Earth Day Tampa Bay 2011
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Since 1995, over 2,500 trees have been planted throughout the USF campus. USF has reduced land area that is being covered and will be allowed to remain an open space by building taller, not wider. Currently, there are more than 4 miles of bike lanes on the Tampa campus. USF is a Charter Participant of the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System (STARS). USF’s Bull Runner Transit System is free to students/faculty/staff on campus; Over one million free rides are provided per year throughout the campus, connecting neighborhoods around campus, and to a HART station (Tampa’s Public Bus System). Established in 1995, USF’s Solar Energy Charging Station is the first 20,000-watt solar charging station in the United States. Since 1990, USF’s Physical Plant has operated an extensive recycling program in which solids are burned to generate electricity, scrap metal recycled, and some food waste used as compost by the USF Grounds department. USF recycled over 48 tons of aluminum and over 9,700 tons of mixed paper from 1996 to 1997. The
Tampa Bay Sierra Club
and the
University of South Florida’s Office of Sustainability
invite you to this exciting event!
Join us in promoting our community’s pride in our local environment.
Saturday, April 23, 2011— 10:00 am to 5:00 pm
USF Botanical Gardens
(one block north of the corner of Fowler Ave. & Bruce B. Downs Blvd.)
Event Address
USF Botanical Gardens
12210 USF Pine Drive Tampa, FL 33612
Website: http://www.cas.usf.edu/garden For more information, please contact us at:
Admission and Parking are FREE Use of alternative transportation is encouraged!!!
To learn more about how USF and local businesses continue to take pride of place in our local community, mark your calendar and be sure not to miss this spectacular event!!! Be Seen!!! Be Green!!!
Email: [email protected]. Phone: (813) 974-5397
http://www.usf.edu/earthday
Sponsors
Tampa Electric Company
Tampa Electric has supplied the Tampa Bay area with electricity since 1899. Its West Central Florida service area covers 2,000 square miles, including all of Hillsborough County and parts of Polk, Pasco and Pinellas counties.
Earth Day Tampa Bay 2011 Organizers
HealthCorps
HealthCorps is a proactive health movement founded by heart surgeon Dr. Mehmet Oz, is fighting the obesity and mental resilience crisis in American students.
Tampa Bay Water
The year 2011 will mark the 41st Earth Day Tampa Bay celebration. This year’s festival will feature exhibitors, demonstrations, arts and crafts, community groups, live music, food, and children’s activities — all aimed to help Tampa Bay’s residents create a healthy and sustainable lifestyle. Businesses will demonstrate new products that will focus on ways to “go green,” and nonprofit organizations will be on site to provide helpful information. This annual event typically attracts several thousand participants.
Tampa Bay Water is a regional water supply authority that provides wholesale water to three cities and three counties in the Tampa Bay region.
Event Exhibitors
City of Temple Terrace Public Works AAA Solar Source Wowgreen International Save Our Shores—Florida Humanwear HealthCorps Neem Tree Farms Keystone Water Company Tampa Bay Area Regional Transportation Authority The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers The Moses House Hillsborough Area Regional Transit Authority Clean Energy Research Center Environmental Defense Fund Big Cat Rescue Sweetwater Community Farm Courteous Canine, Inc. Ehtics of Food Production Albisia Jewelry Herbalwise Pathfinder Outdoor Education Southwest Florida Water Management District Tampa Bay Water USF Office of Sustainability USF School of Global Sustainability
USF Patel Center for Global Solutions Tampa Bay Sierra Group XS Energy Java Planet Amhara African Fair Trade Market Residential Energy Specialists, Inc. Covanta Hillsborough, Inc. USF Office of Postdoctoral Affairs Florida Voice for Animals Conservation Enterprises Unlimited Its Our Nature Winter Park Soap Company Environmental Protection Commission of Hillsborough County Jems Natural Living Magnolia Organics HCC Institute of Florida Studies Hillsborough Community College SustainabilitynCouncil Chartreuse Eco Products Water Equipment Technologies, Inc. Fisher Honey Bees Down2Earth Student Environmental Association Celadon Road World School Tampa Electric Company ProEnergy Consultants ALS Association—Ride to Defeat ALS Lettuce Eat Healthy
Since 1995, over 2,500 trees have been planted throughout the USF campus. USF has reduced land area that is being covered and will be allowed to remain an open space by building taller, not wider. Currently, there are more than 4 miles of bike lanes on the Tampa campus. USF is a Charter Participant of the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System (STARS). USF’s Bull Runner Transit System is free to students/faculty/staff on campus; Over one million free rides are provided per year throughout the campus, connecting neighborhoods around campus, and to a HART station (Tampa’s Public Bus System). Established in 1995, USF’s Solar Energy Charging Station is the first 20,000-watt solar charging station in the United States. Since 1990, USF’s Physical Plant has operated an extensive recycling program in which solids are burned to generate electricity, scrap metal recycled, and some food waste used as compost by the USF Grounds department. USF recycled over 48 tons of aluminum and over 9,700 tons of mixed paper from 1996 to 1997. The
Tampa Bay Sierra Club
and the
University of South Florida’s Office of Sustainability
invite you to this exciting event!
