Earth Bash
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Discover How Rain Gardens Support Biodiversity
Saturday, April 18, 12:00 - 4:00 PM at MSU Recycling Public Drop-Off
Appropriate for: Kindergarten and Pre-K, Elementary school age, Middle school age, High school age, 18 years and above
Explore how rain gardens help manage stormwater and reduce flooding by using soils, microbes, and plants to naturally treat runoff. Investigate how different plants influence water infiltration with infiltrometer and soil moisture measurements, and build your own infiltrometer to support research on plant effectiveness. Discover how rain gardens and other engineered systems enhance biodiversity, improve water quality, and provide habitat—key ecosystem services that benefit both people and nature.
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MSU Earth Bash
Saturday, April 18, 12:00 - 4:00 PM at MSU Surplus Store & Recycling Center
Appropriate for: Kindergarten and Pre-K, Elementary school age, Middle school age, High school age, 18 years and above
Celebrate all things reduce, reuse, recycle with a day at the campus recycling center and thrift store. Go secondhand shopping, tour the material recovery facility and vermicompost hoophouse, make upcycled crafts, and enjoy some freecycling, all while listening to music provided by IMPACT 89FM! Let's go green!