Campus and Regional Environmental Events

Engage, Discover, Learn

There are a wide range of local events, speakers and activities open to Merrimack students & faculty, as well as our regional community.  The events listed here are an opportunity to engage, discover, and share about sustainability and the environment.

CSE Events

Voice of the Community: Campus and Regional Events, Speakers, Films and Activities

Regional Farmers Markets and CSAs

  • For a listing of Farmers Markets, click here.
  • For a listing of Community Supported Agriculture farms, click here.

*Indicates event sponsored by the McLaughlin Martin Family Environmental Innovation Fund.

  • April 19 – 21.  76th Annual Northeast Association of Fish and Wildlife Conference. Long Branch, NJ. Learn More
  • April 22. EcoExpo, Sponsored by the Merrimack College Green Team.
  • March 4-6.  Northeast Aquatic Biologists Conference. Newport Harbor Hotel and Marina in Newport, RI. Learn More
  • March 19. Caring for Our Common Home: Ethical and Scientific Approaches*, Merrimack College. Learn More
  • February 29.  All day.  MACC’s Annual Environmental Conference. College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, MA. Learn More
  • January 11, All day.  33rd Northeast Organic Farmers Organization Winter Conference.  Worcester State University, Worcester, MA. Learn More
  • January 11, 8:00 a.m.-9:00 p.m.  Seacoast Environmental Film Festival. 

  • December 6, 8:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Sustainable Space, Sustainable Earth: From Ideas to Action.  McCarthy Center Forum, Framingham State University, Framingham, MA. Learn More.

  • November 16, 12:00-2:00 p.m. Fresco Cooking Club!  Groundwork Lawrence, 50 Island Drive Street, #101, Lawrence, MA. Learn More.
  • October 2, 7:00 p.m. Environmental Film Series*: Fire and Flood: Queer Resilience in the Era of Climate Change.  Showing followed by a live Q&A with film creator Vanessa Raditz. Snacks provided. Free and open to all.  McQuade Library, Merrimack College campus.

  • October 3, 7:00 p.m. Backyard Composting with the Bread Oven Method. This program will teach you an easy method to compost in your backyard.  Memorial Hall Library, Andover, MA. Learn More
  • October 5-6. The Northeast Wildlife Trackers Annual Conference. Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife, Westborough, MA. Learn More
  • October, 5, 12:00-4:00 p.m. Family-friendly event, co-hosted by Greenbelt and Marine Biological Laboratory, celebrating the Great Marsh. Marshview Farm Field Station, Newbury MA. Learn More
  • October 6, 2:00-5:00 p.m. Climate Change – Taking Action with Modern Mapping Techniques.  Cox Reservation Studio Barn, Essex MA. Learn More
  • October 11.  All day.  Annual ALPINE Meeting and Charles H.W. Foster Award Ceremony at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.  Learn More
  • October 11, 7:00-9:30 p.m. MIT Energy Night.  Come see some of the most cutting-edge energy research. MIT Museum, Cambridge, MA. Free and open to all. Learn More
  • October 17, 6:30 p.m. Every Drop Counts: Rain Gardens with Trevor Smith. Memorial Hall Library, Andover, MA. Learn More
  • October 19, 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Careers in Conservation 2019 Conference, sponsored by the Harvard College Conservation Society. Harvard Northwest Science Building, Cambridge, MA. Learn More
  • October 23 – 24. All day. Design for People Conference. The Innovation and Design Building, 19 Drydock Ave, Boston, MA.  For registration information click here.
  • October 29, 8:00 a.m. to noon. Merrimack Valley Smart Growth Summit: The River, Our Water, Our Land.  Managing for Climate Change. UTEC, Lowell, MA. Learn More.
  • September 11-13, 57th Annual Hands-On Environmental Health Conference, Plymouth, MA. Learn More
  • September 15, 10:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. MRWC River City Cleanup Series:  Haverhill. Meet at Buttonwoods Museum parking lot. Learn More
  • September 15, 3:00 p.m. Concert for the Merrimack to support the Merrimack River Watershed Council.  Chelmsford Center for the Arts, 1A North Road, Chelmsford, MA.

  • September 20, Massachusetts Green Careers Conference. MA Division of Fisheries and Wildlife, Westborough, MA. Learn More
  • September 20-28. Natural State – An art exhibition inspired by the enjoyment of Andover Village Improvement Society (AVIS) property and trails. Andover Center for History & Culture, 97 Main Street, Andover, MA. Learn More
  • September 20-29, Essex National Heritage Area, 2019 Trails & Sails. Learn More
  • September 21, 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Spicket River Cleanup, sponsored by Groundwork Lawrence. Meet at Manchester St. Park, 75 Manchester St., Registration starts at 8:00 a.m. Learn More
  • September 21, 22 and 29. New Hampshire Coastal Cleanup days.  Sponsored by the Blue Ocean Society.  Learn More
  • September 22, 9:00-11:00 a.m. MRWC River City Cleanup Series: Lawrence.  Meet at Riverfront Park, Lawrence, MA. Learn More
  • September 24, 5:00-7:00 p.m. Caring for our Common Home.* 5:00-6:00 p.m.: International Climate Ribbon Project and vegan chili bar.  6:00-7:00 p.m.: Ecology Walk on campus.  Meet at McQuade Library.  Free and open to the public.
  • September 26, 6:00 p.m. Canadian sculpture and video artist, Matthew Trueman will present about his project with Ocean Alliance. 32 Horton St, Gloucester, MA. Learn More
  • September 1, 2019 – July 23, 2020. A Wildness Distant from Ourselves: Art and Ecology in 19th Century America.  Addison Gallery of American Art, Phillips Academy, Andover, MA. Learn More
  • August 9-11.  Northeast Organic Farming Association (NOFA) Summer Conference, Amherst, MA. Learn More
  • August 16-18, Boston GreenFest, Rose Kennedy Greenway, Boston, MA. Learn More