by Contributor | Apr 22, 2020 | Earth Day, News
Written by Carla Myers & Samantha Martin; Clark Family Library The library (of course) encourages reading about nature. Why not combine it with #NationalPoetryMonth which also occurs in April? Reading poems about nature and the environment can engender an...
by Contributor | Apr 22, 2020 | Earth Day, News
Written by Lena DiFulvio I want to start by saying that my journey towards veganism has certainly not been a fast one, nor has it been easy. Let’s face it; changing your diet and completely eliminating foods that you’ve enjoyed your whole life is hard....
by Contributor | Apr 22, 2020 | Earth Day, News
Written by Julia Plasynski Recently, there has been a mass amount of hype surrounding the new Netflix series, Tiger King. This has led to opinions circulating social media sites about how ANY type of zoo, sanctuary, or enclosure with animals is unethical and...
by Contributor | Apr 22, 2020 | Earth Day, News
Written by Lily Bonasso In January of 2020, I had the privilege of traveling to Costa Rica with a small group of W&J students as well as Dr. March and Dr. Ternes for a Jay-term course focusing on tropical ecology. In light of the recent travel bans, I have been...
by Contributor | Apr 22, 2020 | Earth Day, News
Written by Robert Dunn One of the more important environmental actions we take in our household is to compost as much of our food waste as possible and nearly all of the leaves that fall in our yard each year. Almost seven years ago we started a compost pile in our...
by Contributor | Apr 22, 2020 | Earth Day, News
Written By Caitlyn Brenner One man’s trash is another man’s treasure. We’ve all heard it, but too many of us forget to implement this idea into our every day lives. Whether you are new to the idea of “zero waste” living or have been interested in sustainability for...
