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Bailey Thompson<\/strong> | News Editor<\/span><\/p>\n With crowds of people moving from station to station \u2014 enjoying the warmth of a sunny Saturday in the Grove \u2014 Green Team members and volunteers in blue t-shirts helped explain the many activities that were included in Green Team\u2019s Annual Earth Fair on May 4. Although Earth Day may have passed a couple weeks ago on April 22, the members of Green Team were still eager to share their knowledge and enthusiasm with the Western community at large.<\/span><\/p>\n As one of the organizers of the event and Green Team\u2019s Treasurer, Liv Geisler-Wagner shared some of the things that were featured in this year\u2019s Earth Fair event. A few of the just-for-fun elements included tie dye t-shirts, volleyball, food, Sibling Weekend stations, face painting and henna tattoos, but there were also a number of stations with practical crafts that attendees could use in their day-to-day lives as well. <\/span><\/p>\n \u201cWe have reusable dryer sheets, which are basically just old t-shirt scraps you can make at home,\u201d said Geisler-Wagner. \u201cYou put a couple drops of essential oil in a jar with some vinegar, and then we put t-shirt scraps in there. You just throw one in with your laundry when you put it in the dryer \u2014 the exact same as a dryer sheet. Then you can reuse them as many times as you want.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Geisler-Wagner also mentioned a couple of other easy, creative things that students could do with their old household items.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cWe also have plastic bag bracelets, which is a good way to reuse your plastics since a lot of plastics, including the bags, can\u2019t be recycled,\u201d said Geisler-Wagner. <\/span><\/p>\n In order to test student knowledge on recycling, Green Team also concocted a game which asked students to determine which items from a given set were able to be recycled.<\/span><\/p>\n And on another practical note, Green Team also chose to coordinate efforts with the Physical Plant in order to plant flowers on campus \u2014 right on the edge of the Grove.<\/span><\/p>\n While students who attended the Green Team Earth Fair received a number of specific strategies they could use in the future, Geisler-Wagner shared that there are other simple resources that those who didn\u2019t attend can use to get involved as well.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cGoogle is your friend,\u201d said Geisler-Wagner. \u201cMost of what we do is Googling \u2018sustainable crafts\u2019 or \u2018how can I reduce my plastic consumption\u2019 or \u2018how can I be greener in a dorm?\u2019\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Students also have a fitting resource in Green Team themselves, and Geisler-Wagner conveyed that there are a number of ways that students can be in contact with them<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cOur office is in Heritage. So, if you\u2019re in Heritage and you\u2019d like to stop by, if the door\u2019s open, we\u2019re there,\u201d said Geisler-Wagner. \u201cWe have our office hours poster on the door\u2026 And if they don\u2019t live in Heritage, they can also email us, and we can let them in if we know they\u2019re coming.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n In addition to this, interested students can also contact Green Team on their social media accounts, and Geisler-Wagner can be reached directly at ogeislerwagner16@wou.edu<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n