Skidmore Sustainability Office
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- Greening
Building a sustainable-energy system for the college's future Center for Integrated Sciences, Skidmore will drill some 240 geothermal wells and create a control center like the one pictured here. Read More. - Earth Week focus: Sustainable dining and service
Skidmore celebrates sustainability during a range of Earth Week activities. Read More. - North Woods video series
A series of short videos about Skidmore's North Woods offers special insight into this campus treasure. Read More. - Author-angler Greenberg to describe seafood revolution
We import farmed salmon and export wild salmon. From cod and tuna to shrimp and oysters, the seafood sourcing crisis will be discussed in a Dec. 10 talk by a prominent author. Read More. - Environmental activitist to kick off Skidmore Unplugged
Dominic Frongillo, a climate change advocate who rallied efforts against fracking, will help launch Skidmore's energy awareness campaign. Read More. - Zankel stage gets green light
Skidmore's new concert-stage lighting can shine green, but even greener is its much-reduced environmental impact. Read More. - New tools for environmental problems
Floods, droughts, and pollution are urgent concerns in many developing nations. A World Bank environmental expert has some new approaches to share in the fall ES keynote talk. Read More. - Stewarding the North Woods
North Woods stewards wear many hats--scientist, historian, hiker, organizer--to foster love and respect for the campus forest. Read More. - Foray into fungus
Skidmore's student-run organic garden has always supplied produce to the campus dining hall. Now it's mushrooming--literally. Read More. - A guide to a green Skidmore
The new Skidmore Sustainability Map identifies sustainable developments and their location. Read More. - Roohans donate second parcel of Greenfield property
The gift to Skidmore of a 120-acre parcel by Michael and Margaret Roohan has substantially increased the College's holdings of undeveloped property available for teaching and research. Read More. - Earth celebrations not limited to a single day
Skidmore students don't limit their environmental and sustainability activism to just one day on the calendar. Their engagement can be seen regularly on campus and in the community. Read More. - Hunting for food and future title of Cerulli presentation
What are the ethical and ecological implications of hunting for food? Tovar Cerulli, a vegan turned hunter, will explain in his March 30 talk, sponsored by Sustainable Skidmore. Read More. - Skidmore to host Geopalooza March 17-18
The College's leadership in sustainable and renewable energy use is a reason for its selection as the site of a statewide gathering. Read More. - Dining Services achieves MSC certification
In another step on the sustainability path, Skidmore is the first liberal arts college in New York State to achieve Marine Stewardship Council Chain of Custody certification. Read More. - The year in pictures
Sustainability, the sciences, visual literacy, and documentary studies are a few of the areas in which the college made major strides in 2014. Read More. - Skidmore Unplugged returns and expands
The annual focus on energy conservation has a new twist this year--which NY6 school will realize the biggest savings? Read More. - Dam fine idea
Skidmore has entered into an agreement to use power from a dam downstate, producing up to 4.1 million kilowatt-hours of renewable energy annually. Read More. - Skidmore's solar array completed, generating power
On a day when it looked as if the sun might take time off, campus and community leaders gathered to celebrate the completion of Skidmore's solar array. The sun came out when the ribbon was cut. Read More. - Greenspace: Skidmore's environmental strategy embraces every spot on campus, and beyond
Ranks of loaner bikes outside Scribner Library, a large garden with a tool shed on Wiecking Hall lawn, a plug-in kiosk for electric cars in Palamountain parking lot-- Skidmore's campus looks a lot different than it did just a few years ago. Read More. - Studying Spaceship Earth
When members of the Class of 2014 graduated last spring, they wore academic robes made from recycled plastic bottles--a perfect coda for an education marked by growing opportunities to study sustainability. Read More. - Living today for what it will mean tomorrow
People and planet, ethics and economics are what define sustainability in the 21st century. Read More. - Skidmore Community Garden party announced
The Skidmore garden has is nearing the end of its first year at a new location. What better reason for a party? Come see and hear about the growing season, and have a taste of sustainably grown produce. Read More. - North Woods events to take advantage of nature's glory
This month's full Super Buck Moon will be the focus of a July 12 evening hike, one of three upcoming events hosted by Skidmore's North Woods stewards. The public is welcome. Read More. - Sustainability office upgrades bike-share program
Looking for a way to get around campus or town? Register for Skidmore Bikemore, a green, convenient way to travel. Read More. - Skidmore Community Garden seeks volunteers
