Gateway Technical College will host EcoFest Racine, an annual community event to share and celebrate sustainable practices, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. March 25 in the Lake Building on the college’s Racine Campus, 1001 S. Main St.
Site to provide new hands-on learning opportunity.
Elkhorn to hold event, as well, in drive-through format.
Gateway students again partner again with Habitat on site of proposed houses.
Event held on Facebook April 22.
Event to be held March 16, features environmental art, workshops, demos and children's activities.
Gateway Technical College will offer a workshop outlining the plastic pollution problem and what can be done to fix it, 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. May 30 at the Center for Sustainable Living on its Kenosha Campus, 3520-30th Ave.
A brief presentation will be followed by several hands-on activities to create plastic-free and waste-free alternatives to address the pollution issue.
Space is limited. Those interested can RSVP with center manager Kallie Johnson at johnsonka@gtc.edu, or call (262) 564-2196.
The U.S. Department of Education announced that Gateway Technical College is among the 2018 U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools Postsecondary Sustainability Awardees.
Gateway was nominated by the University of Wisconsin System as the post-secondary institution to represent the state, and was one of only six nationally to receive the designation.
Gateway Technical College will once again spotlight the environment with its annual Celebrate Earth Day, featuring fun, hands-on activities for all ages to learn how to be stewards of the environment.
Celebrate Earth Day will be held 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 21 on Gateway’s Kenosha Campus, 3520-30th Ave. and Gateway’s Elkhorn Campus, 400 County Road H, Elkhorn.
This year marks the 11th anniversary of the annual event in Kenosha which has drawn thousands over the years.