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2010-07-20 14:13 by Salisbury Post

Ecological Preserve Different at Night Ecological Preserve Different at Night

Dr. Joe Poston led a group of 14 girls on a night walk at the preserve Monday, July 12, as part of the Catawba Conservation Camp. Each girl wore a headlamp and several carried large nets as they prepared to leave from the Center for the Environment.

2010-05-13 10:20 by Staff Writer

Devin Rodgers: Living Simply and Sustainably Devin Rodgers: Living Simply and Sustainably

Devin Rodgers loves plants and finds value in working together for a common purpose. That’s what motivated him to help out with St. Luke Episcopal Church’s community garden last year – a project that was inspired in part by the Center for the Environment’s 2008 Faith, Spirituality & Environment Conference. The fact that the produce went to a local shelter for the homeless was an added bonus.

2010-05-04 15:11 by Staff Writer

Home Schoolers Build Compost Bin for Center Home Schoolers Build Compost Bin for Center

Six home-schooled students from Rowan County built a three-chambered compost bin May 1 near the Center for the Environment facility on the Catawba College campus.

2010-05-03 14:06 by Staff Writer

Erin Blalock Models Environmental Stewardship Erin Blalock Models Environmental Stewardship

Actually, it was appropriate. The morning Catawba College senior Erin Blalock was to receive the 2010 Environmental Stewardship award, she was teaching high school students about composting and recycling. She was doing the very thing for which she was honored: inspiring others to be good stewards of the environment.

2010-05-03 13:47 by Staff Writer

Grant Gibson: Academic Excellence and Dedication to Sustainability Grant Gibson: Academic Excellence and Dedication to Sustainability

Catawba College senior Grant Gibson wasn’t expecting his name to be called when the Environmental Science Award was presented April 22. He was, after all, a major in Sustainable Business and Community Development.

2010-04-23 10:01 by Staff Writer

Conservationist Emphasizes Ties that Bind People and Land Conservationist Emphasizes Ties that Bind People and Land

Peter Forbes was the perfect speaker for Earth Day. In his years as a conservationist, he has learned that the work is all about relationship building. He has also learned that those who are interested in conservation and those who are interested in social justice must work together to solve the planet’s problems.

2010-04-20 13:07 by Staff Writer

Center for Environment Staffer Recognized for Professional Development Center for Environment Staffer Recognized for Professional Development

Amanda Lanier, program coordinator for the Center for the Environment at Catawba College, was one of 185 educators honored April 16 by the N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources in Durham.

2010-04-20 12:14 by Staff Writer

Center for Environment Guides Girl Scouts in Exploration of Environment Center for Environment Guides Girl Scouts in Exploration of Environment

A scavenger hunt sent them into the Catawba College ecological preserve looking for insects and spiders and caterpillars. They identified maples and poplars and engaged in a Bug Crawl. They also learned about green buildings that are energy-efficient and health hazards related to poor air quality.

2010-04-14 09:37 by Staff Writer

Center for Environment Offers 'Poet-tree' at Overston Earth Day Center for Environment Offers 'Poet-tree' at Overston Earth Day

Overton Elementary third and fourth graders wrote ‘poet-tree’ April 12 during their Earth Day celebration with the guidance of Amanda Lanier, program coordinator for the Center for the Environment at Catawba College, and Center volunteer Debbie Stephens.

2010-04-10 09:22 by Staff Writer

Kannapolis EnviroMingle Draws 180 People Kannapolis EnviroMingle Draws 180 People

More than 180 people gathered at the Forty-Six restaurant in downtown Kannapolis April 8 to network and begin a dialogue about issues of common interest to the event’s co-sponsors, the Kannapolis Business Alliance and the Center for the Environment at Catawba College.

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