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Our mission is:
To provide education and outreach centered on prevalent environmental challenges and to foster community-oriented sustainable solutions that can serve as a model for programs throughout the country.
Watch the latest videos
Fred Krupp & Miriam Horn: Hope for Environment & Economy
David Peden: Environmental Pollutants & Health
John Wear's Interview on the Buckley Report
Environmental Partners - Designing a Sustainable Future
Peter Forbes: Community-based Conservation
Amory Lovins: A Sustainable Future
Christopher Magryta: Nutrition, the Environment
News from the Center
by Juanita Teschner
Catawba Listed in Princeton Review’s Green Colleges
Catawba College is one of the most environmentally responsible colleges in the U.S.A. and Canada, according to The Princeton Review (www.PrincetonReview.com).
Read more … Catawba Listed in Princeton Review’s Green Colleges
by Kathy Chaffin
Farm-to-Table Restaurants Part of Local Foods Movement
If the growing number of restaurants that promote their farm-to-table menu is an indication, more and more North Carolinians want to eat locally grown food.
Read more … Farm-to-Table Restaurants Part of Local Foods Movement
by Juanita Teschner
Center Staffer Teaches Overton Students about Renewable Energy
Amanda Lanier, the Center’s programming coordinator, presented a program at Overton Elementary School in Salisbury April 16.
Read more … Center Staffer Teaches Overton Students about Renewable Energy
by Juanita Teschner
Center for Environment Staffer Offers Instruction at Envirothon
Amanda Lanier, programming coordinator for the Center for the Environment, taught middle and high school students about current environmental issues March 27 and 28 at the annual Area 8 Envirothon, which was held at the Center for the Environment facility and adjacent ecological preserve.
Read more … Center for Environment Staffer Offers Instruction at Envirothon