Ecologue

Ever heard of Tecnu? Maybe in the days of camping with your family, and your mom is scrubbing you down after enjoying a romp through the woods? Or in the desperate search at the drug store after getting infected with poison oak? Tec Labs is a company based in Albany, OR who pride themselves in […]

Come learn about the SEC Permaculture garden created by and for students! Have you walked by the Southeastern corner of the Student Experience Center (SEC) lately? This year, students Kyler Jacobo, and Allen Dysart have been working through the Student Sustainability Initiative (SSI) Project Grant Program to establish an accessible, perennial food forest in the […]

The results are in: OSU residents donated about 23,000 pounds during the Res. Hall Move-Out Donation Drive! This includes an estimated: 11,997 pounds of housewares 6,867 pounds of clothing, shoes and linens 3,103 pounds of food, toiletries, and school supplies 1,000 pounds of loft kit wood That’s 22,967 pounds total! While the weight did not […]

That’s right – most classes may be out, but the OSUsed Store remains open throughout the summer during our standard store hours: Public Sale Hours The store is open to all shoppers on: Tuesdays 5:30-7:30 pm Fridays 12:00-3:00 pm Learn more about public sales. Dept./Government/Nonprofit Hours Employees may shop for their OSU departments, government agencies […]

Here is another edition of our Alumni Profiles Project. What has Dustin been up to since graduating? Meet Dustin Quandt, a 2011 Oregon State Alumni in Environmental Science. He was the very first student worker for the OSU Sustainability Office and worked as the Energy Audit Student worker. During his time at OSU: Dustin was an Energy […]

Orange Media Network received a Project Grant from the Student Sustainability Initiative (SSI) in 2015-16 to purchase two cargo trikes to deliver The Daily Barometer in a more sustainable way. Orange Media has been and will continue utilizing cargo trikes for distribution in order to demonstrate our integrity and commitment to sustainability in line with […]

Thank you Olivia Fidler and Holly Robinson for the update on our water filtration stations and Fresh from the Faucet organization. Fresh From the Faucet (FFtF) is a student-led initiative on the OSU main campus focusing on increasing the use of reusable water bottles, consumption of tap water, and decreasing the use of bottled water […]

The #BeavsRecycle campaign is a movement that celebrates the high rates and long history of recycling at OSU. The campaign kicked off this last year on America Recycles Day, November 15, and was headed by the coordinators of the Waste Watchers, as well as two Waste Watcher volunteers. We spoke with the volunteers to see […]

Need a great new option for vanpooling between Salem and Corvallis? There are now AM pick-up and PM drop-off locations in Salem, Monmouth and Corvallis. Use the Valley Van Pool as an alternative to driving an individual vehicle when commuting! It is only $120/month for full time riders, and $135/month for part-time riders.   The […]

Public transit is an easy way to reduce total emissions by reducing the amount of cars on the road. Corvallis offers free bus transit, and Oregon State Computer Science major, Rikki Gibson made an app that makes it even easier to skip the car, and ride the bus. Starting the summer of 2014, Rikki Gibson […]