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Sustainability Picnic 2025: Zero-Waste Fun in the Sun !

On Wednesday, August 27, 2025, the Auburn University Office of Sustainability and co-sponsors Tiger Dining, the Davis Arboretum, the Waste Reduction and Recycling Department, Academic Sustainability Programs, the College of Forestry, Wildlife and Environment, and the Master of Community Planning, hosted Auburn’s annual Sustainability Picnic. With over 400 attendees, this…
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September 4, 2025
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The Importance of Biodiversity and Organic Food Production

Post contributed by Jonathan Lillebo, Undergraduate Student, College of Agriculture, Department of Horticulture & President, Organic Garden Club I’d like to begin by taking you back to a different time, a time before refrigeration and food transportation. It wasn’t that long ago, really. As recently as the early 1900s all…
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January 6, 2017
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Sustainability in Action: Hallie Nelson

When Hallie Nelson came to Auburn University, she discovered her interest in the sustainability movement. A lifelong love for the outdoors led her to take a sustainability course her freshman year at Auburn and she began to get involved with the movement in the local community. Hallie Nelson From what…
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February 24, 2016
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Join the Dark Side

Post contributed by Kyle Kimel, Office of Sustainability Intern Energy-saving practices are an interesting topic of discussion. It seems the students I’ve talked with admit it can be very easy to save energy, but at the same time, they also admit they never really think about it in their daily…
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February 3, 2016