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Farm manager Isak Davis and a group of student volunteers stand in a farm hoop house and prepare to plant.

Acknowledging nature, reflecting on the rebirth of spring: Earth Month 2026 at GVSU

April marked the arrival of spring on Grand Valley’s campus. Earth Day was April 22, but the whole month featured events and programs celebrating the planet. 

Lakers learned about the human impact on our environment, found connections between art and nature and admired the flora and fauna that grace our campus. 

The Sustainable Agriculture Project also came back to life in April, with volunteers beginning the work of preparing soil and planting seeds in the farm’s hoop houses. The work will continue throughout the spring and summer, providing fresh produce for the community. 

See the beauty of campus’s rebirth in this Earth Month photo essay.

Two people assemble twigs and pine needles into a circular abstract land sculpture.
Image credit - Kendra Stanley-Mills
A man climbs a tree on a sunny early spring day.
Image credit - Kendra Stanley-Mills
A group of people stand in the Mackinac Hall courtyard and observe the trees growing. In the foreground, yellow flowers bloom.
Image credit - Kendra Stanley-Mills

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