LAURA T. GONZALEZACADEMIC SENATE MEETING

10.04.11

Green Update: Environmental Stewardship

Taskforce

Manzanita ProjectVernal Pool Site

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

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

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

New Building Green Appliance Update

LLRC, Cafeteria, Science wing expansion, new Administration building

Dyson Airblade Hand Dryers Haws Hydration Stations

Organic Garden

Current garden stewards: Science Club Biology studentsEOPS students Honors Anthro studentsAviation faculty Miramar CaféReprographics staff Nutrition students

Applications just closed for cool seasonPlan to move behind Child DevelopmentNew garden assistant, intern from City

College Urban Farm

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