{"id":120104,"date":"2026-03-27T15:25:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-27T19:25:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/?post_type=tribe_events&p=120104"},"modified":"2026-04-16T10:47:01","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T14:47:01","slug":"lunchtime-discovery-campus-as-forest","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/event\/lunchtime-discovery-campus-as-forest\/","title":{"rendered":"Lunchtime Discovery: Campus as Forest: Environmental Education through Regenerative Design"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\u201cLunchtime<\/p>\n

Join us in-person in the SECU Daily Planet Theater or watch the livestream on YouTube.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Catawba College is a leader in campus sustainability. Since 1996, its Center for the Environment has been a living-learning laboratory for campus sustainability that provides hands-on environmental learning opportunities for students. In 2023, the College was the 13th Nationwide and first certified institution in the southeast to reach full carbon neutrality. This Earth Day, join Dr. Lee Ball in the NC Museum of Natural Sciences Daily Planet Theater to learn how Catawba is continuing its vision and mission through its Campus as Forest program, which blends education, sustainability, and nature, creating an environment that fosters learning, well-being and ecological responsibility.<\/p>\n

Lee Ball, Executive Director, Center for the Environment\/Vice President of Sustainability<\/p>\n

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Throughout the month of April, the Lunchtime Discovery Series will recognize Earth Day. These live presentations will be held Wednesdays from noon to 1:00 p.m. and are hosted by the NC Museum of Natural Sciences Coordinator of Current Science Programs Chris Smith.<\/p>\n

Brought to you by the NC DEQ Office of Environmental Education and Public Affairs and the NC Museum of Natural Sciences.<\/em><\/p>\n