Video and Photo Opportunities at UNM, March 10-13

The University of New Mexico NEWS RELEASE

Media Contacts: Sari Krosinsky, (505) 277-1593, michal@unm.edu Jazmen Bradford, jazbradford@gmail.com March 6, 2009 Video and Photo Opportunities at UNM, March 10-13 Tuesday, March 10 Recreational Services celebrates Nutrition Month and its fifth year providing UNM with seminars, free classes, raffles and more. The full week of events includes “Chair Yoga” on Tuesday, noon-1 p.m. in the Johnson Center, room 1102. Call (505) 277-0178. Thursday, March 12 Rosalie Little Thunder, elder of the Lakota Nation and faculty member at Black Hills State University, presents a lecture on “Bison Slaughter in Yellowstone National Park” and Native American activism at the School of Law, room 2401, 6-8 p.m. The event begins with the documentary “The Buffalo War” at 6 p.m., followed by Little Thunder’s talk at 7 p.m. Visit http://www.pbs.org/buffalowar/ or contact Marsha Baum at baum@law.unm.edu or (505) 277-5653. Friday, March 13 In celebration of Arbor Day, the Staff Council Environs Committee and Physical Plant Department Environmental Services co-sponsor a workshop, “How to Properly Plant a Tree” by Bryan Suhr, certified arborist and supervisor. After the demonstration, ground will be broken to plant four Chanticleer Pear trees funded through donations collected by the Environs Committee. The demonstration and planting take place outside of Johnson Gym near the west entrance, noon-1 p.m.

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