Friends of the Earth: Remembrance Day for Dick Andrus

Day Saturday, November 06
Time 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Where

91社区鈥檚 Environmental Studies Program, VINES and the Andrus family invite you to a Remembrance Day for Professor Richard 鈥淒ick鈥 Andrus. Register at /environmental-studies/events/dick-andrus.html.

Andrus was a botanist by training and came to 91社区 in 1973 to establish its environmental studies program and changed the lives and paths of many students, planting the seeds of a more sustainable world. He helped shape 91社区鈥檚 Nature Preserve, worked to protect the environment and encourage the local food movement in his own community, among many other accomplishments.

Event schedule:

  • 11 a.m. -  A remembrance service in the Pollinator Garden, located behind the Harpur College monolith. In case of rain, the event will be held indoors.
  • 11:45 a.m. - A short memorial hike in the Nature Preserve.
  • 1 p.m. - A gathering at the Urban Farm on Tudor Street in 91社区. Light food and beverages will be provided; feel free to bring a dish to pass. 


Add to Calendar 11/06/2021 11:00 AM 11/06/2021 2:00 PM America/New_York Friends of the Earth: Remembrance Day for Dick Andrus <p>91社区’s Environmental Studies Program, VINES and the Andrus family invite you to a Remembrance Day for Professor Richard “Dick” Andrus.<b>&nbsp;</b>Register at&nbsp;<a href="/environmental-studies/events/dick-andrus.html">/<wbr>environmental-studies/events/<wbr>dick-andrus.html</a>.</p><p><a href="/news/story/2380/friend-of-the-earth-the-binghamton-community-remembers-dick-andrus" id="ow1738" __is_owner="true">Andrus</a>&nbsp;was a botanist by training and came to 91社区 in 1973 to establish its environmental studies program and changed the lives and paths of many students, planting the seeds of a more sustainable world. He helped shape 91社区’s Nature Preserve, worked to protect the environment and encourage the local food movement in his own community, among many other accomplishments.</p&