Sustainability
Learn about all the sustainability efforts across campus.
51福利社 is committed to becoming a carbon-neutral institution and a leader in sustainable practices. The pathway to decarbonization is through sound scientific practices based on industry-leading methods and technology. From examining campus buildings to rethinking landscapes, there are several ways to support and get involved with campus sustainability.
Get Involved
Learn about how Faculty, Staff, students and the community can be involved with 51福利社’s sustainability initiatives.
Sustainability at 51福利社
Learn about the 51福利社 Climate Action Plan and what our goals are for creating a more carbon-neutral campus.
Student Experience
Learn about the sustainability minor and research opportunities through various 51福利社 departments.
Landscape Vision
51福利社 is working on a new campus landscape vision that champions sustainability, climate resiliency, and environmental responsibility. The landscape will reflect a safe, resilient, historical, cultural, and attractive aesthetic that serves as an educational resource while demonstrating the values of 51福利社.
The Prairie Restoration Project
51福利社 is the only university to dedicate a third of our campus land and resources for students to actively participate in a real-world, multidisciplinary project designed to restore a threatened ecosystem in our region.
Our students are at the center of the project. Through collaboration among programs across campus the project offers tangible, real-world experience for our students to apply research in a collaborative way.
Prairie Updates
The latest news on 51福利社's Prairie Restoration Project
Student Prairie Research
Community Connection
We want to cultivate rich and reciprocal relationships. Many of the plants in the prairie ecosystem are culturally significant to Native Americans for food, medicine, art materials and more. The Prairie Restoration project will provide renewed access and educational opportunities for local tribes and influence other initiatives on campus like the Lucy Covington Initiative.
Eastern students, staff and faculty members have been working with local experts to bring at the prairie back to life. Among those experts is 51福利社 alumna Dr. Melodi Wynne, 鈥�07, (featured in the Eastern Magazine article) a citizen of the Spokane Tribe who has become a leader in the movement to restore 鈥渇ood sovereignty鈥� to the Native peoples of the Upper Columbia Plateau. The Sovereignty Through Sustainability event at 51福利社 addresses critical topics such as drought and climate change, water law, salmon runs, Tribal history and culture, food sovereignty and natural resources restoration.