Our main podcast series welcomes new UWB Sustainability Coordinator Shahrzad! Hosts Shahrzad and Stephan chat about upcoming events from Sustainability and cover several ways to get involved with us.  Gear Swap details: Cascadia College Bike Club • Instagram Register for Climate Author Night: Climate Author Night: Madeline Ostrander, Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024, 5:30pm Sustainable Living event: Sustainable Living, Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024, 12 - 2pm . . . YouTube Channel: Cascadia College & UW Bothell Sustainability - YouTube Instagram: @UWBsustainability or @SustainabilityatCascadia  ..read more

In the fourth Episode of the miniseries Teleplantic host Elysia connects with Cascadia College’s President Dr. Eric Murray. Elysia notes the similarities and differences to the previous episode with the Chancellor of University of Washington Bothell. There is a focus on community effort, and roles specific actors have in ensuring sustainable campuses.  Cascadia’s Sustainable Website: https://cascadiaupdates.wordpress.com/sustainability/ Follow Campus Sustainability Offices on Instagram @uwbsustainability or @sustainabilityatcascadia Check out our websites uwb.edu/sustainability or cascadi ..read more

In the third episode of the miniseries, Teleplantic host Elysia connects with Patrick Wallace from Denver, Colorado.  Their discussion shows the influence that region, communities, and values have on sustainable thinking. We also get to learn a little about one of the most Sustainable Ski companies, Meier skis, located in Denver, Colorado.  Meier Sustainability Goals: https://meierskis.com/pages/why-meier-our-history-and-philosophy Follow Campus Sustainability Offices:on Instagram @uwbsustainability or @sustainabilityatcascadia Check out our websites uwb.edu/sustainability or cascadi ..read more

This is the second episode of the miniseries Teleplantic where we shed a bit of light on individuals’ perspectives on Sustainability. In this episode, host Elysia connects with Tim Denler who operates the Greenwater drinking water treatment facility in Tacoma, WA, and talks about the importance of water and its relation to sustainability. They connect important points with the UN Sustainable Development goals and the Flint Michigan Water Crisis.  UN SDG website: https://sdgs.un.org/goals/goal6 Flint Michigan: https://www.britannica.com/event/Flint-water-crisis Follow Campus Sustainability ..read more

Welcome to the first episode of the miniseries Teleplantic where we shed a bit a light on individuals' perspectives on Sustainability. In this episode, Cascadia College Sustainable Practices students and podcast host Elysia, connects with the Chancellor of University of Washington Bothell, Dr. Esterberg. In this episode, the conversation focuses on sustainability in relation to the Chancellor's role at the University and in their personal life as well. The discussion focuses on the importance of community, equity and social wellbeing. Gaia Hypothesis: https://www.britannica.com/science/Gaia-hy ..read more

In this episode, Rachel and Stephan recap Sustainability at UW Bothell and Cascadia College for the 2022-2023 school year. They discuss their favorite Earth Month events, the new little free library in the food forest, and the new Indigenous Studies program at Cascadia. Listen and reflect with us! Resources: Little Free Library Location Map: https://littlefreelibrary.org/map/ Upcoming King County Repair Cafes: https://kingcounty.gov/depts/dnrp/solid-waste/programs/ecoconsumer/repair-events.aspx Upcoming Snohomish Repair Cafes: https://extension.wsu.edu/snohomish/sustainability-stewards/repair ..read more

This episode is adapted from a recording of our Waste Diversion Panel that was held during Earth Month 2023. Rachel interviews guests from Zero Waste Washington and DTG Recycling about innovative recycling solutions, what a zero waste future looks like, and waste diversion. Check it out! https://zerowastewashington.org/ https://www.dtgrecycle.com/ https://www.ridwell.com/ Erin Gagnon https://www.linkedin.com/in/erin-gagnon-6979a483/ Tom Vaughn https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-vaughn-48a72a158/ Jonathan Hatt https://www.linkedin.com/in/jon-hatt-376a85229/ Ashley Whitley https://www.linkedin.co ..read more

In this episode, Vanessa and Belle say goodbye to Growing Up Green, and reflect on what they learned in each episode. In episode 2, we were introduced to environmental economics through tourism and COVID-19 social impacts. In episode 3, we covered the challenges of environmental education. In episode 4, we examined interdisciplinary learning in education and literature. In episode 5, we discussed the development of youth activism, and environmental social media outreach. In episode 6, we took a look at the US electoral college and made important distinctions on what makes environmental policy ..read more

In this episode, Rachel and Stephan introduce Earth Month 2023. UW Bothell and Cascadia College are celebrating an entire month for sustainability, climate justice, and the environment this year. Since the founding of Earth Day in 1970, this single day celebration of the world that we live in has grown to include opportunities for civic engagement and volunteerism in more than 193 countries! We discuss the theme for this year's Earth Month: Project Drawdown and how to get involved. Our full list of events can be found at the links below! Earth Month 2023 Website Project Drawdown Table of Solut ..read more

In this episode, Vanessa interviews UW student Sammy Bellman, an Environmental Science Terrestrial Resource Management and Comparative History of Ideas dual major who is doing her senior thesis project on racial justice and a lack of access to nature-based education. They discuss different types of nature-based schooling, the barriers to access, the opportunities that come from environmental education, and environmental justice. Sammy explains her passion for the environment and for her project, and what she has learned from her work and research.  EPA definition of environmental justice ..read more