and other BYU Sustainability partners
• 4/19: Easter & Earth Day service project and celebration, with Latter-day Saint Earth Stewardship, Great Salt Lake State Park
  

  

• 4/26: Utah Lake Planting Party with Conserve Utah Valley
• 5/17: Slate Canyon Saturday with Conserve Utah Valley, Provo City, and other BYU Sustainability partners
• 5/31: Utah Lake Shoreline Cleanup with Conserve Utah Valley

ONGOING VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

Campus

• Global Environmental Studies Club: Help plan student-led activities on campus. Sign up or see Instagram.
• Community Clean-up: Volunteer with Y-Serve on Saturdays in fall and winter semester. Meet by Jamba Juice at 8:50am to carpool. Projects end by 11:30am. More

Community

• Latter-day Saint Earth Stewardship: Volunteer, join a local chapter, or attend an event. More
• BikeWalk Provo: Make Provo safe, convenient, and fun for all people to get around by bike or foot. More
• Conserve Utah Valley: Help with Slate Canyon Saturdays and other local projects. More
• Grow the Flow: Inspire change to save the Great Salt Lake, a precious ecosystem. More
• Provo's Sustainability and Natural Resources Committee: Volunteer with local advocates. More