The National Wildlife Federation is offering fellowship grants (up to $5,000) for undergraduate and graduate students.

NWF Fellowships allow students to pursue their vision of an ecologically sustainable future through tangible projects to confront global warming on campus and in the community. Fellows gain practical experience in the conservation field and first-hand knowledge of the challenges and opportunities inherent in successful conservation efforts.

http://www.nwf.org/campusecology/fellowships/
http://www.nwf.org/campusecology/pdfs/General_RFP_2009.pdf

SIU Carbondale student, Ryan Campbell, is a past recipient of a fellowship!
http://www.nwf.org/campusEcology/resources/fellowships/dspFellowshipsMeet.cfm?fid=76&CFID=6886650&CFTOKEN=9c7e24498ac27fe9-51ABDF84-15C5-5FE8-B0EE7B0804BC185B

Master Trail Steward Course

New trail stewardship clinics starting September 13! Check the flyers for more information:

Southern Article

Course Flyer

Information Flyer

Climate Change Forum: The Cascading Effects of Global Warming... And What You Can Do Now!

This forum takes place Tuesday, September 16th, 5:30 - 9:00 P.M. at the SIUC Student Health Center Auditorium.
See this flyer for additional information.

Gov. Blagojevich encourages Illinois landowners to take part in SAFE Program

Story at this link.

Friends of Giant City Invasive Plant Removal Workday

All are Welcome to participate in another Invasive Plant Removal workday scheduled for Tuesday, July 1st from 9 - 11 a.m. with Chris Evans. We will meet at the Visitors Center in Giant City State Park and carpool from there to the worksite. Please wear work clothes and perhaps work gloves. Tools provided but bring loppers if you can. Snacks and water available.

Please help spread the word.

Contact: Carolyn Ferdinand 457 - 7616

Beautify Southern Illinois Student Alliance Plants Trees for the Women’s Center

On Earth Day 2008, Tuesday, April 22, 2008, the SIUC Beautify Southern Illinois Student Alliance (BSISA) planted four trees at the Women’s Center in Carbondale. Link to event here.

“Some 'green' progress, but still too much littering”

The Southern Illinoisan has written an interesting story about litter in Southern Illinois, link to full story here.

Tree cities: local communities make a green impact

Three Southern Illinois towns have won environmental awards, link to the official story from the Southern Illinoisan here.

Congradulations to Carbondale, Mount Vernon and Du Quoin!

Household Hazardous Waste Day

The Jackson County Health Department hosted a household hazardous waste disposal day. Story and photos here.

Keep Carbondale Beautiful Clean up Day

Another successful clean up to beautify Carbondale. Event and photos here.

SIUC students volunteer to clean up Crab Orchard wildlife Refuge

Student volunteers helped clean up Crab Orchard on Saturday, April 12 2008. Story from the Southern Illinoisan here. Check out the Beautify Southern Illinois clean up event photos here.

SIUC Geology student and past president of the Beautify Southern Illinois Student Alliance wins Udall scholarship

Joe Batir, a student at SIUC studying Geology and the past president of BSISA recently won the Udall scholarship, for more information click here.

Want to learn more about the Udall scholarships? Visit: http://www.udall.gov/

Land for Learning Institute Fundraiser at Limestone Creek Vineyards

This fundraiser event will help children enjoy nature and will be an exciting and fun event. See the flyer for details.

National Trails Day, June 7, 2008

Mark your calendars for National Trails Day! This is a wonderful event sponsored by the Shawnee National Forest and other groups and will be held at the Johnson Creek Day Use Area on Kinkaid Lake.

Volunteer to help work on a trail in the morning and lots of environmental education opportunities for kids in the afternoon. For additional information, see the flyer here.

Please direct questions about the event to: Kelly Pearson

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		Tree Planting on SIUC Campus Gianty City Park BSISA Trail Work Day New Electronics Recycling Law Problematic In So. IL (WSIL TV) "Local Event Teaches Students Water Importance" (WSIL TV story) at SIUC Touch of Nature "Salem Gardening and Beautification Coalition Honored with Governor's Home Town Award" Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge Cleanup WSIL TV story: Trash More Visible On Local Lakes Seeds of Steeleville Works to Get Children Outdoors Looking to the Future SIUC Earns National Honor for Volunteerism SIUC Students Receive 2011 Environmental Ambassador Awards Alto Pass Beautification Day April 30, 2011 Village of Patoka Arbor Day Earth Extravaganza 2011 Steeleville Beautification Day Big helpers at city clean-up day-Carterville-April 30, 2011 "Help me lower my blood pressure: Stop littering" Green Earth, Inc. and Keep Carbondale Beautiful Cleanup of Pyles Fork Preserve Boy Scouts Plant Trees on SIUC Campus WSIL TV "Team Up To Clean Up" story related to West Frankfort "Student Imagination Sparks Green Innovation" at SIUC Efforts to Eradicate Littering to Continue 12 Sustainability Projects Funded for Spring Up On the Roof Video- Highlighting the New Green Roof on the SIU Carbondale Agriculture Building 150 Trees Planted in SIUC's Thompson Woods BSISA Garden of the Gods Cleanup November 13, 2010 Keep Carbondale Beautiful/Carbondale Main Street Downtown Beautification Day November 6, 2011 a success Wesley Foundation Cleanup of Wall Street October 16, 2011 Beautify Southern Illinois Conference Recommends a Region-Wide Beautify Southern Illinois Day for Spring 2011 Conference aims to keep region beautiful Litter breaks windshield, injures driver Cities: Picking up a full-time job Litter a disgrace to Southern Illinois Rend Lake Cleanup September 25 2010 Crab Orchard National Wildlife Cleanup September 18, 2010 Carbondale Main Street Fall Planting September 14, 2010 SIUC Day of Service Event a Tremendous Success Keep Carbondale Beautiful Attucks Park Cleanup on July 17, 2010 a Success Volunteers help clean Giant City Kaskaskia College, McKendree University, Southern Illinois University Carbondale & Southern Illinois University Edwardsville make the the U.S. President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll for 2009 SIUC Environmental Ambassador, Andrew Dennhardt named to All-USA College Academic Team SIUC Honors 2010 Environmental Ambassadors Jackson County cleans up for spring (Keep Carbondale Beautiful) Carbondale Community Celebrates Earth Day Green Earth's Brush Hill Workday a Huge Success Beautify student-volunteer, Toni Whitfield, named a Lincoln Academy Student Laureate Martin Luther Day Cleanup Bringing Beauty Back: Volunteers plant trees (on SIUC campus) to replenish those lost in storm Southern Illinoisan Editorial: "Now is the time to fight litter, beautify region" Garden of the Gods- Shawnee National Forest to Appear on United States Quarter! "SIUC Chancellor names Sustainability Council members" Mother Earth News Names Carbondale one of "11 Great Places You've (Maybe) Never Heard of" Rend Lake Cleanup 2009 a Tremendous Success Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge Cleanup 2009 2009 SIUC Day of Service Free Household Hazardous Waste Day Saturday, October 17, 2009 Going Organic: Southern Illinoisan Article Recycle Williamson County Committee establishes web site: www.recyclewilliamsoncounty.org
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