Love Thy Nature

Posted by admin on Mar 23, 2006 in News | 0 comments

From March 13-18, Trinity Western University students had the chance to become more environmentally aware. The Trinity Environmental Advocates (TEA) club planned a variety of events to celebrate Earth Week, including a story telling session, nature walks, and a creation care lecture.

“Basically we just want to get people aware of the effect they have on the environment in their day-to-day lives,” said TEA President Martin Rekers.

TEA also hoped to raise student awareness about the sensitivity of the Back 40. On a display table in the cafeteria, the club showcased several bags of trash that had all been picked up from the Back 40.

“It’s easy to throw garbage [on the ground], but it’s hard to clean up,” said TEA Vice President Sophia Hong, who planned most of this week’s events along with fellow club member Deanna Leigh.

“The Back 40 is a very environmentally sensitive area. I hope people will learn to take care of it,” said Hong.

This was the second year TEA has presented Earth Week events, and the club hopes to do so again next year.