Students scavenge for sustainability

Alice McGuire
Staff Writer

The April 2 morning rush of students made it difficult for many to stop and hunt for clues at the Sustainability Scavenger hunt hosted by the Center for Sustainability and Resilience (CSR.) Interested participants were encouraged to snap a photo of the list on their phones, hunt at their leisure and return the next day to claim their prize if they succeeded in spotting six items.

While the chance to claim a prize has since passed, students can certainly still fill their days trying to check items off of the list while learning more about the layout of their campus and the sustainability efforts constantly in the works in the background. The list is as follows:

1. Someone using a Water Refill Station for a refill
2. Something that has been recycled in a Recycling Station
3. A carpool, bus, or bike on Campus
4. One of WCC’s Nature Trail Signs (starts at Lot six)
5. Dark Sky Compliant Parking Lot Lights (parking lots six, seven, eight)
6. WCC’s Food Forest SIgn (Next to The Ride bus stop, Lot 7)
7. EV Charging Stations (Parking Structure)
8. Bird-Safe Decals (Windows of the Student Center Bridge or top floor of OE)
9. Plaque of Silver LEED certification for OE building remodel
10. Find the Center for Sustainability and Resilience logo on the CSR “office” door LA315J
11. Living Walls in LA or TI
12. Pollinator Garden sign (near GM arch)

Brie Small, Evan Fleck and Roderick Martin are three work-study students who helped run the table over the course of the two days. The scavenger hunt list was largely compiled by Small, who said that much of it was based off of weekly tours led by Emily Thompson, who is the faculty lead for CSR.

“We go on tours around campus. Every week Emily points out different things–things we’ve been involved in,” said Small.

When asked what their favorite item on the list was, Fleck was a fan of the nature trail signs, while Small was a big fan of the living walls, saying, “They can help increase focus and concentration and they kinda mimic the effect of being outside or sitting by a window when those aren’t available.”

“It’s surprising that nobody knew about the living walls,” said Fleck.

Perhaps the only thing more surprising is that nobody knew why CSR chose to feature a charming, plush wolf at their table.

“We’re the Wolf Pack,” Smal said.

Roderick Martin suggests that those interested in keeping up with CSR follow along with their online posts at csratwcc.blog/blog/.

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