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Protecting the Quarterback & Protecting our Earth

Offensive lineman Marquel Harrell knows he has an important job when he lines up on the field: protecting the quarterback. That’s a job he puts his heart and soul into, but there is another job he considers equally important off the field: protecting our earth. “I do my part by…

adminSeptember 5, 2019

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How to Recycle and Repurpose University Property Instead of Sending it to Landfills

ALRM Overhead Google Image Ag Land and Resource Management (ALRM) provides construction, earth preparation, irrigation systems, AG building repair, roads, and ponds in support of the College of Agriculture (COAG) and the Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station (AAES). In the fall of 2018, ALRM was directed to begin the process of…

adminSeptember 3, 2019

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Recycling: It’s a Team Effort

Walmart founder, Sam Walton, said, “We’re all working together; that’s the secret.” Let me tell you about our little secret! At Auburn, we are making a difference in waste reduction at the Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM) by working together. The CVM has partnered with AU Waste Reduction…

adminAugust 30, 2019

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Dining Goes Greener

Post contributed by Gwen Ward, Campus Dining “Reduce, reuse, recycle” is the first thing we’re taught about creating and maintaining a sustainable world. In our very earliest years, we’re taught that we are responsible for the impact we make. At Campus Dining, we’re diligently working to minimize the impact we…

adminAugust 29, 2019

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Need Help with Your Forestry, Wildlife, or Other Natural Resource-Related Questions?

Post contributed by Becky Barlow, Forestry Extension Specialist, Alabama Cooperative Extension System & Professor, Auburn University College of Forestry & Wildlife Sciences Photo by Becky Barlow. Occasionally I meet people and the conversation goes something like this Other Person: “So what to do you?” Me: “I work as a Forestry…

adminAugust 8, 2019

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The Beauty & Value of Trees

Post contributed by Dr. Wendy Vidor, Lecturer, Department of Horticulture My fondest childhood memory is connected to a tree, a common silver maple (Acer saccharinum). With its shimmery silver white leaves, smooth, and somewhat flaky bark, and helicopter double samaras. It was my connection to the earth and the world…

adminAugust 1, 2019

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Take Only Pictures, Leave Only Bubbles

Contributed by Kaitlyn Baker, ASI Divemaster, Auburn University Alumna ‘18 Auburn students Randall Dunlap and Kelly Burnham SCUBA diving is an amazing opportunity to discover the world below sea level. With the ocean covering the majority of the earth, there is so much to explore. Ocean life dates to the…

adminApril 12, 2019

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Collaborative Capitalism: Investing in the Future of Your Community

Contributed by Brittany Branyon, Program Coordinator, Cary Center Nonprofit Affiliate Program Have you ever heard of collaborative capitalism? Perhaps you’ve heard of social impact investing? Even if you don’t know it by name, surely the concept is familiar. Social impact investing regards investments made into an organization intended to generate…

adminApril 12, 2019

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One Fish, Two Fish, Grow Fish

Contributed by Bill Walton, Associate Professor in the School of Fisheries, Aquaculture & Aquatic Sciences and Extension Specialist with Alabama Cooperative Extension System When we think of the oceans and sustainability, we often think of what we harvest from the seas. Thinking about harvest, there are now clear patterns emerging…

adminApril 12, 2019

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Over 20 Courses Toward the Sustainability Minor Offered this Fall

Post Contributed by Dr. Nanette Chadwick, Director of Academic Sustainability Programs Academic Sustainability Programs has prepared a listing of all courses in the Minor in Sustainability Studies that will be offered this summer and fall semesters, as well as related courses that are not yet officially in the minor. This summer,…

adminMarch 19, 2019

Protecting the Quarterback & Protecting our Earth

How to Recycle and Repurpose University Property Instead of Sending it to Landfills

Recycling: It’s a Team Effort

Dining Goes Greener

Need Help with Your Forestry, Wildlife, or Other Natural Resource-Related Questions?

The Beauty & Value of Trees

Take Only Pictures, Leave Only Bubbles

Collaborative Capitalism: Investing in the Future of Your Community

One Fish, Two Fish, Grow Fish

Over 20 Courses Toward the Sustainability Minor Offered this Fall

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