Getting Involved
Virtual Earth Day Birthday Party
Hey students! We want to see how you are getting involved in our Earth Day celebration!
Appropriately social distancing, of course!
Shannon Williams, Director of Community Based Learning has created a contest that gives you a ideas and a platform in making a difference. TODAY :)
<<< Check out the rules in how to get involved in our digital Earth Day Birthday Party!
Post your pics and win a prize!
Sustainability Committee Survey
This past school year, there has been a group of faculty and staff that have been working on starting a recycling program on campus. Together with administration and facilities, we are moving forward with the application for a $50,000 Dakota County Business Recycling grant. From this project sprouted many other possible initiatives that Inver Hills could work toward in improving the environmental health, social well being and economic prosperity of IHCC. With those ideas in mind, the team has formulated a formal charter in hopes to have a formal committee fall semester of 2020. We are seeking student representatives. Please indicate your interest in the survey below.
We are asking your feedback in what we should focus on first!
A WORD FROM THE COMMUNITY GARDEN COORDINATOR
Ben Dvorak is a CLA for the IHCC Biology Department. Ben is also the coordinator of the community garden. Registration for plots are now open! Check out the guides Ben created to start your own garden!
Guide: How to Start a Vegetable Garden
Guide: How to Start a Pollinator Garden
GREEN RESOURCES GALORE
IHCC Librarian, Molly Blake, has collected a plethora of documentaries, E-Books and Open Access Resources that you can browse from the comfort of your couch during the stay at home order!
Take a pic of you watching one of these documentaries and post to social media to qualify for the Birthday Party Present!
BEE HAPPY
Want to learn more, check out our website:
Bee Campus USA
Last November, IHCC became the first campus in Minnesota to become a certified Bee Campus USA institution!
What the Bees Knees Committee has been up to:
meet every month to discuss fulfilling our obligations for our certification
developed critical partnerships with campus and community organizations including MN Board of Soil and Water and University of Minnesota
Ordered native wildflower seeds and perennials to be planted throughout this year.
RECYCLING RIGHT
My colleague, Ally Sutherland who serves as the sustainability coordinator at the City of Inver Grove Heights, has put together resources for recycling in Dakota and surrounding counties.
Visit your County’s link below to find recycling and disposal guides, tips for reducing your waste, how-to guides on home composting, recycling collection events and more!
Dakota County: https://www.co.dakota.mn.us/Environment/Residential
Ramsey County: https://www.ramseycounty.us/residents/recycling-waste
Washington County: https://www.co.washington.mn.us/626/Recycling-and-Waste-Disposal
Hennepin County: https://www.hennepin.us/residents#recycling-hazardous-waste