Wildlife Promise » college students http://blog.nwf.org The National Wildlife Federation's blog Fri, 17 May 2013 19:57:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 My First Southeast Student Renewable Energy Conference http://blog.nwf.org/2012/10/my-first-southeast-student-renewable-energy-conference/ http://blog.nwf.org/2012/10/my-first-southeast-student-renewable-energy-conference/#comments Fri, 12 Oct 2012 18:04:32 +0000 Eriqah Foreman-Williams http://blog.nwf.org/?p=68033 Read more >]]> Every year, students from across the Southeast wait with bated breath to find out the details of one of the most anticipated conferences in the region. The Southeast Student Renewable Energy Conference (SSREC) is an event organized by the Southern Energy Network (SEN) , an organization geared toward building grassroots campaigns to engage southeastern young people committed to renewable energy. Each year youth come and participate in trainings on valuable organizing skills, hear presentations on examples and best practices from their peers and call on their government, both local and national, to make clean energy a priority. And this year was just as powerful.

Students in Lee Hall at FAMU awaiting the beginning of the opening plenary

My name is Eriqah Foreman-Williams and I am the new Campus Field Coordinator for NWF’s Campus Ecology program. This is my first time attending SSREC, despite my past experience as a student organizer, and I must say it was an extremely rewarding experience. Reagan Richmond, the Executive Director of SEN, invited me and offered me multiple avenues to connect with students in the Southeast. I hosted a workshop on “Fostering Campus and Community Partnerships.” In my presentation, I aimed to inspire environmental campus leaders to reach beyond the gates of their campuses and reach out to community and engage them in sustainability projects and brainstorm strategies to implement projects in the community. I highlighted examples from my experience working in the conservation field for the last four years.

I also tabled at the conference sharing Campus Ecology materials on how students can get plugged into the program. Additionally, I had some students commit to asking their school newspaper’s to write an article about NWF’s new report A Student’s Guide to How Corporate Oil, Gas and Coal Money Influences U.S. Energy Policy. The students were excited to connect this information to the actions they are taking on their campuses and to shed light on this important issue.

For me, the highlight of the weekend was my invitation to give a keynote speech during the Saturday Night Plenary, my first time ever doing something like that. I was asked to speak about my journey and the importance of Historically Black College and University (HBCU) students in the environmental movement—especially because environmental justice is a growing hot topic.

I see my work in the environmental movement as the homage I pay to Dorothy Height and Fannie Lou Hammer and Ella Baker. Especially when I see figures and statistics about the environmental injustices my communities back home face and the black communities in Georgia. It is, as Senator John Lewis said, the new civil rights movement.

Twenty four schools and eight states were represented at this year’s SSREC, which was held at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical

participants making signs for Sunday’s protest

University (FAMU), an HBCU—it was a beautiful experience. The more than 300 attendees finished the conference on Sunday with a march to the Supreme Court of Florida, where a nuclear energy tax law is up for deliberation. The conference participants then marched on to the Florida State Capitol building and filmed a video posing a question to our presidential candidates: “What is the future for clean energy in this country?” This video will be submitted to CNN with the hope that the question will be asked during the next presidential debate. Overall, the weekend was inspirational and reminded me why I do what I do. I am excited about organizing in this region with these amazing student activists. Their enthusiasm is what will change this region and this country.

Students protest the Nuclear tax, currently up for deliberation in Florida’s Supreme Court

]]> http://blog.nwf.org/2012/10/my-first-southeast-student-renewable-energy-conference/feed/ 0 Shattered Sky http://blog.nwf.org/2012/08/shattered-sky/ http://blog.nwf.org/2012/08/shattered-sky/#comments Fri, 24 Aug 2012 19:00:53 +0000 Sara Gassman http://blog.nwf.org/?p=65493 Read more >]]> Shattered Sky is a new documentary that uses the true story of the ozone crisis to inspire action addressing climate and energy issues. The National Wildlife Federation is the education partner for the film, working with the filmmakers to create educational and outreach campaigns for youth across our nation’s campuses.

Looking for an environmental documentary to raise awareness of environmental issues and kick off your campaign this fall? May I suggest Shattered Sky?

You might be thinking, “oh no, another environmental documentary…let me get the tissues and the punching bag…” but, based on my extensive experience watching environmental documentaries (and feeling subsequently angry and/or depressed by their content and our society) let me reassure you that Shattered Sky is different, offering a positive story of teamwork and success. A fairy-tale ending. But every silver lining comes with a cloud, and the full truth is that Shattered Sky tells two stories, one from once-upon-a-time, and one from the sooty, polluted pages of today.

