Student Projects

The Ecological Coalition (a.k.a. the "E-Coalition"), is a network for campus-based environmental, ecological, and sustainability-oriented groups.

There is a huge array of environmentally-minded organizations at UCSB. And although each one is very different in its size and scope, in one way or another, all of the clubs seek to make our campus, our community, and in turn our planet, a healthier and happier place to live.

The E-Coalition serves to coordinate the efforts of member groups, ease communication, provide updates on various campaigns, gather extra volunteers for projects or events, and generate publicity and recognition through the joining of forces.

Associated Students B.I.K.E.S. (Bicycle Improvements Keep Everyone Safe)
Associated Students Bike Shop
Associated Students Community Affairs Board (CAB)
Associated Students Environmental Affairs Board (EAB)
Associated Students Recycling
Bren School Sustainability Committee (BSSC)
CalPIRG - California Student Public Interest Research Group
Campus Democrats
Campus Progress
ChillaVista
Coastal Fund (Renamed from Shoreline Preservation Fund)
Ecological Coalition
Students for Ellison Hall Sustainability
Energy Club @ UCSB
Engineers Without Borders (EWB)
Excursion Club
Green Campus Program
The Green Initiative Fund (TGIF)
Greenhouse and Garden Project
Isla Vista Adopt-A-Block
IV Community Relations Commission (IVCRC)
IV Food Co-op
IV Tenants Union (IVTU)
KCSB-FM 91.9
LabRATS (Laboratory Research and Technical Staff)
Santa Barbara Student Housing Co-op (SBSHC)
Shoreline Preservation Fund
Students for Environmental Rights and Justice (SERJ)
Isla Vista Surfrider Foundation (IV Surfrider)
Sustainability News Beat
UC Nuclear Free
UCSB Sustainability Internship Program
VIVO! (Vegan Interest, Vegan Outreach)
Women in Science and Engineering (WiSE)


Associated Students B.I.K.E.S.
(Bicycle Improvements Keep Everyone Safe)

Website: http://as.ucsb.edu/bikes/
Meeting time: Tuesday 3:30pm
Location: AS Conference Room
Nathan Pfaff
npfaff@engineering.ucsb.edu
bikes@as.ucsb.edu

Who are we? "BIKES is an active bicycle system advocate, and works to increase student, staff, faculty, and administration awareness of and involvement with bicycle system issues in and around UCSB. We also fund bike improvements on campus, and participate in social and outreach events throughout the year with our $1.50 per student per quarter lock-in fee."

    Campaigns/Projects:
  • Ongoing safety outreach to biking on campus.
  • Development of campus policy for bike system maintenance and new pathways.
  • Ongoing assessment of bike rack usage and locations of bike rack improvements.


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Associated Students Bike Shop

Website: http://www.as.ucsb.edu/asbs/
Hours: Monday through Thursday 11am-5pm, Fridays 11am-3pm
Location: Trailer #324 on campus
David Salmon (staff)

bikeshop@as.ucsb.edu

Who are we? Serving the students, faculty, staff, and alumni of UCSB since 1974, the Associated Students Bike Shop is a student-funded non-profit organization dedicated to education, service, and safety. We have everything needed to get your bike running safely and smoothly. You bring your ID card, your bike, your time, and an inclination to learn. We provide the tools and the advice. Anything else you need, we offer at the lowest possible prices.

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Associated Students Community Affairs Board (CAB)

Website: http://www.as.ucsb.edu/cab/
Meeting Time: Tuesdays at 5pm
Location: The GSA lounge, MCC
Madeline Kokosinski (chair)
(805) 893-4296
cab@as.ucsb.edu

Who are we? The AS/UCSB Community Affairs Board (CAB), UCSB’s Volunteer Action Center, is dedicated to enhancing the educational experience of all UCSB Students by providing information and easy access to community service work.

