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The University of Texas at Dallas

Sustainability Newsletter

March 2025

Sustainability Springs Forward
A dozen students stand together in front of one of the reflecting pools at Margaret McDermott Mall on the campus of UT Dallas. Several carry butterfly nets while one wears a pair of large butterfly wings.

Bee Campus USA: Pollinator Survey

As a certified Bee Campus USA, UT Dallas is committed to creating a thriving habitat for pollinators and promoting biodiversity on our campus. We want your input! We’re collecting feedback to help guide future pollinator-friendly initiatives at UTD. Whether it’s expanding native plant gardens, hosting educational events, or creating new conservation programs, your ideas and suggestions will help shape the future initiatives. Take a moment to complete the survey and share ideas for a more pollinator-friendly campus.
A group of flowering trees along a path on the campus of UT Dallas, over which can bee seen the words “Earth Week UT Dallas 2025”.

Save the Date! Earth Week 2025

Mark your calendar for Earth Week 2025! UT Dallas is celebrating the 14th annual Earth Week on April 21-25. The Office of Sustainability and Office of Student Volunteerism are planning many exciting events including Earth Fair, Interstellar movie screening, wildlife and pollinator events, garden workshops, and more. This year’s theme is “Wildlife” to celebrate all our furry, feathered, scaly, and shelled neighbors. If your organization, department, or business would like to join UTD’s Earth Week, register to table at Earth Fair. Stay tuned for a detailed schedule of events.
A group of students all raise binoculars to their eyes and look off in the same direction.

Lights Out, Texas & Birdwatching

This year from March 1 to June 15, the spring migration of birds flying across Texas will occur with peak migration between April 22 to May 12. Billions of birds fly over Texas each year during migration and distracting lights lead to migratory bird loss. To reduce migratory bird mortality, the Lights Out, Texas! campaign urges everyone to turn off non-essential lights at night from 11:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. during critical migration periods.

On March 25 from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., join us for a bird walk led by the Trinity River Audubon Center to experience and learn about birds on campus. Registration required.
One student demostrating to another student a technique for making a reuable tote bag from a spare t-shirt.

Spring Cleaning? Donate Spare T-Shirts

If you or your office has spare t-shirts, including unwanted t-shirts from previous events, please consider giving them to the Basic Needs Resource Center! Student volunteers use spare t-shirts to make reusable tote bags to benefit the Comet Cupboard and for other upcycling/creative reuse effort for Temoc’s Closet. Please contact basicneeds@utdallas.edu to arrange a drop-off.

 

The Greenhouse

Updates to the UT Dallas Eco Rep Blog
Raised planting beds at the UTD Eco Hub.

Luna Farm:
Growing Sustainability and Community

Gargi shares more about Luna Farm’s growth over the past year.

Head to the Greenhouse! >

 

Sustainability in Operations Highlight

Each month, we highlight sustainable features of campus operations
including energy efficiency, water conservation, waste management,
and green building practices.
A student walks along a tree-lined path on the UT Dallas campus which is alternately covered in shadows and bathed in golden light.

The Landscaping and Grounds department manages and maintains the campus landscape ensuring a thriving and sustainable outdoor environment for visitors, students, faculty, and staff. As an ArbNet-accredited Level I Arboretum and recognized by the Arbor Day Foundation as a Tree Campus Higher Education, UT Dallas is home to over 7,000 trees maintained by the Landscaping and Grounds team. Each year, Grounds partners with the Office of Sustainability to host Arbor Day, where the campus community can participate in tree-related service projects and educational outreach on campus. Not only do these trees make our campus beautiful, but they provide vital benefits to support local wildlife, enhance biodiversity, and improve air quality.

 

Important Dates

Luna Farm Workday

March 8

9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

Comet Compost Tabling at Upper Floor of Student Union

March 11

10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Birdwatching for Citizen Science

March 25

11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Luna Farm Workday

March 29

9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

 

 

Office of Sustainability

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