Click here to view the embedded video.

Shattered Sky is an account of the worldwide collaboration among nations (ALL the nations, to be exact) to address the issue of the hole in the ozone layer in the late 1980s. The leader of the pack was the United States of America. The President at the time? Ronald Reagan.

You may or may not be familiar with the story of the Montreal Protocol–some really cold scientists in Antarctica ran some tests in the ’80s and figured out that the ozone layer (which protects us from harsh UV rays) was getting thinner (so the scientists were also really sunburned…), probably as a result of people using hair spray in aerosol cans, so in 1987 a bunch of dudes went to Montreal and ultimately signed a piece of paper agreeing to use hair gel instead of spray. Okay, okay so actually it’s a little more serious and complicated than that. Real quick:

  • 1970s:  Scientists Rowland and Molina begin studying the effects of chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) in the atmosphere.
  • 1980s:  Studies by several agencies across the planet show significant depletions in the ozone layer, specifically over Antarctica
  • 1986:  DuPont (one of the top manufacturers of CFCs) testifies in front of Congress that this is really not a big deal
  • September 1987:  Montreal Protocol is signed to phase out the use of CFCs.  By September 2009, the Montreal Protocol is universally ratified

If that chain of events reminds you of, say, today’s big polluters denying climate science, you’re not the only one to make that connection. Shattered Sky filmmakers Steve Dorst and Dan Evans intersperse the story of international efforts addressing CFCs with the modern mayhem surrounding worldwide legislation on, for instance, CO2 emissions. The parallel is uncanny, but at the same time, inspiring. We need a reminder that we have all worked together before, that American politicians have taken a stand on behalf of the planet, and with actual results to show for it. Did you know, for example, that members of Congress received more letters about CFCs than any other topic except for the Vietnam war? Consumers even initiated boycotts on aerosol products.

Call to Action for Campuses

While we may need more than just a few screenings to revitalize efforts for climate legislation, Shattered Sky can be used as a call to action for college and university presidents to sign the American College and University Presidents’ Climate Committment (ACUPCC).  And if your president has already signed, Shattered Sky could offer the motivation to increase the scale or scope of campus projects.

In 2011, nearly 20 million students were enrolled in institutions of higher education. That’s almost equal to the number of people in all of New York state, or all of Florida. Or the sixteen least-populated states  combined.  Imagine if all the electricity they used were powered by wind? Or if all the food waste in their dining halls were composted, instead of going to landfills? These goals are achievable, and universities can be leaders in the movement against climate change. In fact, they already are.

Ozone-protecting legislation was achieved by bipartisan perseverance–hard work on both sides of the aisle. Similarly, Shattered Sky appeals to a broad spectrum, from international affairs to political science majors, from business students to the crunchiest-granola environmental studies major, as it well should. Addressing climate change through policy can’t be left to one group in particular. It will only be through a confluence of our efforts that we make real and measurable progress toward a sustainable future.

The Shattered Sky facebook page is third on the list of documentary films with the most “likes.” Help bring it to number one! 

You can also help get Shattered Sky off the ground by contributing to their Kickstarter campaign before Friday, September 21.

Tweeting about Shattered Sky? Use the hashtag #ozone2climate to spread the word.

Shattered Sky will air on PBS this September, in conjunction with the 25th anniversary of the Montreal Protocol. Check your local listings!

Keep in touch with Campus Ecology via facebook or send us an email (campus@nwf.org) for information on hosting a screening on your campus.

]]> http://blog.nwf.org/2012/08/shattered-sky/feed/ 0 NWF Calls for Campus Case Studies on Sustainability Efforts http://blog.nwf.org/2012/06/nwf-calls-for-campus-case-studies-on-sustainability-efforts/ http://blog.nwf.org/2012/06/nwf-calls-for-campus-case-studies-on-sustainability-efforts/#comments Wed, 06 Jun 2012 15:48:05 +0000 Kristy Jones http://blog.nwf.org/?p=59705 Read more >]]> National Wildlife Federation’s Campus Ecology Program is calling for case studies on campus sustainability efforts and green jobs training programs from the 2011-2012 academic year; case studies are due on August 3, 2012. NWF’s Campus Ecology program has published case studies each year since 1989, making this our 23rd annual call.

