A Smith College student leader invited the Northampton Energy and Sustainability Commission to participate in an April eco fair and commissioners pledged staff and volunteer support while reporting continued progress on a high‑school pollinator garden.

Maya Warner, chair of the Smith Student Government Association’s sustainability committee, described an April 17, 2026 eco fair from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on campus to showcase local farmers, vendors and organizations and to introduce students and residents to regional sustainability work. "We are hosting on April 17 from 11:30 to 01:30, a eco fair where we are hoping to bring in local farmers, vendors, organizations from Smith, nonprofits from around the area to talk about ecology and sustainability," Warner said.

Commissioners discussed coordination. Commissioner Angie Gregory offered to lead the commission’s table and suggested the pollinator subcommittee use the event to recruit volunteers and publicize its work. Gregory said she could also connect the students to Beth (contact referenced in the meeting) and Mount Holyoke's sustainability staff. The commission encouraged connecting the student organizers with municipal staff to coordinate logistics and outreach.

In a separate subcommittee report, Gregory described the high‑school pollinator garden as ‘‘really big, beautiful, well established’’ and said students had installed a stone path, signage plans with QR codes, and held large volunteer work days. The subcommittee is exploring a homeowner guide outlining steps and plant lists, and student capstone projects could support development of that material.

Outcome: Commissioners agreed to support the eco fair with a commission table (Angie Gregory to act as commission contact) and asked staff to coordinate with the student organizers and the referenced campus contact.

Note on names: the transcript contains minor name variants for some commissioners; the article uses the names as they appear in the record.