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Summer Fellowships 2025: Using Tread Management to Combat Against Trail Erosion

This blog post is part of the ESC Summer Fellowship 2025 series. These fellowships provided funding for research projects related to the environment, sustainability and/or the Climate Action Plan. This post was written by Madi Magda, one the fellows of this past summer cycle. Hey everyone, I’m Madi Magda! Since June, I have been working […]

Homecoming at the Hoop House! 

This past Friday, October 3rd, we celebrated Kalamazoo College’s Homecoming at the Hoop House! We welcomed staff, faculty, students, and alums, coming together to share cookies, cider, and of course, fresh produce from the Hoop House!  Connection in the Garden  The October weather was perfect for a gathering outside our campus’s Hoop House. Friends and […]

Summer Fellowships 2025: Summer Shepherding With Tending Tilth

This blog post is part of the ESC Summer Fellowship 2025 series. These fellowships provided funding for research projects related to the environment, sustainability and/or the Climate Action Plan. This post was written by Grace Lounds, one the fellows of this past summer cycle. For the past three summers now, Tending Tilth has taken on […]

Welcome and Welcome Back for Fall 2025!

From everyone here at the Environmental Stewardship Center, welcome and welcome back to Kalamazoo College for the fall 2025 trimester! In honor of the new term (and our new first years), we’ve put together a list of what the ESC has to offer, events you can expect from the ESC this term, and resources to […]

A Year in Review

As we wrap up 10th week here on campus, we’re taking a look back at some of the phenomenal events, programming, and notable moments from the Environmental Stewardship Center this year. Climate Action Plan This year, we worked incredibly hard to make our Climate Action Plan more effective and accessible for our greater campus community. […]

ECO Club Spotlight!

Have an interest in environmental activism? Want to know more about environmental work here at Kalamazoo College on the student level? Then you’re in luck because we have the perfect organization to spotlight this week: ECO Club!   What is ECO Club? The Environmental Conservation Organization (ECO) Club is a group that aims to cultivate a […]

Hoop House Spotlight!

Spring is in full swing all around campus, and the perfect spot to enjoy the warmth and greenery is in the Hoop House! We’re taking a moment this week to highlight what’s growing and going on in the Hoop House this spring! Visit the Hoop House! Everyone is welcome at the Hoop House! Located behind […]

2025 Sustainability SIP Symposium

What is the Sustainability SIP Symposium? The Sustainability SIP Symposium is an annual event held by the Environmental Studies Department and the Larry J. Bell ’80 Environmental Stewardship Center. The Symposium brings together senior students from departments all across campus, who have completed their SIP on a topic related to sustainability, climate, or the environment! […]

Worldwide Climate Education Week: Recap

Worldwide Climate and Justice Education Week! Last week, Kalamazoo College celebrated Worldwide Climate and Justice Education Week! Joining 100 universities and over 40,000 faculty and staff from around the world, the week was all about facilitating discussion about the climate crisis, and encouraging environmental justice on campuses and in educational spaces. Faculty and staff from […]

Spring Term in the ESC

Welcome back to campus, everyone! We here in the Environmental Stewardship Center are looking ahead to a spring full of good weather and great times spent outside, and we hope you are too! There are so many ways to get involved with the ESC this term, and to explore environmental/sustainable-minded communities in Kalamazoo! Read below […]