Georgia Institute of Technology - 2011 Case Study on Game Day Recycling

Benefits to campuses include:

  • Sharing campus efforts with colleges and universities nationwide;
  • Published case studies will be shared with NWF’s campus contact list of more than 25,000 students, faculty and staff, plus our social media networks;
  • Our database is a great resource to help campuses document their efforts; the database is searchable by topic, state, year and school and has more than 650 case studies!
  • National press release promoting the 2012 case studies.

Each year NWF’s Campus Ecology program publishes case studies contributed by its members and partners showcasing their campus sustainability practices and global warming solutions for the past school year (2011-2012). NWF will release these illustrated reports in Fall 2012 in our online, searchable case study database, one of our most popular resources. Colleges and universities throughout the U.S. have made great strides toward addressing global warming and protecting wildlife and habitat. We invite you to share your success stories and let other campuses learn from you!

Click here to review the case study guidelines and use our template to get started.

Schools are welcome to submit more than one case study on multiple projects in different areas of sustainability and green workforce development. Case studies can focus on completed projects/programs or projects still in development.

Contact Campus Ecology with any questions:
campus@nwf.org
703-438-6000
www.CampusEcology.org

]]> http://blog.nwf.org/2012/06/nwf-calls-for-campus-case-studies-on-sustainability-efforts/feed/ 0 Germanna Community College’s New LEED Silver Science & Engineering Building http://blog.nwf.org/2012/05/germanna-community-colleges-new-leed-silver-science-engineering-building/ http://blog.nwf.org/2012/05/germanna-community-colleges-new-leed-silver-science-engineering-building/#comments Thu, 24 May 2012 20:12:48 +0000 Kristy Jones http://blog.nwf.org/?p=58454 Read more >]]> Germanna Community College in Virginia opened their new green, Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Silver building in early May. The new science & enginneering building, located at Germanna’s Fredericksburg campus, features:

Germanna Community College's Science & Engineering Building Grand Opening

~ Low maintenance landscaping;
~ Vegetative roof;
~ A rain water harvesting system, with the pump and cistern located underground, allowing the capture of rain water for use to flush the toilets;
~Integrated shading and daylight sensors which automatically adjust the need for artificial lighting by turning off unnecessary lights and adjusting window shades to utilize the right amount of natural light;
~ A wind turbine capable of providing enough energy to power 15 laptops and charge 100 cell phones;
~ Laboratory exhausts using an energy recovery system harnessing heated or cooled exhaust air to supplement the main HVAC air supply thus saving 50% on heating and cooling costs; and
~ Low-flow fixtures controlled by sensor-operated valves that will reduce water consumption.

Vegetative roof on new green science & engineering building

One additional feature of Germanna’s new building is their student tour guides. Students will be available to give tours to fellow students, faculty, staff and community members sharing the green features of the building. This educational awareness effort is in part funded by the Greenforce Initiative, a partnership of Jobs for the Future and the National Wildlife Federation. Germanna Community College is a partner in the Greenforce Initiative, an effort to strengthen the capacity of community colleges to green the skills of our modern workforce.

The three story, 52,000 square foot green building will provide laboratories, instructional resources, student services and more to the Germanna community and the broader Fredericksburg community.

David A. Sam, Germanna’s President, Rob Wittman, U.S. Congressman, Ann Heidig, Chair of the

Germanna's LEED Silver Building, Fredericksburg campus

Spotsylvania County Board of Supervisors, and Glenn DuBois, Chancellor of the Virginia Community College System attended the opening ceremony along with more than 150 students, faculty, staff, and community residents.

Read Germanna Community College’s News Blog, New Germanna building teaches, too.

Learn more about the Greenforce Initiative in Virginia.

Note: Established by the U.S. Green Building Council, LEED certification provides independent, third-party verification that a building, home or community was designed and built using strategies aimed at achieving high performance in key areas of human and environmental health: sustainable site development, water savings, energy efficiency, materials selection and indoor environmental quality.

]]> http://blog.nwf.org/2012/05/germanna-community-colleges-new-leed-silver-science-engineering-building/feed/ 0 National Wildlife Federation keynotes at Gyeonggi Green Campus Global Forum in Korea http://blog.nwf.org/2012/05/national-wildlife-federation-keynotes-at-gyeonggi-green-campus-global-forum-in-korea/ http://blog.nwf.org/2012/05/national-wildlife-federation-keynotes-at-gyeonggi-green-campus-global-forum-in-korea/#comments Thu, 24 May 2012 19:09:26 +0000 Kristy Jones http://blog.nwf.org/?p=58416 Read more >]]> Julian Keniry, National Wildlife Federation’s Senior Director of Campus & Community Leadership, traveled to Seoul, Korea this week to keynote and host a workshop at the 3rd annual Gyeonggi Green Campus Global Forum.  The Green Campus Global Forum, first held in 2010, is an opportunity for college and university leaders from around the world to share best practices, network with peers, and discuss challenges facing the international green campus movement. On May 24-25, 2012, representatives from the United States, South Korea, Germany, United Kingdom, and other countries are coming together with the collective goal of sharing best practices in campus sustainability, developing strategies to network with campuses internationally, finding solutions to connect with private organizations and companies interested in the green campus movement, and identifying roles for local government to help grow the movement.

Julian Keniry is giving a keynote on the role of colleges and universities in the conservation and sustainability movement and how each stakeholder on campus – students, faculty, staff and administrators – are key to the success of the institution becoming more sustainable and reducing their global warming pollution. Julian is also hosting a workshop focused on student leadership, highlighting student roles in greening the campus curriculum and operations, while also educating the campus community and the broader community on their efforts.

Learn more about how NWF’s Campus Ecology program advances sustainability on campus.

Check out NWF Campus Ecology’s online guides focused on student leadership, Student Sustainability Educators – A Guide to Creating and Maintaining an Eco-Rep Program on Your Campus, and Generation E – Students Leading for a Sustainable, Clean Energy Future.

]]> http://blog.nwf.org/2012/05/national-wildlife-federation-keynotes-at-gyeonggi-green-campus-global-forum-in-korea/feed/ 1 Rappahannock Community College Hosts Green Vendor Fair in Gloucester, VA http://blog.nwf.org/2012/05/rappahannock-community-college-hosts-green-vendor-fair-in-gloucester-va/ http://blog.nwf.org/2012/05/rappahannock-community-college-hosts-green-vendor-fair-in-gloucester-va/#comments Thu, 10 May 2012 15:00:09 +0000 Kristy Jones http://blog.nwf.org/?p=56869 Read more >]]> At the end of April, Rappahannock Community College in Virginia hosted a green vendor fair, in partnership,

Green Vendor Fair hosted by Rapphannock Community College, photo taken by National Wildlife Federation staff

with the Gloucester County Chamber of Commerce. More than 15 green vendors attended highlighting their environmentally friendly products and services available to the community of Gloucester. Employers (vendors) present included Dominion Power, Phillips Energy, Green Planters, Gloucester Toyota, Lamb Exterminating, Rappahannock Community College and more.

Rappahanock Community College’s table featured their green workforce development course offerings including “Harnessing the Sun – Solar Systems: Installation and maintenance”, “Harnessing the Wind – Wind Power Systems: Installation and maintenance”, and a course specifically geared for kids, “Elementary Lego® Engineering 2 ‘Going Green’” for students (ages 11-12) to creatively build and modify machines applying basic engineering principles and green technology.

The Green Vendor Fair not only helped the community learn what products and services are available (including educational services available through Rappahannock Community College), but for the companies (potential employers) to highlight what green skills are in demand and how the educational providers (i.e., Rappahannock Community College) can help develop training programs to ensure they are meeting this demand. The Green Vendor Fair was partially funded through a grant of the Greenforce Initiative, a partnerships of Jobs for the Future and National Wildlife Federation. The Greenforce Initiative works in six regional across the country, including Virginia, to help advance greener workforce development at community colleges and bridge campus sustainability efforts as hands-on training opportunities for students. Rapphannock Community College and ten other community colleges in Virginia are partners in the Greenforce Initiative.

Learn more about Rappahannock Community College’s green workforce development offerings.

Check out National Wildlife Federation’s Campus Ecology case study database for best practices in green workforce development.

]]> http://blog.nwf.org/2012/05/rappahannock-community-college-hosts-green-vendor-fair-in-gloucester-va/feed/ 0 Skidmore College Students Key to Success in Campus Sustainability Program http://blog.nwf.org/2012/04/students-key-to-success-in-campus-sustainability-program/ http://blog.nwf.org/2012/04/students-key-to-success-in-campus-sustainability-program/#comments Tue, 24 Apr 2012 14:34:18 +0000 Kristy Jones http://blog.nwf.org/?p=54474 Read more >]]> Student Sustainability Educators: A Guide to Creating and Maintaing an Eco-Rep Program on Your Campus, features New York’s Skidmore College’s “S-Rep” Program, also known as an Eco-Rep program.

