LSU Campus Sustainability

You are so missed. 💚

Every year, we celebrate and honor the life of Ross Ziegelasch. Although he left this Earth way too soon, LSU and the world is a much better place because of his passion for sustainability.

In 2016, Ross wrote and helped pass the Student Government bill that established the Student Sustainably Fund. SSF awards funding annually to students, faculty, and staff for campus sustainability projects. These projects have transformed the LSU campus, and given countless students the opportunity to learn more about sustainable practices.

In 2021, the Student Sustainability Fund Committee formally changed the name of the fund to the Ross Ziegelasch Student Sustainability Fund to honor his memory.

Ross leaves a legacy of environmental stewardship, and he is an inspiration to us all.

Without his ingenuity, perseverance and dedication, the sustainability fund would not exist.

We are forever grateful to him, and he is missed every single day. 💜

Attention LSU:🗣️Spring Greening Day is back! Come get your green thumb on and help us beautify the Greek Amphitheater with natives and perennial plants🌱👍🌷🌸🪻Registration is now open!

Details below ⬇️⬇️

🌷April 25th 11am-2pm @ Greek Amphitheater

🌷Link in Bio to Register

🌷First 100 to sign up get a free t-shirt & lunch 👚👕🥪😋

This project is made possible through a grant from and generous donations from RCI, Toro and LSU Auxiliary Services

Attn LSU:🗣️ Spring Greening Day is back! Come get your green thumb on and join us in beautifying the Greek Amphitheater where we will be planting natives and perennials 🪻🌱🌺
Details below ⬇️⬇️
🌷April 25 from 11 am -2 pm @ Greek Amphitheater
🌷 Sign up by visiting lsu.edu/sustainability
🌷First 100 people to register will receive free lunch and a tee
This project is made possible through grants and donations from Beautiful, RCI, Toro, and LSU-Auxillary Services

LSU is participating in the National Wildlife Federation Game Day Recycling Challenge again this year.

Help us beat the green out of those Gators and take the Green title by recycling your cans and bottles in designated recycling bins around campus while tailgating this weekend.

There will be extra recycling bins placed out near Patrick F. Taylor Hall, the Law Center, S.Quad & Nicholson, and near Matherne’s.

To request bags at tailgates outside of these locations, e-mail [email protected]!

Today we celebrate and honor the life of Ross Ziegelasch. Although he left this Earth way too soon, LSU and the world is a much better place because of his passion for sustainability.

In 2016, Ross wrote and helped pass the Student Government bill that established the Student Sustainably Fund. SSF awards funding annually to students, faculty, and staff for campus sustainability projects. These projects have transformed the LSU campus, and given countless students the opportunity to learn more about sustainable practices.

In 2021, the Student Sustainability Fund Committee formally changed the name of the fund to the Ross Ziegelasch Student Sustainability Fund to honor his memory.

Ross leaves a legacy of environmental stewardship, and he is an inspiration to us all.

Without his ingenuity, perseverance and dedication, the sustainability fund would not exist.

We are forever grateful to him, and he is missed every single day. 💜

Come and Celebrate Earth Day with LSU-Campus Sustainability for our annual Spring Greening Day & Sustainability Expo!

We will be planting more than 12,000 natives and perennials in front the Student Union from Tower Drive to Highland Road and are asking for volunteers to assist with the planting.

Lunch will be provided to all volunteers and t-shirts will be available, while supplies last.

This will be in held in conjunction with the Campus Sustainability Expo taking place in Free Speech Circle, where we will be showcasing projects and initiatives on campus that are centered around advancing sustainability.

For more info and to register, visit lsu.edu/sustainability.

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Let’s GEAUX, Tigers!

Calling all LSU Fans!

We need your help this Saturday to collect the most recyclables as possible. LSU will once again be participating in the EPA nationwide recycling competition among colleges and universities to reduce and recycle the most amount of waste generated at one home game.

There will be students handing out recycling bags to place your bottles and cans into before the game. Please leave these at your tailgates and we will collect it on Sunday for the competition.

Bring your recycling A-Game this Saturday and help us take home the title!

Any students interested in volunteering on Saturday or Sunday for this event, please register at: https://forms.gle/Mr7Hv4XPas8vfXK28

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As the new Program Manager for LSU Campus Sustainability, Lisa Mahoney hopes to collaborate with the LSU community to integrate high-achieving environmental performance mechanisms into campus activities, while creating learning opportunities to address sustainability challenges.

Tune in and listen to faculty researchers discuss why extreme weather events, such as flooding and hurricanes are occurring more often and how communities are responding due to warmer temperatures. This is a hybrid in-person and online event. Join by registering through Eventbrite. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/lsu-science-cafe-living-with-floods-and-hurricanes-registration-375378365797?aff=eemailordconf&ref=eemailordconf&utm_campaign=order_confirm&utm_medium=email&utm_source=eventbrite&utm_term=viewevent
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Thank you to the students, faculty, and staff volunteers who held campus cleanups in support of Love the Boot Week! 💜

Campus Sustainability was excited to give away stainless steel straws at the event and we hope to see more like it!

Sustainability event draws crowds of LSU students to eat plant-based foods and pet baby animals Students petted baby goats, ate vegan foods and listened to music in celebration of sustainability on Wednesday.

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Thanks so much to Dr. Maude Walsh and her amazing students for their cleanup of the LSU campus in support of Keep Louisiana Beautiful' s "Love the Boot" Week!

Let's keep our beautiful campus clean, Tigers!

Happy Earth Day, Tigers! 🐅

Louisiana transforms into South’s carbon capture capital Louisiana has become the carbon capture capital of the South, propelled by federal funding promoting carbon dioxide sequestration technology, a governor focused on reducing climate-changing emissions and the geological formations to make it possible, reports The Daily Advertiser. During the past yea...

LSU researchers looking to turn carbon emissions into useful resource LSU doctoral student Cal Hendershot and his adviser, LSU professor John Flake, are working on a way to effectively take carbon dioxide from the air and use it to make essential products, but with net-negative carbon emissions. Combined with electricity from renewable sources, their technology could....

Congratulations LSU for receiving Tree Campus USA designation from the National Arbor Day Foundation for the TENTH year in a row!

Shout out to our amazing Landscape Services staff for all of their hard work and dedication to the care of campus trees and grounds!

https://www.lsu.edu/mediacenter/news/2022/02/17treecampususa.php

LSU Earns 2021 Tree Campus USA Distinction from Arbor Day Foundation for 10th Year LSU was honored by the Arbor Day Foundation with 2021 Tree Campus Higher Education recognition for its commitment to effective urban forest management. The university has received the Tree Campus USA designation 10 years in a row.