Research and Resources
“Encouraging Conservation in Communal Living Environments” by Aiko Nakagawa, Neil Wagner, and Ashley Connors, 2014. Click here for an article on the research.
What I Learned from the Campus Plumber by Dr. Charles Bergman, Professor of English, October, 2004
The Environmental Studies Program at Pacific Lutheran University: Modeling Cooperation Between Disciplines, 2001, Greening of the Campus IV–Moving to the Mainstream by Dr. Jill Whitman, Professor of Geosciences
Historic Flows, Flow Problems and Fish Presence in Clover Creek—1924-1942: Interviews with Early Residents by Dr. Fred Tobiason, Chemistry Professor
From the Faculty, Staff and Students of Pacific Lutheran University
Greening of the Campus at Pacific Lutheran University: 18 years of Recycling, 2001, Greening of the Campus IV–Moving to the Mainstream , by Barbara McConathy, Environmental Services Coordinator
From the Staff of Pacific Lutheran University
Successfully Integrating Sustainability into the Campus Culture – Connecting Academics, Operations and Student Life, Greening of the Campus VI-Extending Connections, 2005 by Rose McKenney, Jill Whitman, Joel Zylstra, Charles Bergman, Dave Kohler, Amanda Miller, and Sheri Tonn
Building a Model of Water Sustainability by Integrating Operations, Research, and Curriculum: Greening of the Campus V-Connecting to Place, 2003 by Rose McKenney, Dave Kohler, Michael Henson, Charles Bergman, and Sheri Tonn
From the Students of Pacific Lutheran University
Capstones
. . . For the Earth: Sustaining the Mission of Higher Education, by Joel Zylstra, Capstone, May 2005
Sustainable Street Renovation Project at Pacific Lutheran University by Michael Henson, Capstone, May 13, 2004
Integrated Waste Management at Pacific Lutheran University: A Look at the Scientific, Social and Educational Aspects of Composting by Elizabeth N. Stone, Capstone, May 2004
The Biological and Economic Effects of Water Loss in Clover Creek by Kate Dunlap, Capstone, May 13, 2004
A Drip in Time: Water Audit and Survey of Environmental Attitudes of Students in Pacific Lutheran University Residence Halls by Eric Fiesth, Capstone, May 25, 2003
A Literary Approach to Sustainability by Natalie Gulsrud, Capstone, May 2003
Resource Use at PLU: An Environmental Audit by Jeanette Dorner, Capstone, May, 1994
RELATED LINKS
- Aldo Leopold Foundation
- American Association for Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE)
- Campus Ecology (NWF)
- Center for Environmental Citizenship
- Center of Ecoliteracy
- Earth Day Network
- Ecological Footprint
- Ecosa Institute
- Green House Network
- National Council for Science and the Environment
- National Wildlife Federation
- Sierra Youth Coalition
- Second Nature
- Sightline Institute (Northwest Environment Watch)
- Sustainable Northwest
- Tacoma Nature Center with sources for native plants
http://www.tardigrade.org/natives/nurseries.html - University Leaders for a Sustainable Future
- U.S. Department of Energy
Universities and Colleges with Degrees or Programs in Alternative Energy or Environmental Engineering - Worldwatch Institute
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