Sustainable Skidmore

Sustainable Skidmore’s student Sustainability-Rep (S-REP) program, established in 2008, increases awareness about sustainability and inspires behavior change through programming and educational initiatives in the residence halls. S-Reps offer information on sustainability topics, serve as sounding boards for sustainability concerns in the dorms and host activities related to sustainability. Currently, Skidmore supports 10 S-Rep positions each academic year and all S-Reps live in the residence halls where they will be working.

Topics covered in the S-Rep program include: waste reduction and recycling, climate change and energy conservation, food and composting, and more. S-Reps participate in training before the start of the academic year and meet biweekly throughout the semester to learn about selected topics and to discuss and plan activities for their dorms.

According to Skidmore, the most successful element of their S-Rep program is the creation of the Student S-Rep Manager position. By creating a position for a person that had previously been an S-Rep, there is an understanding of the challenges faced by current Eco-Reps that the Sustainability Coordinator (staff) may not have. The most successful S-Rep-initiated program on campus is “Skidmore Unplugged,” where residence halls compete to reduce their individual energy consumption over a period of three weeks every November. (An excerpt from Student Sustainability Educators).

Authored by Dr. Christina Erickson, Sustainability Director at Champlain College in Vermont, and co-published by National Wildlife Federation and AASHE (Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education), Student Sustainability Educators can be downloaded for free, at www.nwf.org/EcoReps.

Student Sustainability Educators features examples from 18 campuses highlighting their efforts to design, implement and evaluate Eco-Rep Programs. Readers of the guide will find:
• Step-by-step action items and tips for creating, maintaining and evaluating a campus Eco-Rep program
• Brief descriptions of actual programs and their best practices
• Case studies of successes and roadblocks
• Activity, event, marketing and outreach examples
• Eco-Rep recruiting tools, sample job descriptions, and other resources

Reference:
In addition to Student Sustainability Educators, blog content includes highlights from the Sustainable Skidmore website.

]]> http://blog.nwf.org/2012/04/students-key-to-success-in-campus-sustainability-program/feed/ 1 Linking Campus Sustainability to Hands-On Learning at Smart and Sustainable Campuses Conference http://blog.nwf.org/2012/04/linking-campus-sustainability-to-hands-on-learning-at-smart-and-sustainable-campuses-conference/ http://blog.nwf.org/2012/04/linking-campus-sustainability-to-hands-on-learning-at-smart-and-sustainable-campuses-conference/#comments Thu, 19 Apr 2012 14:22:54 +0000 Courtney Cochran http://blog.nwf.org/?p=53915 Read more >]]> This week marked the 7th Annual Smart and Sustainable Campuses Conference hosted by the University of Maryland. The Conference brought together directors and staff from sustainability, facilities, health & safety, campus planning and business offices, as well as business partners and other education stakeholders.

I was happy to participate in the conference on behalf of Campus Ecology and present a workshop with my colleague Jen Fournelle on “Linking Campus Sustainability to Hands-On Training.” Through our presentation, we showcased four specific examples of how campus sustainability efforts are offering opportunities for students to gain valuable hands-on skills training.

image credit: Lansing Community College

One example we highlighted is Lansing Community College in Michigan, recipient of one of our Greenforce Initiative Mini Grants. LCC is involved in a project called “Restoration Works,” in which students from LCC’s Technical Careers Division Environmental, Design and Building Technologies program are working to retrofit two residential, Land Bank-owned homes that were initially scheduled for demolition. The retrofits of these homes include both livability renovations (these homes were red-tagged, and as a result, require significant interior, exterior, mechanical system and structural repair) and energy efficiency upgrades.

For LCC students, this represents an important opportunity for a true hands-on laboratory in planning and executing sustainable construction practices. The Technical Careers Division at LCC is focusing on more project- and problem-based learning and this effort is a step in that direction. This project also elevates LCC in the community, and demonstrates what is possible when academia, government, and non-profits collaborate.

This year alone, the project will involve over 300 LCC students in hands-on learning and the program has the means to continue to be a part of the curriculum in the future, as long as there are homes in the area that are eligible for the project.

image credit: Lansing Community College

The hands-on training is paying off; graduates of this program are largely attaining employment. Last semester, at least 20 students were hired into residential energy efficiency companies and in some cases students are even getting just in their first semester of energy auditing.

