Laura T. Gonzalez

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Green Update Environmental Stewardship Taskforce

• Laura T. Gonzalez
• Academic Senate Meeting
• 10.04.11

Manzanita Project
Vernal Pool Site
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Curriculum

• The Manzanita Project Greening the Curriculum
  
• All-day workshop, City College, Spring 2011
• 14 participants from district colleges and one
  from SFCC
• 3 speakers
• Dr. Jay Vavra, award-winning science teacher, HTH
  
• Paul Maschka, 18 years as lead horticulturalist
  at SD Zoo, now teaches Urban Farming classes at
  City College
• Jill Moreno-Ikari, Ed.D, dissertation on
  Sustainability in Basic Skills English
  Composition
• Readings, discussion, small group work, visit to
  Urban Farm

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Recycling

• Terracycle Program
• Writing Brigade
• Drop off boxes for pens, pencils,
• markers, Sharpies
• H M bldgs
• Library
• Science lab
• Mailroom
• Blue Bin Update
• Brown paper towels yes

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eWaste Procedures

• eWaste includes keyboards, cables, mice, anything
  electronic or digital (working or not)
• Schools have Equipment Transfer Documents, list
  all serial or asset numbers
• Warehouse can come pick up if items are large
• Items are sent to Surplus, which sells them at
  auction
• No eWaste recycling is done by district

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New Building Green Appliance Update

• LLRC, Cafeteria, Science wing expansion, new
  Administration building
• Dyson Airblade Hand Dryers Haws Hydration Stations

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Organic Garden

• Current garden stewards
• Science Club Biology students
• EOPS students Honors Anthro students
• Aviation faculty Miramar Café
• Reprographics staff Nutrition students
• Applications just closed for cool season
• Plan to move behind Child Development
• New garden assistant, intern from City College
  Urban Farm

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Vernal Pool Habitat Interpretive Site

• Prop N funds set aside to develop Vernal Pool
  area
• Integrate it into our curriculum
• Create asset and educational resource for the
  community
• Meetings began Nov 2010 with EST members, Biology
  faculty, Gafcon managers
• Faculty/EST created document to guide development
  of site for curriculum
• Currently choosing contractors with environmental
  specialty who know campus environment as well as
  conservation laws

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