Articles Tagged ‘ Sustainability ’
April 27, 201012:05 pm
Student Chronicles A Day in the Life of the Campus Farm
By Kyle Jernigan, Editor-in-Chief
Right off of Route 5, immediate South of Rosecroft Rd., lies a beige-brown house that is about as inconspicuous as one can imagine. Next to that house is a little plot of land that used to look just as unremarkable. Recently, however, it has experienced a transformation with the dedication and hard work of the [...]
April 12, 20109:00 pm
SGA to Start Green Revolving Fund
By Rowan Copley, Contributing Writer
A new bill passed by the Student Government Association (SGA) will allocate roughly $100,000 to a new fund for creating or implementing sustainable, energy-saving technologies and systems on campus. The bill, presented to the SGA by Matt Foerster, Lisa Neu, Danielle Doubt, Becky White, and SGA President Justin Perry, will create a fund for projects [...]
March 30, 201012:00 pm
SMC Gets Serious About Organic Farming
By Kyle Jernigan, Editor-in-Chief
Great strides are already being made on an ambitious new campus farm project, which promises to change the way students look at agriculture and food consumption.
March 30, 201011:53 am
Campus Blacks Out for Earth Hour
By Amanda Zelaya, Former Editor-in-Chief
On Saturday, Mar. 27, St. Mary’s students gathered for an hour and turned off all of their lights and electronics in honor of the energy conservation movement, Earth Hour.
October 6, 20098:54 am
Broader Campus Feedback to Help "Improve Ecological Character" of the College
By Rosa Trembour, Staff Writer
The Sustainability Committee, Grounds Department, and Facilities and Planning Office have three projects and a management plan that project their stewardship of the environment on campus. While this effort is in progress, it requires the future help of students, faculty and staff. The first project centers on a Buffer Management Strategy intended for the College’s [...]
December 9, 200811:56 am
St. Mary’s Tries Integrated Pest Management
By Caroline Selle, Staff Writer
This year, the College is setting up bird and bat houses in the hopes that their future denizens will cut down on the pest population. The Integrated Pest Management (IPM) program was brought to the college by Supervisor of Grounds Kevin Mercer after he heard about a similar program at the University of Maryland. The [...]
November 18, 200811:59 am
College Recovers, Looks Ahead after REC Setback
By Kyle Jernigan, Editor-in-Chief
St. Mary’s students are looking towards a future of on-site renewable energy after a mistake by the college’s energy provider left 40 percent of the college’s energy consumption uncovered by Renewable Energy Credits (RECs). These new plans arose after the College found that the Southern Maryland Energy Cooperative (SMECO) had neglected to read the largest [...]
