Sustainability
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Tis’ the Season to Go Green: CDC Promotes Saving Energy, Resources This Holiday
A sustainable holiday this season could mean that generations to come start new energy-and resource-saving traditions. The holidays are moments spent with family and loved ones; however, a lot of wasted energy, electricity, packaging, and food gets spent as well. Since there is so much excess during the holidays, going…
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UGA Event Offers Vehicle Inspection to Students, Faculty and Staff
University of Georgia Parking Services and Transportation hosts the annual Operation Safe Drive event two days before the week-long Thanksgiving break. This is the sixth year for the event, and about 400 cars are serviced at the event each year. University of Georgia Parking Services and Transportation welcomed university…
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How One University of Georgia Student Supports Sustainability
Siobhan Britt is the founder and designer of PNKLMN, a vintage t-shirt shop in Athens, Georgia, that practices sustainable fashion. Melissa Ray, head of the sustainability certificate at the University of Georgia, defines sustainability as “utilizing resources in a way that guarantees their continued availability for future generations.” Britt…
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Athens-Based Food Rescue Program Enters New County, Breaking Records
The Full Plate program delivered approximately 161,562 pounds of food to agencies in need in 2017, and they are on track to deliver more than 200,000 pounds in 2018. These estimates come from ACTION, Inc., the parent nonprofit organization that began Full Plate. The program was started because “someone’s basic…
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Lake Herrick Reopens to Boaters and Swimmers after 16 years
Lake Herrick opened up today to swimmers and boaters for the first time since 2002. The lake was closed then due to pollution, but it has now reopened for university research, recreation and experiential learning. Guests today were happy to walk around the lake’s new features and actually get in…
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A Changing Town: What Revitalization Looks Like in Athens
As the smallest county in Georgia with the oldest public university, Athens-Clarke County utilizes revitalization to balance the community’s historic value with modern development. Before redevelopment construction can even begin, there are considerations of historic preservation and sustainability. The process of planning is a long one. Rehabilitation is a multifaceted…
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Food Insecurity in Athens Is A Bigger Issue Than Many Realize
The food insecurity rate in Athens-Clarke County was 22 percent in 2016, according to Feeding America’s annual “Map the Meal Gap” project. Clarke County has approximately 26,340 food-insecure individuals, according to Feeding America data from 2016. Approximately 70 percent are below 130 percent poverty, which means individuals in this bracket…
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Athens Businesses, Customers Connect at Community Store
On the shelves of Community one can find the latest pop record album produced by an Athens musician, a vintage denim jacket embroidered by hand with new thread and jewelry made by a friend or neighbor. In addition to teaching sewing classes and performing alteration services, Community supplies prints, postcards,…
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Lake Herrick Set to Reopen After 16 Years
Lake Herrick at the University of Georgia is set to reopen after being closed to the public for 16 years. Lake Herrick originally opened in 1992, and was used for experiential learning and outdoor recreation. But with urbanization and development in the watershed, storm water runoff, including oils metals and…
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Earth Week: Whys and Hows of Sustainability
It’s Earth Week and University of Georgia students Noah Felsberg, an Ecology student, and Shannon Dhanani, an Environmental Health Sciences student, break down the importance of sustainability and gave tips on how to live a more sustainable life. FULL STORY BELOW: