Sustainability Club

03/24/2016

Howdy everyone,

The Dragon Boat Festival is coming up next month on Saturday, April 30th and Sustainability Club has volunteered to help out with the recycling, composting, and waste management for the event. The goal this year is to divert 55% of the waste to either recycling or compost. We would be needed for set-up (6-6:45am) and take-down (4:30-6pm) and would be responsible for getting the waste into the right dumpster, the wire frames that serve as the waste containers, and putting up posters explaining what waste goes where. If you need a ride, I can drive up to 4 people in the morning and there is a shuttle available all day during the event going back and between SMU and Port Plaza.

If you are interested in volunteering, please send me an e-mail or Facebook message. There will be free t-shirts for volunteers and doughnuts! Thanks!

03/23/2016

2016 is the 100th anniversary of the National Park Service. With Mount Rainier National Park being over 100 years old we are sharing park features that are 100 years old or older. In July 1908 construction of the Nisqually Road was completed as far the Nisqually River. At that time the road passed close enough to the terminus of the Nisqually Glacier to feel the coolness from the ice. The location of the road has not changed, however the glacier is now receded out of sight up valley.



NPS/Linkletter Archival photo ~pw

03/22/2016

Sustainability adventures atop the mountain! Snowshoeing and hiking through the snow

09/29/2015

Meeting this Wednesday at 6pm in the Burton Addition! BE THERE! :)

09/15/2015

Care about public health? Want to help crack down on factory farms? Check out this event:

"Save Antibiotics for Medicine, Not Factory Farms Kickoff Meeting in Olympia"
Thursday, September 17, 7:00-8:00 PM

Mixx 96 fm KXXO
119 Washington St SE
Olympia, WA 98507

11/14/2014

Club meeting tonight at 8:30pm in the Burton Addition. See you there :)

11/06/2014

Reusable water bottles are now at the TUB for $1. Please spread the word!

10/19/2014

Hey everyone, this is a must-see if you don't know much about the effects of fracking. Showing this video could be an awesome event here on campus!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=phCibwj396I

Some key points from the Film Gasland by Josh Fox.

10/07/2014

The light-switch-cover making fiesta this Wednesday has been postponed. Our next meeting will still be October 15 at 7pm in the Burton Addition. Thanks!

10/03/2014

Hola everyone! If you didn't get the e-mail, there's an awesome light switch cover making event Wednesday, October 8 at 7pm in the Parsons lobby. They're a great reminder to turn off lights after leaving a room and we plan to put them up in the res halls. Please come if you can! If not, our next meeting will be Wednesday, October 15 at 7pm in the Burton Addition :)

09/23/2014

Reminder: Sustainability Club meeting tomorrow, 7pm in the Burton Addition. Hope to see you there!

09/13/2014

Next Sustainability Club meeting: Wednesday, September 24th 7pm in the Burton Addition! :)