(updated 3/26/2024)

• Did you know that the Cal Poly Humboldt landscape includes unique trees from around the world? Join us in celebration of Arbor Day for a Campus Tree Walking Tour to see and learn about the diversity of trees on our campus:

• Join us for the Zero Waste Conference! See the WRRAP Events Page for details.

• Neighborhood Meeting on US 101 Interchange Improvements along Sunset Ave, Thursday, Nov. 9 at 5:30 in the Great Hall above the College Creek Marketplace. See this Press Release from the City of Arcata for details.
• Student RideMatch and Carpool Mixer, Wednesday October 25th at 6pm in the Library Fishbowl. Free snacks and meet fellow carpoolers!

• You're invited to attend a campus Sustainability Social & Community Mixer Weds October 18th 4:30- 6:30pm, Second Floor of the Library in the Author's Hall (outside the Fishbowl)! This should be a fun, lowkey event with heavy appetizers and beverages. Overall, the goal of the event is to celebrate our shared sustainability accomplishments and forge new connections in an informal and laid back environment! The event will be hosted by the Sustainability Office, the CCBL, the ENST department, and HEIF/SHIFT. At this event we will be celebrating the launch of the Sustainable Humboldt Innovative Futures Trust (SHIFT) by announcing that the Humboldt Energy Independence Fund (HEIF) is retiring its name and adopting SHIFT as its forthcoming moniker in Spring 2024. In addition to that, we are planning to honor contributors to our most recent STARS Gold rating of 76.57, which was achieved in May 2023. And last but not least, we are inviting community organizations to mingle with us so that students attending can make connections for internships and employment opportunities.

• Come attend our Campus Sustainability Charrette, Friday Sept 29, 2023 9:30am- 11am in Nelson Hall East 102 Goodwin Forum! This event is hosted by the Sustainability Office as a way for students, staff, and faculty to get to know the many different organizations and leaders working on a variety of sustainability projects in one space so that we make their work more visible and get people thinking about how they can work together this year. Guest presenters include Oh SNAP, the Rou Dalagurr Food Sovereignty Lab & TEK Institute, HEIF/SHIFT, CCAT, Green Campus, the Sustainability Librarian, Faculty Fellows, the JEDI Committee and more! Event open to all campus people. Food and beverages will be provided while supplies last (first come, first served)!

• Check out our new AY 23-24 Guide to Sustainability! This document is tailored for new students, staff, and faculty and contains a multitude of links to resources and information. Click link above to download the pdf.
• Fall 2023 Internship Opportunity in the Office of Sustainability. Receive two credits through ESM 482 supporting the campaign to get Cal Poly Humboldt certified as a Plastics Reduction Partner. Apply to Job#7942879 on Handshake by 8/29, or email mpk9@humboldt.edu for details.

• Join us for the Sustainable Transportation Scavenger Hunt!  Win prizes, including $25 Amazon gift cards and a free bike for the grand prize winner! All items in the scavenger hunt can be found on campus or online. The hunt begins April 17th and ends April 21st. Get the details here.

• Free One-on-One Commuter Consultations for Faculty, Staff and Students are now available! Wondering how to get to campus and around the county? Want to find safer or faster routes, save money and fight climate change but not sure where to begin? Schedule a free, virtual consultation today! Check this calendar to find availability and then email commuterclub@humboldt.edu to schedule.

• Save the Date: Achieving Zero Waste at Cal Poly Humboldt public forum: Friday, April 21, 2-3pm in Nelson Hall East rm 106. Cal Poly Humboldt is working with the Post-Landfill Action Network's ATLAS program to develop a zero waste action plan. Come share your ideas on how to make us zero waste!  

• Call for Nominations: 2023 Sustainability Champion Awards. This award recognizes faculty, professional staff and student employees whose practices have deepened a culture of sustainability and/or reduced Humboldt's environmental footprint.  Complete this nomination form by Sunday, April 2nd. An awards ceremony will be held during the week before Earth Day, Saturday April 22nd. Contact Morgan, mpk9@humboldt.edu, with any questions.

• Save the Date: Decolonizing Economics Summit: The 4th Annual Post-Capitalism Conference is Thursday April 20 - Saturday April 22, 2023.  This year's summit will be virtual with an in-person closing ceremony on April 22nd in McKinleyville, CA. It serves as a space to exchange experiences and information, strengthen alliances and networks, and to devise strategies to decenter colonial systems and implement concrete solutions to heal the land and people. Learn more and register at the Decolonizing Economics Summit website. 

