Hey friends! Happy April – the PLAN team is in their final weeks of zero waste road tripping, and we’ve got some fun things on the horizon! First off, this year’s Students for Zero Waste Conference will take place on November 11th and 12th at UNH campus in Durham, New Hampshire. Registration will be opening soon, so stay tuned! Read on for […]
Continue readingFriends and colleagues, Colgate University is pleased to announce a full-time position for a qualified individual to be the university’s Environmental Studies & Sustainability Office Program Coordinator. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to Colgate’s widely recognized and growing environmental studies and sustainability programs. To learn more about the position and to apply, click […]
Continue readingLove Compost? Love Biking? CSWD has a volunteer and/or internship opening for a friendly composting and biking enthusiast to pedal farmer’s markets and other fun events to promote CSWD’sDrop-Off Composting Program. We’ll outfit your bike with a festive bike cargo trailer stocked with info & giveaways! Estimated time commitment is 5-10 hours each week, mid-May […]
Continue readingHello Volunteers! We have quite a few opportunities to volunteer with us this month. Please see the list below, and if you are able to commit to any of these tasks/dates please let me know! Thank you so much in advance for your help! Office help!! We need some data entry and some seed sorting […]
Continue reading5th Annual UVM Food Systems Summit “What Makes Food Good?” June 14-15, 2016 | University of Vermont | Burlington, VT Just Announced: Sessions and Field Trips! Concurrent sessions will cover a wide breadth of topics including systems thinking, food ethics, farmworker justice, prison gardens and many others. In addition to an opening reception and film screening, […]
Continue readingSpring 2016 eNewsletter Table of Contents Letter from the Co-Chairs Climate Summit Promotes Resilient Schools SWEEP Welcomes New Board Members Vermont Fish & Wildlife Offers Hunter Education Classes Let’s Go Fishing: Vermont Fish & Wildlife Check Out Hildene’s Series on Reading the Natural Landscape Green Mountain Conservation Camp Celebrates 50th Anniversary Take a Bite out […]
Continue readingby Elena Gorell ‘16 and Haley Parent ‘18 Christina Erickson, the Sustainability Director at Champlain College, initiated the creation of the Green Revolving Fund, or GRF, in 2013. The goal of the GRF is to work in conjunction with Physical Plant to develop energy efficiency projects around Champlain’s campus in addition to implementing sustainability projects […]
Continue readingAPR 26 – STUDENT Basic Bike Mechanics–Spring Your Bike into Gear! 5pm, Juniper Hall Lounge Independence! It starts with knowing how to fix things when something goes wrong. This workshop will give you the skills you need to be able to roam far and wide on your bike with confidence. At the end of this workshop, […]
Continue readingThese and other event details can be found on the Sustain Champlain Google Calendar.
If you have a working sewing machine or serger (or any related sewing materials) that you no longer need, please consider donating it to the Champlain College Swap Shop where it can be put to great use. The Swap Shop plans to host many events that involve the use of a sewing machine. Instead of purchasing a sewing machine we […]
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