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Associated Students Environmental Affairs Board (EAB)

Website: http://www.UCSBeab.com
Meeting Time: Every Tuesday 7pm
Location: GSA Lounge, upstairs Multicultural Center
Violetta Muselli
vmuselli@umail.ucsb.edu
(415) 828-0037

Nick Allen
nck.c.allen@gmail.com

Who are we? The Environmental Affairs Board is the central student environmental action group at the University of California Santa Barbara. We provide a gathering point for all students interested in discovering their niche in the fight to preserve our planet for generations to come. We promote change through local, community oriented action, broader legislative and political action, and community building through social activities.

    Volunteer Activities:
  • Environmental Education at local elementary schools
  • Isla Vista Adopt-A-Block
  • Tree Planting
  • Beach Clean Ups
  • Restoration
  • Organic Garden Project

  • Campaigns/Projects:
  • Isla Vista Earth Day
  • Meatless Mondays
  • Sustainable Business
  • Environmental General Education Requirement
  • Come to an EAB meeting to find out about other projects!.

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Associated Students Recycling

Website: http://www.as.ucsb.edu/asr/
Meeting Time: Mondays at 10:00am
Location: AS Conference Room
Ryan Kintz
(805) 893-7765
recycling@as.ucsb.edu

Who are we? Since the program's inception in 1992, AS Recycling, with the help of the Department of Conservation, has purchased over 75 state-of-the-art recycling clusters made from 100% post-consumer plastic. These Clusters which capture most of the outdoor recyclables on campus, have brought the UCSB community closer to its goal of recycling virtually all recyclable materials generated on campus. The collection of recyclables, which utilizes student workers and tricycles with attached carts, has proven enormously effective in reducing the amount of waste produced on our campus.

    Campaigns/Projects:
  • Techno Trash – Improving Electronic Waste Recycling at UCSB
  • Eucalyptus Grove – Compost and garden demonstration projects
  • Green Awards – Competition between UCSB Departments’ to see who is most “Green”
  • Route Riders – Internship Program where students take out the recycling from all the clusters of bins outside (a.k.a. Berthas) on bikes!

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Bren School Sustainability Committee (BSSC)

Website: http://www.bren.ucsb.edu/~bssc/
Meeting Time: The schedule for meetings is generally once a month from 12:30-1:30 pm with the day depending on members/officers' schedules and BSSC events.
Contact org before attending.
Gavin Feiger
gfeiger@bren.ucsb.edu

Who are we? The mission of BSSC is: To continuously improve the environmental performance of the Bren School and its students. The BSSC is made up of a diverse set of people who all have an interest in sustainability and in improving Bren, the UCSB campus, and our community. Membership is made up of mostly Bren School students.

    Campaigns/Projects:
  • RecycleMania.
  • Composting Coalition.
  • Beach and street clean-ups.
  • The Bren building has Double Platinum LEED Certification and is the "greenest lab building in the country."


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CalPIRG - California Student Public Interest Research Group

Website: http://www.calpirgstudents.org/
General Meeting: Mondays at 8pm, UCen Mission Room
Global Warming Meeting: Wednesdays at 8pm, Newman contact John for directions: dudemanguy333@gmail.com
Ocean Campaign Meeting: Fridays at 1pm, UCen 3rd Floor
Jordan Siegel
(818) 268-5753
jordan@calpirgstudents.org

Who are we? For 25 years, students who have been involved with their CALPIRG campus chapter have not only learned how to investigate a problem and come up with a practical solution. We've also learned how to convince the media and decision-makers to pay attention and take action. In other words, through CALPIRG we gain an educational experience in democratic citizenship. In addition, we get a chance to face up to society's big problems, take action, and win concrete changes that improve the quality of our lives.

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Campus Democrats

Website: http://www.ucsbdems.corg
Blog: http://www.ucsbdemocrats.blogspot.com
Meeting Time: Tuesdays at 8:00pm
Location: Graduate Students Lounge (GSA). Come and enjoy free pizza!
Amanda Wallner
ucsbdemocrats@gmail.com


Who are we? Campus Dems is a great gateway to the political arena! Whether you're interested in a Congressional office internship or just want free pizza, Campus Dems is for you! Our goal is to promote the ideals and concerns of the candidates and issues of the Democratic Party, register and motivate our fellow students to vote, and have fun in the process.

