The garden will eventually be a source of food for students and community members, grown right in their own backyard.... READ MORE >>

Some of the programs, including computer science, marine science, and criminal justice/criminology, will be introduced for fall 2023. ... READ MORE >>

A food forest has seven layers, starting with tall fruit and nut trees that provide a canopy, going all the way down to the roots of the plants that sustain it.... READ MORE >>

Their work is supported by funding from the 500-Year Forest Foundation and a grant from the Oak Hill Fund.... READ MORE >>

Sarah Sojka and her students are studying benthic microalgae, an important part of the seagrass community, to see how they’ve been impacted by a seagrass restoration project on the Eastern Shore of Virginia. ... READ MORE >>

The AESS seeks to strengthen teaching, research, and service in environmental studies and sciences, and to improve communication across boundaries that too often divide the traditional academic disciplines... READ MORE >>

Each student in Karin Warren’s Sustainability Principles and Practices course created a large-scale mosaic using plastic waste that was symbolic of a species or habitat either affected by plastic pollution or something that offers a solution to the problem.... READ MORE >>

Randolph, along with Sweet Briar College, the University of Lynchburg, and the Lynchburg Regional Community Climate Resilience Coalition, is hosting the event on Wednesday, March 30 from 7 to 8:30 p.m.... READ MORE >>

Earlier this year, Virginia Heat Watch brought together 12 schools from the Virginia Foundation for Independent Colleges to map and analyze where residents are most at-risk during heat waves.... READ MORE >>

Michael Ramsey is the town manager in Proctor, Vermont, where he is responsible for leading a series of infrastructure projects for the town.... READ MORE >>