Martu Kollie helps communities protect themselves from flooding
Her work was conducted during the Summer of 2022 through PSEG Institute for Sustainability Studies Green Team Program in Northern New Jersey
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Trash talk minimizes campus garbage
Ninth semester student Syd Clark’22 (they/them) created a new way to handle campus garbage.
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Traveling the world and our own backyard
They conducted archaeological research on Neanderthal stone tools in North Macedonia and swam with sea lions in the Galapagos, trained as an EMT with the South Beloit Fire Department and studied environmental policy in Finland.
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OEC students camped at Kettle Moraine over fall break
Students from the Outdoor Environmental Club enjoyed stunning fall foliage, solitude, relaxing hikes, great food, and experienced a feel for the change of the seasons.
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Students participated in restoration project at Glacial Park (Hackmatack National Wildlife Refuge) on October 29th
The lead scientist, Tom Simpson, taught students different approaches to restoration developed since the 1980s.
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ENVS 210 Sustainable Cities
ENVS 255 U.S. Environmental Law and Policy
ENVS 280 Landscapes in Transition Orientation Seminar
ENVS 290 Mountains
ENVS 295 Environmental Political Thought
Blazing her own (hiking) trail
Environmental geology and biology double major Emmalynn May’23 worked with the Montana Conservation Corps this past summer, mentoring students, maintaining hiking trails, and paving her own way for a career of protecting state and national parks.
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