University of Washington, Seattle
ER-T2-1: Student Group

The University of Washington has over 30 active student groups that focus on topics related to the environment or sustainability: • The Campus Sustainability Fund is helping to create a sustainable campus by fostering an environmentally conscious culture by funding student-led projects that lessen the University of Washington's environmental impact. • Earth Club UW Student Chapter executes projects that encourage environmental stewardship on campus and in the UW community. • Eco-Reps at the University of Washington are students who actively engage their peers to promote and encourage sustainable behavior. Eco-Reps will work in alignment with the UW Environmental Policy statement and the Climate Action Plan goals to decrease UW's environmental impact. • Husky Sustainable Storms mitigates stormwater runoff on-campus by designing and building a stormwater treatment structure that mimics ecological processes and reflects environmental values. • Real Food Challenge is student run campaign dedicated to working with UW and UW Housing and Food Services to provide ecologically sustainable, locally sourced, humanely and fairly produced food to students on campus in Housing and Food Services dining facilities. • The Society for Ecological Restoration University of Washington Student Guild brings together students with a common interest in the science and practice of ecological restoration. • The Student Association for Green Environments (S.A.G.E.) is a registered student organization that helps to build a student community within the Program on the Environment. Events and networking opportunities provided through S.A.G.E. strive to stimulate awareness and promote environmental stewardship. • Students Expressing Environmental Dedication (SEED) is a student organization at the University of Washington, overseen by Housing and Food Services, that encourages environmentally sound practices in the residence halls and serves to raise awareness about environmental issues that affect the residential community. • The Union Bay Natural Area Restoration Group performs habitat restoration work at the Union Bay Natural Area on campus. • The UW Farm is a campus center for the practice and study of urban agriculture and sustainability. It is an educational, community-oriented resource for people who want to learn about building productive and sustainable urban landscapes.

• The Campus Sustainability Fund students approved projects that will improve campus sustainability. Funded student projects this year include a Biodiversity Green Wall, an on campus Yard Waste Composting site, Husky Sustainable Storms Bio swale project, the Biodiesel Cooperative, Student Sustainability Service Learning Liaison, more Bicycle Repair Stations, and a Rainwater harvesting system for the UW Farm. • Earth Club created a map of U-District sustainable businesses. • UBNA Restoration Group holds restoration work parties weekly to restore habitat in the on campus Union Bay Natural Area. • The UW farm has expanded its growing space to 1 acre, and began selling produce to UW Housing and Food Services for use in campus dining halls.

The other student groups that address sustainability did not fit above: American Fisheries Society American Water Resources Association American Water Works Association and Water Environment Federation Student Chapter at the UW Biodiesel Cooperative College Greens, UW Chapter Ecological Living Student Association Engineers Without Borders Forest Club Global Environmental Brigades Global Water Brigades Green Evans Green Law Environmental Law Society Increasing Biodiversity with Owls at the UW International Forestry Students Association, UW Chapter Student Environmental Health Association Student Food Cooperative Team Habitat UW The Coastal Society The Washington Journal of Environmental Law and Policy USGBC University of Washington WashPIRG Wildlife Society Student Chapter at the University of Washington