The Skidmore Community Garden has a new name and location, and is actively seeking volunteers to help. If you feel like rolling up your sleeves and digging in the dirt, please attend one of the July work parties. Your help will be greatly appreciated. Read More. - New developments for Skidmore garden
Skidmore's garden has a new location and name but remains grounded in focus: using sustainable practices to grow good food for the College community. Read More. - Waste audit yields clues about campus recycling program
Sustainable Skidmore undertakes spring waste audit to learn about what's being discarded and what could be recycled. Read More. - "Give+Go" is thrifty and green
Skidmore and community volunteers are again collecting what students would otherwise leave behind as they head home. Instead of going to a landfill, the items go to local charities. Read More. - Students to brief City Council on hazardous waste collection study
Only about 1 percent of local residents participated in the city's last household hazardous waste collection day. Seniors Faith Nicholas, Jennifer Garvin and Lauren Schilling want to increase that number, and will share their ideas Tuesday night with the Saratoga Springs City Council. Read More. - Woodland carpentry
Students, faculty, and staff recently celebrated the completion of a new 250-foot-long boardwalk on a popular trail in Skidmore's North Woods. Read More. - College commits to eradicating 2 invasive plant species
Japanese barberry (Berberis thunbergii) and burning bush (Euonymus alatus) will be removed from landscaped beds around campus. Read More. - Waste not, want not: Student Composting and Dining Services collaborate
Students get experience in food prep from the experts in a session that stresses safety and low waste. Read More. - New program to prepare executives to launch clean-tech start-ups
The New York Executive Clean Energy Leadership Institute (NY EXCEL), is expected to lead to business creation and job growth in upstate New York. Read More. - Skidmore Unplugged promotes sustainabilility
Annual event encourages energy conservation. Read More. - Food and food issues key topics on campus
Food is critical to our survival. How and where the food we consume is produced are important issues on campus. Read More. - Goliath vs. bantam
From corn breeds to calories to recipes, today's food issues have a lot to do with size and competition. Read More. - Bike-Share program debuts
Skidmore's Bike-Share Program is reborn, offering bikes decorated by Environmental Art students. The season's first campus ride is Friday, May 3. Read More. - Inaugural CSA available this year to campus
Community-Supported Agriculture has generated increased interest over the past few years. A new program will allow Skidmore to participate in CSA with two area farms. Read More. - New York Six symposium set for April 1 at Union
Service learning, community engagement, sustainability, and the Upstate economy will be the four areas of focus at a free one-day Upstate New York Symposium to be hosted by the New York Six Liberal Arts Consortium at Union College on Monday, April 1. Read More. - Sustainability expands
Beyond recycling and renewable energy, Skidmore's sustainability efforts have become part of the curriculum. For some students, lessons on sustainability were taught at a barnyard. Read More. - Skidmore welcomes two new sustainability professionals
Grant from the Margaret A. Cargill Foundation funds two-year appointments to help with sustainability initiatives. Read More. - Professor emeritus to give talk on Urban Forestry Project
Tom Denny will discuss the past, present, and future of the city's "green infrastructure." Read More. - Get ready to scream
Skidmore's basketball players will seize the spotlight this Saturday for the Big Green Scream -- the annual, festive start to the spring-semester athletic schedule. Skidmore hosts Union starting at 2 p.m. Read More. - Campus and community invited to North Woods Service Day
Skidmore College's North Woods, a large tract of forested land located directly north of the main campus and available for public use, will be the focus of a community service day on Saturday, Oct. 13. The event will bring local residents together with Skidmore students, faculty, and staff to help with trail maintenance, clean up, and erosion control. Read More. - Global food security to be topic of ES guest speaker
Who owns what you eat: Why the use and control of biological diversity matters to global food security" will be the topic of guest speaker Susan Bragdon when she lectures at 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 12, at Skidmore. Read More. - Skidmore honored for campus sustainability innovation
Skidmore wins a national award for geothermal heating and cooling. The college uses an elaborate system of pipes to tap constant temperatures deep in the earth. Read More. - Skidmore honored for campus sustainability innovation
Skidmore wins a national award for geothermal heating and cooling. The college uses an elaborate system of pipes to tap constant temperatures deep in the earth. Read More. - Skidmore employees pursue healthy, greener options
Several groups of Skidmore employees have made their mark this week in community initiatives that promote healthy competition and greener commuting options. Read More.