Environmental groups aim to sustain
Organizations' multi-day efforts help students become more environmentally conscious
Gillian Ekern
Issue date: 10/27/08 Section: News
Campus sustainability days were held on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday of last week all over campus. Ten different events were held to both raise awareness and get students involved. The Conservationists, Foodlums, Hobnailers, and Student National Environmental Health Association all got involved and organized not only one day for the issue, but three.
"We were trying to think of something big to let people know of the groups on campus," said sophomore Anastasia Davis, the secretary of the Conservationists. So instead of simply recognizing October 22, national campus sustainability day, the event was held for three, Davis said.
Davis said that it the event was a little difficult to set up this year because of the status of the Conservationists.
"It was challenging because the Conservationists are re-establishing this year," said Davis. "It could have been bigger if we would have had more people involved." Davis explained that in the past few years, The Conservationists' membership declined so this year many things are just getting started again. Despite that, Davis believed that it was a success.
"Eau Claire has so many environmentally conscious people in it," said Davis. "It's an extremely sustainable town." Davis said that was why it was possible to have the speakers that they did.
Davis mentioned Ned Noel, the City of Eau Claire's Associate Planner spoke on Thursday, the final day of the event. His topic was entitled "Factors Driving Sustainability."
"People want to be environmentally conscious," said Davis, "but there's the barrier of students not having things laid out in front of them. We just have to put it out there for them."
Junior Justin Johnson, the co-president of the Hobnailers was also involved in the event.
"We just decided to do some events for sustainability day and for awareness." Johnson said. Hobnailers got involved by organizing and participating in the Putnam trail, campus, and river clean up.
"We were trying to think of something big to let people know of the groups on campus," said sophomore Anastasia Davis, the secretary of the Conservationists. So instead of simply recognizing October 22, national campus sustainability day, the event was held for three, Davis said.
Davis said that it the event was a little difficult to set up this year because of the status of the Conservationists.
"It was challenging because the Conservationists are re-establishing this year," said Davis. "It could have been bigger if we would have had more people involved." Davis explained that in the past few years, The Conservationists' membership declined so this year many things are just getting started again. Despite that, Davis believed that it was a success.
"Eau Claire has so many environmentally conscious people in it," said Davis. "It's an extremely sustainable town." Davis said that was why it was possible to have the speakers that they did.
Davis mentioned Ned Noel, the City of Eau Claire's Associate Planner spoke on Thursday, the final day of the event. His topic was entitled "Factors Driving Sustainability."
"People want to be environmentally conscious," said Davis, "but there's the barrier of students not having things laid out in front of them. We just have to put it out there for them."
Junior Justin Johnson, the co-president of the Hobnailers was also involved in the event.
"We just decided to do some events for sustainability day and for awareness." Johnson said. Hobnailers got involved by organizing and participating in the Putnam trail, campus, and river clean up.
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