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Holly Talkington

Contact info: holly.talkington@pcc.edu

Articles (32):

New sprout Help Achieve a Guinness World Record: Most People Planting Native Bulbs Simultaneously! (April 18th)
Last year, Operation Peacebulb set a Guinness World Record with 850 simultaneous bulb-planters. Join local community members Saturday, April 18th, […] Posted April 1, 2015
Coffee mug board Eco-Tip: Use the Mug Wall
Oh no, folks! Sylvania’s coffee mug board is nearly empty and needs more mugs to share. If you have any mugs that […] Posted April 1, 2015
Award Sylvania Facilities Management Services Office got Gold!
Great job Sylvania Facilities Management Services office for becoming a certified Green Office at the Gold level! They are the fourth off […] Posted March 24, 2015
Volunteer schedule Volunteer with Rock Creek’s Learning Garden this Spring Term! 1
Rock Creek Learning Garden Weekly Volunteer Schedule Spring Term Harvest Crew: Tuesdays Join a team to harvest food for the […] Posted March 18, 2015
Turn off computer Eco-Tip: Turn off Computers at Night
By turning off your computer instead of leaving it in sleep mode, you can save 40 watt-hours per day. That […] Posted March 18, 2015
Garden beds Help Work on the Cob Oven (March 13th)
Cob Oven Update Friday, March 13, 9:00am-1:00pm Cutting timbers and posts for the roof Sylvania’s Learning Garden The team did […] Posted March 12, 2015
freecycle.org Freecycle
Eco-Tip: Freecycle Portland has a neat secret alternative to craigslist’s FREE section: Freecycle. Well, it may not exactly be a […] Posted March 9, 2015
Electronics recycling Successful Hard Drive Smashing Event
Sylvania Campus had their first Hard Drive Smashing event February 25, 2015 and it was a complete success! 20+ students, […] Posted March 2, 2015
Person pulling english ivy in a forested area. Sylvania Environmental Club SOLVE Outing (Feb 28)
Environmental Club SOLVE Outing Saturday, February 28, 9:00am-12:00pm Ma Olsen’s Garden, St Helens Road & NW 108th, Portland Such nice […] Posted February 26, 2015
Electronics recycling Successful eCycle Event at PCC Rock Creek
February 9th-11th ASPCC members at the Rock Creek campus hosted an eCycle event. What is an eCycle event? An eCycling […] Posted February 26, 2015