AASHE Bulletin

'Flipping the switch' on the Sharon and Graham Mitchell Sustainability Park at Miami University

A $5 million gift from Sharon Janosik Mitchell ’73 and Graham Mitchell ’73, M.En. ’76 will help Miami reach its 2040 carbon neutrality goal. Miami University President Gregory Crawford announced the creation of the Sharon and Graham Mitchell Sustainability Park during a public celebration Sept. 24 to “Flip the Switch for Sustainability.” The park will encompass two ground mount solar panel installations in partnership with Melink Solar, which are expected to produce 2,260 megawatt hours (MWh) of electricity annually. One will located over Miami's Western Geothermal Field , harnessing the power of the sun and the earth for sustainable energy. Admins can make updates.

Wesleyan U to Install Zero Irrigation Hockey Turf

Royal Roads U Plants Indigenous Medicine Garden

Royal Roads U Receives Gift to Further Regenerative Sustainability

Indiana U Kokomo Achieves Tree Campus & Bee Campus USA Recognition

James Madison U Earns Virginia Pollinator-Smart Certification

U Pittsburgh Adopts Electric Leaf Blowers

College of Charleston Introduces Electric Landscaping Equipment

Northern Arizona U Transitions to Electric-Powered Landscaping Equipment

McGill University Publishes Biodiversity Plan

U North Carolina Greensboro Becomes Bee Campus USA Affiliate

Marquette U Initiates Prairie Planting Project

Concordia U Initiates Tree Documentation Project

Buffalo State U Earns Tree Campus Distinction

Brandeis U to Shift to Organic Land Management

Rice U Introduces Prescribed Burns to Landscape

Hope College Adds Apiary to Grounds

U Richmond Releases Online Campus Tree Inventory

U Melbourne Joins Nature Positive Universities Alliance

U California Los Angeles Joins Nature Positive Universities Alliance

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Marquette U to Release Digital Native Tree Map

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California State U Channel Islands Introduces Autonomous Electric Mowers

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Marquette U Partners on Stormwater Runoff Mitigation Projects

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U Alabama Birmingham to Install Student-Built Wildlife Habitats

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U Iowa Becomes a Bee Campus USA Affiliate

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Four Maryland HBCUs Host Tree Planting

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EPA Announces Winners of Campus RainWorks Challenge

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Cleveland State U Earns Tree Campus Designation

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SUNY Geneseo Earns Tree Campus USA Designation

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James Madison U Plants Edible Food Forest Garden

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California State U Chico Earns Bee Campus USA Designation

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California State U Chico Obtains Bee Campus Designation

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Ohio U Becomes Bee Campus USA Affiliate

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Michigan State U Adds Pollinator Garden

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Rowan U Completes Stormwater Runoff & Beautification Project

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Lake Superior State U Plants Over 300 Donated Trees

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Syracuse U Begins Using Electric Landscaping Equipment

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Aquinas College Uses Goats to Remove Invasive Species

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Michigan State U to Add Pollinator Gardens

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Hope College Students Complete Solar Power Landscape Project

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George Mason U Arboretum Earns Level II ArbNet Accreditation

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Western Michigan U Installs Self-Watering Planters

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U Alabama to Develop Tree Farm

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Syracuse U Plants Garden to Honor Indigenous Traditions & Practices

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U Wisconsin Green Bay Earns Bee Campus USA Designation

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U Virginia Becomes Bee Campus USA Affiliate

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McGill U & John Abbott College Partner on Pollinator Project

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U Southern California Switches to Electric Landscape Equipment

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Illinois Wesleyan U Earns Bee Campus USA Designation

A coalition of students, faculty and Bloomington residents transformed the university's Peace Garden into a safe haven for bees and other native pollinators, enabling the university to become a newly designated affiliate of Bee Campus USA.

Bowie State U Install Edible Landscaping

At the end of October, students, faculty and staff planted a fruit tree orchard on campus consisting of 25 apple and pear trees donated by a non-profit charity. Food from the trees will be used by dining services, while also combating hunger and enhancing plant services curriculum.

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