Our Green Valley Alliance of Sustainability

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.