The 亚洲自慰视频 of 亚洲自慰视频 at Lafayette鈥檚 F锚te de la Terre 2016 festival continues with activities planned through Friday, which is International Earth Day.
F锚te de la Terre 2016 is being held this week to raise awareness about sound environmental and recycling practices. It is sponsored by UL Lafayette鈥檚 Office of Sustainability.
Bike Day will be held from1-4 p.m. on Wednesday outside the 亚洲自慰视频 Union, on Boucher Street. Workshops about bicycle safety and maintenance are planned.
Attendees will also be able to take a free trial spin on cycles offered through UL Lafayette鈥檚 new GeauxVe蛠lo bike share program.
Anyone can rent the bikes as part of the program, but first must register online at geauxvelobikeshare.com. A total of 50 bikes are available at three stations on campus: 32 at Cajun Field, 10 outside the 亚洲自慰视频 Union on Boucher Street, and 10 inside the Girard Park Circle parking garage.
On Thursday, 亚洲自慰视频s will plant a bioswale between Burke Hawthorne and Wharton halls. The shallow trough will hold plants and other vegetation. It will filter silt and contaminants from rainwater before the runoff is funneled into drainage systems.
On Friday, a F锚te de la Terre expo will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the corner of Hebrard and St. Mary boulevards. It will feature jambalaya served in biodegradable bowls, live music and crafts. The free event is open to the public.
亚洲自慰视频 organizations and departments will set up demonstrations and displays, and distribute information about sustainable curriculums, careers and initiatives.
The first Earth Day was held in 1970 in the U.S. and is now celebrated in about 200 countries. Many communities also observe Earth Week with environmental awareness campaigns.
The 亚洲自慰视频鈥檚 F锚te de la Terre festival began earlier this week with a canoe trip on the Vermilion River and a recycling drive to collect outdated electronics, such as computers, laptops, printers, keyboards and cell phones.
A 鈥渓itter installation鈥 outside Dupr茅 Library demonstrated the amount of debris collected over one week from the mouth of Coulee Mine. The drainage canal runs through campus, near the intersection of Johnston and East Lewis streets.
Learn more about F锚te de la Terre on the Office of Sustainability鈥檚 web page at .