• Sustainability Practitioners Mixer, Friday, October 21, 1-3pm, Goodwin Forum. This annual, in-person event provides an opportunity for local professionals to chat with students and faculty about their organizations and their work within the intersection of critical economic, social and environmental challenges. As an informational tabling event, the Sustainability Practitioners Mixer provides students and faculty the opportunity to learn about internship, service learning, paid and volunteer work, and other possibilities. It is held in conjunction with the release of the updated Sustainability Practitioners Directory, a resource for Cal Poly Humboldt students and faculty to find local professionals willing and able to share their expertise inside and out of the classroom.
• Sustainable Transportation Fair, October 4th, 11:30am - 1:30pm on the SAC Quad. See this flyer for details. Join us after the fair at 4pm at the Harry Griffith Hall bikeshare station for an all-abilities group bike ride!
• Join WRRAP for Coastal Clean Up Day on September 25! Check out this flyer to learn more and sign up. 
• Check out our *new*  Guide to Sustainability 2022-2023! This document is tailored for new students, staff, and faculty and contains a multitude of links to resources and information. Click link above to download the pdf and get a feel for what's happening this academic year!
• Post Landfill Action Network (PLAN): As a new member of PLAN, Cal Poly Humboldt will join other campuses this fall semester in data collection for the Atlas Zero Waste Certification program, a zero waste assessment framework that will lead to longer term waste reduction for the university.
• Campus Food Summit 2022: The Cal Poly Humboldt Food Summit is a roughly three week long event planned for April 6- 20, 2022 and is a partnership of campus collaborators who seek to elevate conversations and opportunities among students around issues of food justice, food sovereignty, food production, and working in food related industries. This event is led by El Centro, funded by the Humboldt Energy Independence Fund, and supported by a variety of campus organizations including the Rou Dalagurr Food Sovereignty Lab, La Comida Nos Une, WRRAP, Green Campus, Oh SNAP, the Social Justice Equity Inclusion Center, Umoja, and more! Check out the full program of events here!
• Decolonizing Economics Summit (3rd Annual Post-Capitalism Conference) Thursday, April 21 - Saturday, April 23, 2022. This virtual summit features panels, presentations, performances, and skill shops to highlight the ways in which individuals and institutions can create the practices to address economic disparities, redistribute wealth towards marginalized communities, and invest in the solidarity economy.  It serves as a space to exchange experiences and information, strengthen alliances and networks, devise strategies to decenter colonial systems, and bolster real solutions to heal the land and people. Learn more and register at the summit's website.
• Call for Nominations: 2022 Sustainability Champion Awards. This award recognizes faculty, professional staff and student employees whose practices have deepened a culture of sustainability and/or reduced Humboldt's environmental footprint.  Complete this nomination form by Friday, April 8. Awards will be publicly announced on Earth Day!
• Earth Week Every Week 2022: This year students will support other events and activities hosted by partner organizations during Earth Week. Read more here. 
• FREE Homeward Bound Express Bus for Spring Break! The bus departs campus on 3/12/22 and makes stops in San Francisco and Los Angeles. This program is intended to help students get home during break who would not otherwise be able to afford to travel. Learn more and sign up here.
• Invitation for faculty: join a CSU systemwide Faculty Learning Community on themes of Climate Change & Resilience! Faculty are invited to join their peers across the CSU in learning to revise courses to integrate teaching on climate change! Read all the specifics here. Applications are due by January 21st, 2022; apply here. View flyer here. Program will be primarily led by Chico State. 
• 6th Annual Zero Waste Conference! Three days of virtual and in-person events to educate, engage and inspire our campus community with ideas, solutions, and opportunities to help build a sustainable future. This student-led conference is hosted by the Waste Reduction Resource Awareness Program. November 3 - 5.  See this program for details.
• All-Abilities Zero Waste Group Bike Ride. Join us on on an easy ride to see zero waste in action in our community! Friday, November 5th, 3-4:30pm. Starts/ends at the Harry Griffith Hall bikestation.  See this flyer for details.
• Understanding Food Date Labels: A panel discussion with experts in the fields of nutrition, food recovery, and food policy to dispel confusion surrounding food labels and to prevent food waste. Thursday, November 4, 12-1pm. Register to attend at this link and download the flyer.
• Learn more about how decolonization intersects with notions of sustainability in two Fall 2021 opportunities hosted in partnership by the Office of Sustainability and the Native American Studies Department:
  
• For Everybody: Decolonizing Sustainability Speaker Series; download flyer here, register to attend the events here
• For Faculty: Decolonial Coffee Break & Book Circle on We Are the Land: A History of Native California; download flyer here, submit your interest to participate here
• Alternative Transportation Fair, October 5th from 12-3pm on the SAC Quad.  See  this flyer for details.  Join us after the fair at 4pm at the Harry Griffith Hall bikeshare station for an all-abilities group bike ride!
• Bike Share Program is back! Bikes are once again available to rent from stations at Harry Griffith Hall, Jolly Giant Commons and downtown Arcata. Go to Humboldt Bike Share for details and to sign up.
• Check out the new campus Path to Platinum Report: a report summarizing actions that will help Humboldt achieve a Platinum STARS rating!
• Congratulations to the winners of the Fifth Annual Sustainability Champion Awards, honoring faculty, staff and student employees that further sustainability at Humboldt. This year's winners are Amanda McDonald (student), Frank Herrera (staff), and Sarah Ray (faculty).
  
• Climate Action Plan Reboot! Humboldt has a goal of achieving carbon neutrality by 2045. Watch this short video about the Climate Action Plan 2.0 to find out how we will get there.
• Campus Sustainability Month - two keynote events:
  • Oct 5, 2020- noon to 1pm: View the Keynote Address with renowned Environmental Justice Leader Dr. Mustafa Santiago Ali here
  • Oct 14, 2020- noon to 1pm: Live Panel Discussion with Young Leaders "Green Girl" Leah Thomas & Xuihtezcatl Martinez
  • (Access the event flyer here, register for these free events at http://www.csusustainabilitymonth.eventbrite.com/)
• New Dashboard Launched to Track Sustainability at Humboldt! The Humboldt Sustainability Dashboard makes visible our progress towards meeting our sustainability goals, by featuring updated metrics for ten key sustainability performance areas, along with project descriptions, next steps and information on how you can learn more and get involved. https://hacs.humboldt.edu/
• "White Supremacist Roots of American Environmentalism"- Check out L4Humboldt talk co-resented by Native American Studies Professor Dr. Kaitlin Reed and Office of Sustianability staff member Katie Koscielak entitled  (presented August 3, 2020). Download slides here and a video recording of the talk here.  
• Gold Rating from STARS: Humboldt has earned a gold rating again! Check out the most recent iteration of the assessment here.