Our Green Valley Alliance for Sustainability had their first public event last night at Indiana State University.
Pat Martin, Terre Haute chief planner, presented “Sustainable Planning, Design and Redevelopment: Terre Haute’s Commitment” as the first in a speaker series.
Thank you to those who braved the winter weather to attend — about 80 people.
Please mark your calendars for these future presentations:
April 21 — Sister Jeanne Knoerle, SP, “Cosmology and Sustainability,” at Rose-Hulman’s Myers Presentation Room
June 5 — Ivy Tech Professor John Rosene, “Sustainable Crop Production,” at the Downtown Terre Haute Farmer’s Market near Clabber Girl
Sept. 8 — Indiana State University Professor Don Richards, “What Economics Gets Right About Sustainability, What Economics Gets Wrong About Sustainability,” at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College
Dec. 1 — Rose-Hulman Professor Michael Moorhead, “Human Powered Vehicles,” at Ivy Tech Community College, Terre Haute
Our Green Valley is a new group seeking to increase awareness about sustainability in the Wabash Valley, Terre Haute, IN area. It is a collaborative effort among Indiana State University, Ivy Tech Community College, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College, the Sisters of Providence/White Violet Center for Eco-Justice, Union Hospital, the City of Terre Haute, Trees Inc., Downtown Terre Haute, Wabash Valley Community Foundation, and the Vigo County School Corporation.
