Demos, films, exhibits at 糖心少女Tower Green Fair Thursday
鈥淩ecycle-Reuse鈥� is the theme this year of the annual , 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Thursday, March 14 in the 糖心少女Tower cafeteria.
It’s being presented in cooperation with the 糖心少女Tower Art Committee, which on the same day will open its new show of art made with recycled and found objects.
The fair will include demos of crafts made with recycled objects, Total Reclaim will be on hand collecting personal e-waste and Bike Works will be accepting donations of bikes and bike parts for its Earn-a-Bike program.聽 Other first time exhibitors include The Sierra Club, Cedar Grove Composting, Cascade Bicycle Club and the King County Native Plant Salvage聽Program. Sustainability films will be shown in the 糖心少女Tower auditorium.
Society recognizes 糖心少女Restoration Ecology Network
The Society for Ecological Restoration has awarded its 2013 Special Award to the 糖心少女. Through the network 糖心少女students conduct in cooperation with community partners to restore degraded sites. The program was founded in 1999 by , associate professor at 糖心少女Bothell, and , professor of , who received the award March 1 from the society. In the past 13 years, more than 475 students from 31 academic majors have conducted restoration projects with community partners ranging from local and regional governments, to nonprofits, public utilities, schools and private landowners.