Gather your best trivia team members and brush up on your trash knowledge! Leave No Trace is visiting South Bend for a special Trash Trivia event. Prizes will be given to the best team! Register your team to reserve a table today! This event is open to students, faculty, staff, and the South Bend community.

Notre Dame Sustainability is hiring a Strategic Communication and Engagement Intern to join our team this summer, starting in late July. This position will assist with outreach, marketing, and engagement efforts for the office, to further improve campus community knowledge of sustainability work as well as literacy. Work will include, but not be limited to: preparing visual graphics, representing ND Sustainability at marketing events, meeting with sustainability student leaders, social media management, and composing written communication materials. The rate of pay starts at $16.50/hour. Apply for the position with this link.  A resume, cover letter, and writing sample are required. Applications are due April 12. Previous design/graphic samples are not required, but appreciated.

Join Notre Dame to be the best university for this year's #LeaveNoTrash University Challenge! From April 19 through 25, Notre Dame will compete against Colorado State University and North Carolina State to pick up and record the most trash. The school with the most trash picked up will win prizes from Leave No Trace and All Trails! To partake in the project, the process is simple: Join the CitSci project by creating an account on Citsci.org or download the Leave No Trace app. Join the University of Notre Dame project.Pick up some trash as you walk around the campus or your neighborhood. Any amount of trash, whether it is a couple of pieces or a trash bag full, makes a difference and counts toward the total challenge.Record your cleanup using CitSci. No matter how big or small, tell us the amount of trash and type to help us understand how we can better minimize waste on campus. Win prizes! 

Join the Office of Sustainability for a walk around campus to experience the beauty of Notre Dame. Participants will learn about some of the sustainability initiatives and investments happening at the University that may otherwise go unseen! Only 20 spots are available, so don't wait to sign up! Register here for the tour.This event is open to the public and will be weather permitting. Please be prepared to wear comfortable shoes and clothes for walking. Unable to attend the tour in person? Experience it virtually.

Notre Dame boasts a diverse tree canopy, which plays an important role in our campus ecosystem. They filter our air, reduce the impact of the heat island effect, and add some striking beauty to the landscape. Join us in appreciating and learning more about our campus trees with arboreal expert, Dr. Barb Hellenthal.  During this tour, you'll learn about a sample of the trees that call our campus home and how to identify the various species. Space is limited to twelve (12) participants, so don't wait to sign up! Register for the event here. Those who are waitlisted will be notified via email. 

Please join the Office of Sustainability and the organization, Leave No Trace, for a campus clean-up in honor of Earth Month! Plan to wear clothes you don't mind getting a bit dirty in. Work gloves and snacks will be provided! We will meet at Fieldhouse Mall near LaFortune, and then make our way toward the lakes. You can register for this event here (not required but appreciated!)