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National Wildlife Federation's Campus Ecology Program MSUM became a proud member of the National Wildlife Federation's Campus Ecology Program August 26, 2004. As a community MSUM students, faculty, and staff began to take further steps towards improving the sustainability practices and environmental impact of the MSUM and the surrounding community. For the 2004-2005 academic year MSUM chose the goal of performing a campus-wide assessment of practices and procedures, as well as our impact. That assessment will be completed by June 20, 2005 and will be available online or in the NWF Campus Ecology Yearbook in the fall of 2005. Look at the 2004-2005 MSUM Yearbook Submission
About the Program (www.nwf.org/campusEcology/dspAboutHistory.cfm) In early 1989, the National Wildlife Federation challenged colleges to support Earth Day 1990 by starting environmental programs on campus and in the community. By summer, the Campus Ecology program had been established to work with college leaders and develop resources to help meet the challenge. More than ten years and 3,000 projects later, Campus Ecology continues to grow and move into new areas. The primary goal is to reduce the need to "reinvent the wheel" of environmental action from campus to campus. NWF staff communicates to campus organizers what other environmental leaders have learned through phone and email consultations, site visits, workshops, conferences, and a variety of other tools available to enrolled campuses. Since its founding in 1989, Campus Ecology has become a leading conservation program in higher education. The program is helping to:
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An equal opportunity educator and employer Send mail to Karen Branden :
branden@mnstate.edu
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