Sustainability

Washington College is committed to supporting the health of our planet and the people who inhabit it. Meet our team.

 

Filling up waterbottle at water fountainBack to Tap Reduce bottled water.

Two poeple in bee suits looking after beehivesBee Campus USA Promote insect biodiversity.

A bike at duskBike Share Travel without emissions.

Close up of yellow and gray birdBird Campus Promoting avian welfare.

Photo of WC campus gardenCampus Garden Grow our habitat.

Center for Environment & Society logoCenter for Environment Discover people and place.

Three women overlooking green valleyConserve Energy Scale back carbon.

Three students turning compost binCompost Program Recycle organics.

Five people on electric boat teamElectric Boat Team Sustainable marine transportation.

Charging an electric vehicleElectric Vehicles Power EV transport.

Close-up of beets in a bowlFood & Lifestyle Nourish our bodies.

Campus map showing green spacesGreen Spaces Campus Map Experience our campus.

Four people in a row boatHealth & Wellbeing Sustain personal resilience.

Recycling symbolRecycling Appreciate renewable materials.

Students waiding in creekRiver and Field Campus Experience a living lab.

Three people in the trees in the water at sunsetPermaculture Learn from nature.

Sunset with solar grid overlaySolar Energy Power without emissions.

Semans-Griswold Environmental HallStormwater Sanctuary Watershed stewardship.

Students calling for clean waterStudent Env. Alliance Advocate for ecological justice.

Virginia Gent Decker arboretum signTree Campus Higher Ed Celebrate our arboretum.


Washington College sustainability

 Illustration by Nicole Hatfield