We work to integrate sustainability into Western's culture, academics and student life while utilizing student energies for realization of sustainability initiatives.
We provide a liaison to sustainability initiatives on campuses regionally and nationally, and build connections between Western and the greater Bellingham community.
Our goals for Western include the following:
To develop a unified set of sustainability metrics and indicators with the purpose of building awareness and understanding on campus.
To conduct a baseline assessment of present efforts at Western.
To create a vision and strategic plan that outlines steps needed for Western to lead in sustainable practices using our natural, financial and human resources.
To advise on effective step-by-step implementation so our respective academic programs and operations can become leaders by example through their efforts.
Even though it's rainy most of the year here, there's often not enough water for salmon returning home in the summer. We need to balance the water supply in Whatcom to ensure there's enough for fish, farms, and people during the season all need it most. See re-sources.org/watersupply for more.
Western strives to be a sustainability leader in academics, operations, and student life.
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