Join us in promoting our community’s pride in our local environment.
Saturday, April 23, 2011— 10:00 am to 5:00 pm
USF Botanical Gardens
(one block north of the corner of Fowler Ave. & Bruce B. Downs Blvd.)
Event Address
USF Botanical Gardens
12210 USF Pine Drive Tampa, FL 33612
Website: http://www.cas.usf.edu/garden For more information, please contact us at:
Admission and Parking are FREE Use of alternative transportation is encouraged!!!
To learn more about how USF and local businesses continue to take pride of place in our local community, mark your calendar and be sure not to miss this spectacular event!!! Be Seen!!! Be Green!!!
Email: [email protected]. Phone: (813) 974-5397
http://www.usf.edu/earthday
Sponsors
Tampa Electric Company
Tampa Electric has supplied the Tampa Bay area with electricity since 1899. Its West Central Florida service area covers 2,000 square miles, including all of Hillsborough County and parts of Polk, Pasco and Pinellas counties.
Earth Day Tampa Bay 2011 Organizers
HealthCorps
HealthCorps is a proactive health movement founded by heart surgeon Dr. Mehmet Oz, is fighting the obesity and mental resilience crisis in American students.
Tampa Bay Water
The year 2011 will mark the 41st Earth Day Tampa Bay celebration. This year’s festival will feature exhibitors, demonstrations, arts and crafts, community groups, live music, food, and children’s activities — all aimed to help Tampa Bay’s residents create a healthy and sustainable lifestyle. Businesses will demonstrate new products that will focus on ways to “go green,” and nonprofit organizations will be on site to provide helpful information. This annual event typically attracts several thousand participants.
Tampa Bay Water is a regional water supply authority that provides wholesale water to three cities and three counties in the Tampa Bay region.
Event Exhibitors
City of Temple Terrace Public Works AAA Solar Source Wowgreen International Save Our Shores—Florida Humanwear HealthCorps Neem Tree Farms Keystone Water Company Tampa Bay Area Regional Transportation Authority The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers The Moses House Hillsborough Area Regional Transit Authority Clean Energy Research Center Environmental Defense Fund Big Cat Rescue Sweetwater Community Farm Courteous Canine, Inc. Ehtics of Food Production Albisia Jewelry Herbalwise Pathfinder Outdoor Education Southwest Florida Water Management District Tampa Bay Water USF Office of Sustainability USF School of Global Sustainability
USF Patel Center for Global Solutions Tampa Bay Sierra Group XS Energy Java Planet Amhara African Fair Trade Market Residential Energy Specialists, Inc. Covanta Hillsborough, Inc. USF Office of Postdoctoral Affairs Florida Voice for Animals Conservation Enterprises Unlimited Its Our Nature Winter Park Soap Company Environmental Protection Commission of Hillsborough County Jems Natural Living Magnolia Organics HCC Institute of Florida Studies Hillsborough Community College SustainabilitynCouncil Chartreuse Eco Products Water Equipment Technologies, Inc. Fisher Honey Bees Down2Earth Student Environmental Association Celadon Road World School Tampa Electric Company ProEnergy Consultants ALS Association—Ride to Defeat ALS Lettuce Eat Healthy
