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Mark your calendars for Earth Week 2019! We have a ton of fun events planned to celebrate our earth and our environment 🍃♻️💚🌎 ...

Our face when people don’t recycle properly and potentially contaminate entire bins of recycling! Find out what materials can & cannot go into recycling bins at sustainability.uga.edu/recycle ♻️ ...

#NewInternAlert: Meet Brady Kalessa, our Young Dawg intern! Brady is a senior at North Oconee High School. "I am doing a paper use study, so I'm looking for data about how much paper the university buys, uses, recycles, etc. I work on gathering information the university and then organizing it into useful and readable data. My favorite part of my job is talking with the other interns and interacting with them." ...

#TreeTrivia: It’s hard not to notice these beautiful trees blooming all around our campus. This tree is a cross between two Chinese species. The cross was performed by Étienne Soulange-Bodin, a former military officer of Napoleon, in 1820 near Paris. This tree is a beloved ornamental because of its striking white and pink streaked blooms appearing in late winter or early spring on the leafless tree. Can you name this tree? #UGAArboretum ...

Here's a little tree trivia contest for you this lovely Valentine's Day from our campus arboretum intern! This stately tree is a native to the southeastern Coastal Plain. It loves to grow in sandy soils near the coasts. They are an iconic Southern tree and often host many forms of epiphytic life like Spanish moss and resurrection ferns. They have leathery, evergreen foliage and extremely hard wood. They have long lifespans and can live for hundreds of years. It is the state tree of Georgia! Can you name this tree? Post the correct name of this tree in the comments and you could win a prize! ...

What sustains you? Let us know in the comments, and you could be chosen to win one of these brand new stickers! ...

#SororitySpotlight3 This week, Pi Beta Phi has become the first sorority to take advantage of UGA's FREE bike-powered composting system! Did you know composting can prevent nearly 20% of all solid waste from entering the landfill? Way to go, Pi Phi ladies and a big thank you to Coordinators Ana-Sophia and Priscilla! Interested in composting at your chapter house? Email compost@uga.edu! ...

#NewInternAlert: Meet Abbie Dillon, a second year horticulture major with an emphasis in sustainable food production. Abbie is one of the new compost interns! "I get to pick up and replace compost bins at various locations around campus using an electric bike fitted with a wagon! My favorite parts so far have been seeing some beautiful sunrises and seeing people's excitement as they receive their compost bin. Everyone has been so appreciative of what we do, it's wonderful." ...

#NewInternAlert: Every week, we'll be spotlighting the new interns who have joined our Sustainable UGA team this semester! First up is Taylor Black, a fourth year international affairs and French major with a graduate certificate in nonprofit management and leadership. "I'm the new Strategic Communications Intern, meaning I'll be helping the rest of the outreach team spread the word about various sustainability projects and events both on campus and in the Athens community. I will also be working on the weekly newsletter featuring sustainability announcements and tips for greener living. I am most excited to learn more about all the amazing projects underway at the Office of Sustainability and to work with inspiring people who are as passionate about sustainability as I am!" ...

#InternSpotlight: Meet Zach Szemborski, a graduate student getting a masters degree in natural resources from Dunwoody, Georgia. Zach is one of our compost interns. "The compost intern, as part of the Departmental Composting program, helps make composting easier for everyone on campus by collecting compost bins on an electric bike from 64 buildings and counting. We are always looking for opportunities to expand our program and spread the word on the benefits of composting. Besides biking around campus, the best part is seeing the initiative taken by others when they ask for a bin in their building, and the excitement once they get it. I am extremely grateful to be able to help reduce our university’s waste and transform it into compost that’s used to help our community!" ...

#InternSpotlight: Meet Alaina Buschman, a senior psychology major with an international agriculture certificate and a global education and leadership certificate. "I am the Client Outreach and Volunteer Recruitment Intern for The Campus Kitchen at UGA through the Office of Sustainability at UGA. A group of volunteers and I provide monthly community dinners and activities for seniors in our community. Also, I work with other interns to develop marketing material to help recruit volunteers. Lastly, I help with The Campus Kitchen operations such as cooking and deliveries. My favorite part of this position is working with the other hopeful, inspired, and determined interns and volunteers at The Campus Kitchen and the Office of Sustainability. Their passion is contagious. My other favorite part of the position is working with our senior clients. Being in the community, with fellow community members, and building on these relationships while bridging the gap is rewarding and makes it all worth it. After this amazing experience of being a part of the sustainable solution to food waste and hunger in the community, it has now inspired my future career ambitions and priorities going forward." ...

#InternSpotlight: Meet Abigail Darwin, a fifth year health promotion major from Comer, Georgia. "I am the UGArden Public Relations Intern, and my position focuses primarily on promoting the interaction of the student community with UGArden. Easily, my favorite part of my internship is the opportunity to connect with the volunteers that come out to the garden. This is a unique setting where I get to work closely with volunteers for a couple of hours, so I really get to tell them all about UGArden in addition to building a relationship with them. It brightens my morning when a familiar face walks in to volunteer, for no other reason than having so much fun working with us before!" 🌱🌻 ...

#happythanksgiving from the Office of Sustainability! What are you thankful for this year? ...

#InternSpotlight: Meet Ali LoPiccolo, a fourth year international business and economics major from Milton, Georgia! "I am working as the Sustainability Certificate Intern for the Office of Sustainability. This role has allowed me the opportunity to support the progression of the certificate program as well as engage with the students who are already involved. While I have enjoyed learning about the more logistical side of the academic certificate, my favorite part has been exploring all of the different ways in which we can continue to integrate sustainability into academic settings and across the university. I believe that sustainability is rooted in interdisciplinary community, and the certificate program provides an incredible platform for people of all backgrounds to come together and share their ideas. It has been so inspiring to spend each day surrounded by students and faculty who are passionate about stewarding this earth and connecting with others." If you or someone you know is interested in completing a Certificate in Sustainability, check out the website - sustain.uga.edu ...