Our full presentation on Linking Campus Sustainability to Hands-on Training will be available on the Smart and Sustainable Campuses Conference website.

]]> http://blog.nwf.org/2012/04/linking-campus-sustainability-to-hands-on-learning-at-smart-and-sustainable-campuses-conference/feed/ 0 New Student Guide Offers Steps for Peer-to-Peer Campus Sustainability Training http://blog.nwf.org/2012/04/new-student-guide-offers-steps-for-peer-to-peer-campus-sustainability-training/ http://blog.nwf.org/2012/04/new-student-guide-offers-steps-for-peer-to-peer-campus-sustainability-training/#comments Mon, 02 Apr 2012 21:09:14 +0000 Kristy Jones http://blog.nwf.org/?p=51861 Read more >]]> NWF, AASHE student guide builds on decade-old Eco-Reps program active across US and Canada


The Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) and National Wildlife Federation’s (NWF) Campus Ecology program recently released a new, step-by-step guide to creating student peer-to-peer sustainability education programs—often known as “Eco-Rep” programs—on college campuses. Authored by Champlain College Sustainability Director Christina Erickson, “Student Sustainability Educators: A Guide to Creating and Maintaining an Eco-Rep Program on Your Campus” takes readers through the design, implementation and evaluation stages of an Eco-Rep program. Visit www.nwf.org/EcoReps for more information or to read the guide.

Readers of the guide will find:
• Step-by-step action items and tips for creating, maintaining and evaluating a campus Eco-Rep program
• Brief descriptions of actual programs and their best practices
• Case studies of successes and roadblocks
• Activity, event, marketing and outreach examples
• Eco-Rep recruiting tools, sample job descriptions, and other resources

“By creating Eco-Rep positions, Dr. Erickson shows how students and staff can effectively engage their peers in practices that reduce waste, improve public health, and make higher education more affordable,” said Julian Keniry, co-founder of NWF’s Campus Ecology Program. “This guide documents a powerful way in which students are taking ownership of their own communities and futures.”

“Christina’s work will be invaluable to students who are seeking ways to become more involved in campus sustainability,” said AASHE Executive Director Paul Rowland. “AASHE is pleased to partner with NWF to help get this information into the hands of students who can help lead the sustainability transformation on their campuses.”

With more than 60 active student sustainability education and outreach programs on campuses across the U.S. and Canada, and many others planned or underway, NWF and AASHE are addressing a demonstrated need for campus guidance in both creating and maintaining Eco-Rep programs. Often the main motivation for starting such programs is a desire to extend outreach efforts on issues such as waste reduction and energy conservation to a broader student audience, beyond those who are already “eco-minded.”

A joint webinar will be presented on April 18 at 2:00 p.m. Eastern to celebrate the launch of this new guide. Erickson will be joined by Eco-Rep staff at Babson College (Massachusetts), Lehigh University (Pennsylvania) and the University of Pennsylvania.

]]> http://blog.nwf.org/2012/04/new-student-guide-offers-steps-for-peer-to-peer-campus-sustainability-training/feed/ 0 Hey California, Clean up your campuses on April 21st http://blog.nwf.org/2012/03/hey-california-clean-up-your-campuses-on-april-21st/ http://blog.nwf.org/2012/03/hey-california-clean-up-your-campuses-on-april-21st/#comments Mon, 19 Mar 2012 21:13:21 +0000 Kristy Jones http://blog.nwf.org/?p=49648 Read more >]]> Sometimes before you get clean you gotta get dirty!

We have the power to impact the planet

National Wildlife Federation is happy to support the Let’s Get Dirty Initiative of the Ian Somerhalder Foundation.

This April 21st, the Ian Somerhalder Foundation challenges colleges and universities in California to get dirty! The Foundation aims to join more than 2000 schools, including colleges and universities, in a statewide effort to clean up local communities throughout California on Saturday, April 21st, 2012.

Clean-up your campus on April 21st! REGISTER TODAY! We have the power to impact the planet and clean-up California.

To learn more about efforts to green your campus and community in California and throughout the U.S. please go to NWF’s Campus Ecology website.

Ian Somerhalder plays “Damon” on the CW’s Vampire Diaries;  his Foundation aims to empower, educate and collaborate with people and projects to positively impact the planet and its creatures.

 

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