Tag: Eco U
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‘Eco U’ once again listed in Princeton Review’s 2022 Guide to Green Colleges
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UW-Green Bay continues as one of the 455 most environmentally responsible colleges in the U.S. and Canada as recognized by Princeton Review. Since the early years of UW-Green Bay being dubbed Eco U – a legacy we cherish, the focus of the university has expanded and changed. However, the value of sustainability and environmental stewardship…
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New interactive nature journal focuses on Baileys Harbor natural area | Green Bay Press Gazette
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GREEN BAY – A new book that not only celebrates Toft Point State Natural Area in Baileys Harbor but also gives people the chance to include their own thoughts and images from the place is being released Dec. 12. “Wandering Toft Point: A Nature Journal” includes original illustrations of Toft Point and some of the…
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Next Tuesday: Eco-You Discussion of Carbon Offsets for Travel
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Have you ever thought about purchasing carbon offsets for travel? Do you wonder about the pros and cons, or would you like some tips on where to start? Or, do you already have experience with carbon offsets that you’d like to share? Eco-You, the faculty and staff sustainability group, will meet for an informal lunchtime…
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Alumna Veronica Brieno Rankin ’99 will serve as a Forest Service lead in a meeting at the White House May 10
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UW-Green Bay Alumni Award recipient (Award year, 2006), Veronica Brieno Rankin ’99 (Earth Science) is working with the U.S. Forest Service in Minerals and Geology Management as an assistant director located in Washington D.C. She oversees the Office of Locatable Minerals, Salable Minerals, and Abandoned Mine Lands. This includes serving as the Forest Service lead…
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Phoenix Green Teacher Badge open to all UW-Green Bay instructors
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Would you like to promote sustainability through your teaching? The Phoenix Green Teacher Badge program is open to all UW-Green Bay instructors. The program recognizes UW-Green Bay instructors who promote environmental sustainability through their teaching and seek to minimize negative environmental impacts associated with teaching. Instructors who successfully apply for the badge will receive a dated…
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UW-Green Bay Goes Big With Campus Composter | Wisconsin Public Radio
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Students at UW-Green Bay now have the option to compost food waste rather than send it to a landfill. WPR talks with a student leader about how the project came about, and how it’s working so far. Host: Rob FerrettGuest(s): Guillermo Gomez Source: UW-Green Bay Goes Big With Campus Composter | Wisconsin Public Radio
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UW-Green Bay utilizing new composter to pull hundreds of pounds of waste from landfills
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Students are using the composter to keep hundreds of pounds of food waste out of landfills and combining it with woodchips which is ten made into fertilizer for gardens around campus. At some point, they hope to make the fertilizer available to the community. Source: UW Green Bay Utilizing New Composter to Pull Hundreds of Pounds…
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University of Wisconsin-Green Bay reduces food waste with new composter
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The college is collecting food waste from dining halls across campus and creating fertilizer by combining it with wood chips to be used in landscaping across campus. Source: University of Wisconsin Green Bay Reduces Food Waste with New Composter, Waste360
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UW-Green Bay new campus composter diverts thousands of pounds of food waste from landfills
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“We’ve put about 15,000 pounds of food waste into it already, considering, that’s a lot. We’re averaging about 400 pounds of food waste per day that’s going in there,” said Grant Winslow, associate director of operations for the University Union. Source: UW-Green Bay new campus composter diverts thousands of pounds of food waste from landfills, WBAY
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Sheboygan Campus members doing their part to recycle
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Support the original Eco U (UW-Green Bay) by recycling dry erase and regular markers. The Sheboygan Campus is taking part in the Crayola Color Cycle Program. Place dried markers in one of the labeled boxes located in the LR Building Faculty Staff Lounge or the Fine Arts Building. Student services staff will do the rest.