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Litter 2015 Eco Challenge Results
This year PCC had record breaking participation in the Northwest Earth Institute’s Annual Eco Challenge- with 141 challengers gaining 7,620 points. […] Posted November 10, 2015
Stars cover PCC Recognized for Sustainability Efforts!
This past year PCC was recognized in two publications on higher ed sustainability: The Association for Advancement of Sustainability in […] Posted June 24, 2015
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 comment for post 1112
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
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