New Site

Hi guys! I know I have already posted for this week but I just came across this awesome website! It gives such awesome statistics, as well as such simple ways to lessen your carbon footprint on society! If you have time, or just bored in class at some time, please check this site out! Lets band together to ultimately protect the damage that has already been done to our wonderful environment! Here's the site! www.alighterfootprintfilm.com

Join Our Event!

Hi Guys! During spring break the Parks Recreation and Tourism department has been planning for our Pace to Leave No Trace Event! Taking place this Saturday, April 3rd at the Bonneville shoreline Trail right above the University's campus! There is plenty of opportunity to learn awesome things about the local environment, Leave No Trace techniques, and win awesome prizes...and it's all for FREE! Please come join in the fun with other University of Utah students, bring a friend, bring a pet, bring a family member! But don't miss out on this awesome experience! To pre-register go to www.lntrace.com

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle!

Hello everyone! This week I just want to share with you some very interesting facts on the recycling! Maybe, if more people looked at recycling in the ways that it can help, instead of an inconvenience, we would be able to achieve more, and in turn, save our planet! How many of these do YOU know?

1. A used aluminum can is recycled and back on the grocery shelf as a new can, in as little as 60 days. That's closed loop recycling at its finest!

2.Recycling one aluminum can saves enough energy to run a TV for three hours -- or the equivalent of a half a gallon of gasoline.

3. If not recycled, An aluminum can that is thrown away will still be a can 500 years from now!

4. There is no limit to the amount of times an aluminum can be recycled.

5. We use over 80,000,000,000 aluminum soda cans every year.

6. At one time, aluminum was more valuable than gold!

AND THAT'S JUST ALUMINUM! THINK ABOUT ALL OF THE STUFF THAT GOES INTO RECYCLING. PAPER, PLASTIC, GLASS!!! THINK OF THE DIFFERENCE YOU CAN MAKE!

Come Join!!

Hi all! This post is going to be a short one this week, as I have been working diligently along with other University of Utah students on a sustainability project! All students are corgially invited to the "Leave No Trace" Race on Saturday April 3rd! The race will begin at Red Butte, and is only $5.00 to sign up, with all proceeds going to the Parks and Recreation Department's sustainability efforts! Please come join other students interested in education and fun, basing your time on saving our local environment!