The Sustainability Newsletter | March |
Hello and welcome to the monthly Sustainability Newsletter! We hope to bring you good news to brighten your week and tell you all about the amazing things happening in our community.
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Recently, the Iowa Environmental Council and the City of Des Moines announced their partnership to build a more resilient and sustainable future for the city. This decision was prompted by the continued need to meet goals after the removal of the Office of Sustainability last year from the City Manager's Office. The partnership will help achieve goals set in the AdaptDSM plan!
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This month, we are spotlighting the E-Waste drop off location. Don't know what to do with your e-waste or batteries? Bring it to the break room on the first floor of the Johansen Student Center, and place your e-waste in the orange box! Faculty/Staff: Do you have larger items on campus? Please put in a work order to arrange for pick-up.
Questions? Email sustainability@drake.edu or head to https://www.drake.edu/sustainability/resources/ for more information (including a list of accepted items).
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Volunteer with the Sprout Garden! We are refilling the garden beds, prepping the garden for planting, and more - and we need your help. Sign up on DUgood!
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The Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation is hosting Iowa's Outdoors Day, and opportunity to connect with legislators, hear speakers, and learn about how you can get outside. Registration is free!
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Stay up to date this legislative session using resources from the Iowa Environmental Council. Their action alerts are a great way to stay in the know.
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Get involved in water testing! You can get free water testing kits and improve the awareness of our waterways. Go here for more information!
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Adam Shriver, Director of Wellness and Nutrition at the Harkin Institute, hosts a podcast called Canary in a Cornfield. He meets with experts to talk about environmental issues (and more) in Iowa. Check out his podcast here.
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Join the Sustainability Committee by emailing sustainability@drake.edu. This committee works on Drake-specific issues from incorporating sustainability into classes to creating a Sustainable Events Guide.
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The Drake Environmental Action League (DEAL) meets every Tuesday night at 6:30pm in Meredith 102. You can email deal@drake.edu for more information, and follow them on Instagram @drake.deal to stay up to date with their events!
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Office of Sustainability Updates |
- Our Compost Team (Allie Raines and Isla Tempero, with help from Amy Wallace and DEAL) visited an elementary school environmental club, and will be visiting a Boy Scout troop to talk about compost! Check out the @drake.deal instagram for photos.
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Our electrical submetering project with IMEG is off to a great start. This will allow us to better identify and address high energy usage areas around campus.
- We have diverted thousands of pounds of furniture in partnership with the Grounds team from the landfill this month! We are so lucky to have such an amazing team to work with.
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STUDENTS: Check out the Green Grad page - and fill out the form to be added to the Blackboard! You can be recognized for the amazing sustainability work you do - regardless of your major.
- We are hard at work planning Earth Week and Earth Jam with the Drake Environmental Action League (April 13th-18th). We can't wait to celebrate the earth!
- Follow @drakeu.sustainability to stay up to date on sustainability on campus!
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Join INHF — along with hundreds of other individuals and organizations — for the second annual Celebrate Iowa's Outdoors Day at the Iowa State Capitol on Tuesday, March 24. Interactive displays, engaging speakers and a complimentary lunch! Register here.
Where: Iowa State Capitol
When: Tuesday, March 24th
Time: 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM (CST)
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| Help us get Sprout ready for planting by moving dirt into the garden beds! We will provide all tools, just bring yourself, a water bottle, and some friends!
Where: Sprout Garden
When: Friday, March 27th
Time: 3:30pm-5:00pm (CDT)
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| Help us get Sprout ready for opening day! Volunteer to pick up trash and clean up any debris that gathered over the winter. We will provide trash bags and gloves, just bring yourself, a water bottle, and some friends!
Where: Sprout Garden
When: Tuesday, March 31st
Time: 3:00-5:00pm (CDT)
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| DEAL will be tabling for Earth Week with a chance to win a free thrifted vase of flowers! DEAL will also be partnering with student artists to sell environmental themed art to fundraise for Earth Week events.
Where: Olmsted Center
When: March 25th, April 1st, April 8th
Time: 11:00am - 3:00 pm
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| Earth Week and Earth Jam! |
Celebrate the earth for this entire week with the Drake Environmental Action League (DEAL) and partners! The week of events and learning will culminate in a concert at the end of the week on Helmick! Follow @drake.deal to keep up to date on events!
Where: Varies
When: April 13-17th, Earth Jam April 18th
Time: Varies
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My name is Sydney Dvorak, and I am the Sustainability Coordinator here at Drake. I do everything from tracking our utility usage to planning events to engage our community with sustainability initiatives on campus!
If you are interested in getting more involved with sustainability on campus, you can join the sustainability committee! This committee is made up of students, staff, and faculty who are all working to increase awareness of sustainability on our campus. Email sustainability@drake.edu for more information or questions.
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Questions? Contact sustainability@drake.edu.
You are receiving this email because you have previously indicated an interest in sustainability on campus. Please email sustainability@drake.edu if you wish to be removed from this email list.
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“Through our “Blue is Green” program, we work to minimize Drake University's environmental impact by continuously evolving our sustainability goals to protect the planet and all organisms who inhabit it.”
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