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Campus Progress

Website: www.campusprogress.org

Who are we? Campus Progress, part of the Center for American Progress, works to help young people -- advocates, activists, journalists, artists, and others -- to make their voices heard on issues that matter.

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ChillaVista

Website: http://chillavistaiv.org/index.html Brooks Allen
pickle9@sbcglobal.net

Liz Buda
thelizbuda@gmail.com

Who are we? The scope of ChillaVista goes beyond just a one-day festival in Isla Vista. It is a movement. It is a representation of a new form of thinking, one that highlights social justice, equality, awareness, and sustainability.

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Coastal Fund (Renamed from: Shoreline Preservation Fund)

Website: http://www.coastalfund.org
Meeting Time: 6pm Mondays
Location: A.S. Conference Room, MCC
Carly Keen

carcardk@gmail.com

Who are we? The Coastal Fund is a student initiative to enhance the UCSB campus coastline. The Coastal Fund provides funds to the local community to enhance, protect, and restore the shoreline through preservation, education, open access, research, and restoration.

    Key funded projects that are underway this year are:
  • Renovations of IV beach stairways
  • Naples Coalition to trains dozens of student on how to submit public comments and give testimony at public hearings to oppose development of the Gaviota Coast
  • Three student film will be created on local coastal issues
  • New class on the History of Surfing in the History department

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Ecological Coalition

http://sustainability.ucsb.edu/student

Catherine Estrada Omalev
(619) 540-2470
cestradaomalev@umail.ucsb.edu

Shay Kahen
(818) 744-4053
shaykahen@gmail.com


The UCSB Ecological Coalition (a.k.a. the "E-Coalition"), is a network for campus-based environmental, ecological, and sustainability-oriented groups.

The E-Coalition serves to coordinate the efforts of member groups, eases communication, provides updates on various campaigns, and helps gather extra volunteers for projects or events.

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Ellison Hall Sustainability Committee

Website: http://sustainability.ucsb.edu/ellison-hall.php
Meeting Time: Open meetings; contact us for next meeting time
Matthew Trujillo
916-801-9638
m_trujillo@umail.ucsb.edu

Who are we? The Ellison Hall Sustainability Committee is made up of faculty, staff, and students who work and study in Ellison Hall. This includes the departments of Sociology, Communications, Political Science, Film Studies and Geography as well as ICESS.

    Campaigns:
  • Taking the LEED to Climate Neutrality – Help to get the Ellison Hall Building LEED Certified through energy conservation, recycling, water efficiency, environmentally preferable purchasing and more…
  • Zero Waste; One Step Ahead of the Game – Keep Ellison Hall one step ahead of the UC Policy on Sustainable Practices by reaching a 75% diversion rate by 2008 and zero waste by 2012.
  • PACES, Program for the Assessment and Certification for the Environment and Sustainability. We certify campus departments as "green" departments.


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Energy Club @ UCSB

Website: TBA
Meeting Time: Contact us for next meeting time
Phyllis Sladek
sladek7@yahoo.com

Who are we? A new student organization devoted to education and dialog on energy issues.


Campaigns:
Why we need the National Academy of Sciences to study peak oil (petition)

READ FURTHER:
http://www.energybulletin.net/node/49061

Petition site URL:
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/Understanding-Peak-Oil

Our blog about the petition is here:
www.oildepletion.wordpress.com

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Engineers Without Borders (EWB)

Website: http://www.engineering.ucsb.edu/~ewb-ucsb/
Meeting Time: Monthly general meetings posted via listserv, contact membership coordinator to join listserv

Dave Bothman,
(805) 893-4125
bothman@engineering.ucsb.edu

Mary Dihn
(805) 893-8440
dihn@engineering.ucsb.edu


Who are we? The mission of Engineers Without Borders - USA (EWB-USA) is to partner with disadvantaged communities to improve their quality of life through implementation of environmentally and economically sustainable engineering projects, while developing internationally responsible engineering students.

