Tag Archives: sustainability

The Truth about UWSP’s Pesticide Use

The UWSP grounds crew reduced their pesticide use by 90% the past 25 years to sustainably care for the 104 acres of turf and flower beds on campus. Chris Brindley, the grounds superintendent, has worked for the UWSP grounds crew for 25 years. Throughout his career, Brindley noticed a significant decrease in pesticide use. When Brindley first began working at ... Read More »

Society of Ethnobiology Hosts Butter Making Workshop

On January 30, the Society of Ethnobiology hosted a butter making workshop in the CBB Room 275, the Ethno Kitchen. Attendees were taught how to make butter while learning about the different ethnobiological ways butter is important. President of the Society of Ethnobiology, Lillian “Lilly” Johnson, explained that to make butter, you need to use heavy cream due to its ... Read More »

350 Stevens Point Goes Dumpster Diving

The environmental organization, 350 Stevens Point, went dumpster diving Feb. 7 in Stevens Point and Plover to look for re-usable jars for their upcoming bake sale fundraiser. The California vs. Greenwood Supreme Court case ruled that searching through trash is legal if it doesn’t conflict with any city, county, or state ordinance. Connor McKenzie, a member of 350 Stevens Point, ... Read More »

Eco-Socialists Making Local Impacts

The group previously known as the College Greens – largely in support of the Green Party and its values – changed its name to the Eco-Socialists of UWSP on Oct. 24. The group’s Facebook page commented on this change. “We feel that by branding ourselves as ‘Eco-Socialists’,” the page stated, “the ultimate goal and purpose of our club is more ... Read More »

Curbside Compost Pickup Comes to Stevens Point

Two local farms, Rising Sand Organics and Whitefeather Organics, are partnering to offer a compost pick-up service in Stevens Point. Each Thursday they collect five-gallon buckets full of compost from homes around town. The waste is taken to Whitefeather Organics where it is composted further.  Eventually the compost will be used to fertilize fields at Whitefeather Organics and Rising Sand ... Read More »

Cornerstone Press Launches First of New Book Series

  Last Wednesday, UW-Stevens Point’s Cornerstone Publishing launched a new book titled “Ecological Reflections on Post-Capitalist Society” by Clint Jones, a UWSP professor. The book launch took place on Wednesday, Sept. 26, from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m., in Michelson Hall of the Noel Fine Arts Center.  The book is the first in Cornerstone’s new series that will be dealing with ... Read More »

Sustainability on Campus

The University of Wisconsin- Stevens Point makes constant strides toward record-breaking sustainability. UWSP is the first UW school to have compost bins in every academic building, the first college in the state to achieve 100 percent renewable electricity use, and the first in the country to offer an Ed.D in Educational Sustainability. UWSP has received several awards for its sustainability ... Read More »

Sustainable and Homemade Beauty Products

How many beauty products and personal hygiene items do you use every day? A personal care product use survey of 2,300 people, conducted by the Environmental Working Group and a coalition of public interest and environmental health organizations, shows that the average adult uses nine personal care products each day, with 126 unique chemical ingredients. In addition, more than a ... Read More »

350 Stevens Point Talks Dumpster Diving

350 Stevens Point held a crash course on how to dumpster dive called Dumpster Diving 101. Mchailey Johnson, vice president of the organization, lead the discussion on the “do’s and don’ts” of diving. The talk was a follow up event to their demonstration on Thursday April 12, when the organization covered the Sundial in food they had collected from dumpsters. ... Read More »

Printing and Design at Your Service

Beneath the bustling hallways of the Science Building at University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point lies a service unknown to most Pointers, a full-service printing and design shop. Printing and Design, in Room D018 in the basement of the Science Building, offers UWSP students and faculty quick turnaround time and affordable prices for any printing needs. When Robin Spindler, printing manager for ... Read More »