Biodiesel Demonstration: November 12, 2004
On November 12, 2005, using biodiesel produced by UConn Engineering students, a B-20 blend – 20% pure biodiesel mixed with 80% petroleum diesel –powered one of the University’s shuttle buses, and carried University President Philip E. Austin and other members of the University’s Building and Grounds Committee from North Hillside Road to the Depot Campus. The bus was later parked outside the campus Student Union as part of a display to educate passersby about the team’s research efforts as well as the potential future role of biodiesel at the University. To emphasize the role of waste cooking oil in the production process and celebrate the team’s success, French toast sticks and other refreshments were donated by Dining Services. For more information on the project visit the Biodiesel Project homepage.
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Fenton River Cleanup: November 2004
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Willimantic River Cleanup: October 2004
On October 23rd a group of 18 UConn students from the EcoHusky/GreenCampus and Soil & Water Conservation Society (SWCS) traveled to downtown Willimantic to participate in a cleanup project organized by the Willimantic Whitewater Partnership. Students spent the day hauling old clothing and sheets, scrap metal, bottles and cans, and various other types of trash out from the riverbank. The trash was then collected by Dan Mullins, WWP President, in conjunction with free services from Willimantic Waste Paper, Co.
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The Day After Tomorrow: September 9, 2004
On September 9 th, 2004 the Office of Environmental Policy co-sponsored the Student Union’s showing of The Day After Tomorrow. Students who attended received free carabiners and a discounted ticket price. With several hundred students in attendance, the turnout was great!
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Storm Drain Marking (April 22, 2004 – Earth Day)
On Earth Day 2004 The Soil & Water Conservation Society worked with the Office of Environmental Policy to organize a student storm drain marking program. Organized by Mark Hood, groups of students walked around campus throughout the day marking storm drains with plaques. These DEP approved plaques will remind those passing for years to come not to litter because ultimately it will end up as pollution in the Long Island Sound.
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Rain Garden Planting (April 2004 – Earth Day)
In celebration of Earth Day 2004 the Office of Environmental Policy enlisted the help of several students, staff, and faculty members to re-plant the Towers Rain Garden. The rain garden is a special landscape design feature that uses only surface runoff and precipitation to support the garden within. The plants and the soil act as a natural filtration system, working to reduce the amount of runoff pollution that eventually will enter the groundwater system.
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MoveOut ( May 2004)
To conclude the Spring 2004 semester, the Outreach Subcommittee of the Environmental Policy Advisory Council (EPAC) organized a “Move Out” campaign for the Hale, Ellsworth and Hilltop dormitories. As a result of the Move Out, over 2500 lbs. of clothing, goods and non-perishable food that otherwise would have entered the trash stream was “saved” and donated to the Windham Area Interfaith Ministry, the Coventry Soup Kitchen, and soldiers stationed overseas in Iraq.
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Vernal Pool Study (Fall 2003)
Throughout the Fall 2003 semester, a group of 12 Uconn students worked with University faculty and environmental consultants to determine the presence of a vernal pool within the North Campus. Students also assisted in setting out traps to catch migrating animals (spotted salamanders and wood frogs) to collect information regarding the potential impacts of the proposed North Hillside Road extension project on this wetland. As a result of these students efforts and the data that they were able to collect, the road will be expanded to protect these species and allow for their continued migration.
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