    Campaigns:
  • Kenya Project: New project still in planning stages involving plumbing/wastewater management/lighting for an AIDS clinic
  • Mexico: New Project involving water quantity and quality/wastewater management/economic development
  • Mali: Design of Jatropha Bean presses to make Mali Fuels in collaboration with the Mali Folk Center
  • Peru Project: Ongoing project involving slow sand filtration/chlorination/sanitation education/follow-up
  • Lighting Research Group: Developing new lighting solutions for our projects and planning future projects
  • Local Projects: New projects currently being developed for Santa Barbara focused around wind power and wave power
  • Books For Africa: Quarterly Book Drive
  • Baja House Building: A short term project in conjunction with a non-profit in Baja

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Excursion Club

Website: http://www.excursionclubucsb.org/
Meeting Time: Starting on 9/29, every Tuesday at 1610 Broida at 7pm
Location: Broida Hall
Matt Volpert, Director and Trip Leader

mattvolp@gmail.com

Who are we? To enjoy outdoor activities such as: hiking, backpacking, camping, surfing, rock climbing, skydiving, mountaineering, kayaking, snowboarding, skiing, and much more. Seeing as we love to enjoy the great outdoors as much as possible, it only makes sense that we are also involved with protecting it.

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Green Campus Program

Website:
http://www.ucsbgreencampus.com/
http://www.ase.org/section/program/greencampus

Michael Hewitt, GC Team Manager
(916) 221-0661
ucsbgreen@gmail.com

Clayton Carlson, GC Advisor
(415) 497-1171
claytonhcarlson@gmail.com


Who are we? UCSB's Green Campus Program is a student-run group that works to promote energy efficiency on campus by:

  • Building general campus awarness.
  • Incorporating energy conservation and efficiency into course curricula.
  • Implementing projects targeting energy use, student purchasing decisions, and operational changes.
  • Collaborating with UCSB's administration to create and adopt sustainable policy measures.

Previous Green Campus projects have included "take the stairs" campaigns, residence hall energy competitions, net zero building investigations, energy audits, LEED auditing, water conservation studies, power management software implementations, presentations in classes and dinning commons studies, just to name a few.

Check out our website for more information and to get involved!

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The Green Initiative Fund

Website: http://sustainability.ucsb.edu/tgif
Jill Richardson, Grant Manager
(805) 893-8367
jill.richardson@vcadmin.ucsb.edu

Who are we? The Green Initiative Fund (TGIF) was created by students in the spring of 2006 with a charge to “reduce the University's impact on the environment.” Students voted with an overwhelming majority to pay $2.60 per quarter, contributing approximately $182,000 a year towards TGIF. Any student, staff, or faculty member of the University community can submit a project proposal to the TGIF Grants Making Committee. The committee is comprised of four undergraduates, two graduates, one staff, and one faculty member.

Learn more about the most recently funded TGIF Projects

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Greenhouse and Garden Project

Website: http://orgs.sa.ucsb.edu/ghgp/
Location: Behind Harder Stadium
Brandon Wickes
(858) 722-6315
bwickes@umail.ucsb.edu

Who are we? The Greenhouse and Garden Project is an enjoyable and educational organization at UCSB that welcomes students, faculty, and staff to maintain their own plot to garden on. Many students live in apartments that do not allow anywhere to plant a garden, which is what makes the GHGP so unique. We currently have over fifty members, each with their own plot(s) and full access to the greenhouse. With potlucks and meetings once per quarter, it gives members a chance to interact with other gardeners, help with the upkeep of the whole garden/greenhouse, and discuss current issues.

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Isla Vista Adopt-A-Block

Website: http://ivparks.org/adopt%20a%20block/adopt.html
Location: 961 Embarcadero Del Mar, Isla Vista
Tahnee Baker
Greg
805-968-2017 ext 24
cleaniv@ivparks.org

Who are we? The Adopt-A-Block Program, started in 1996, aims to help keep the streets of Isla Vista clean by including the local community in regular clean-up efforts. Removing litter from our streets not only keeps IV beautiful, it also reduces the amount of trash on our beaches and in the ocean. The AAB Program organizes individual, group and community clean ups.

    Campaigns/Projects:
  • Regular Street Clean-ups and volunteer opportunities
  • Pre-Halloween and extensive post Halloween cleanup
  • Large community Give and Clean-Up project annually during Move-Out (late spring quarter)

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IV Community Relations Commission

Website: http://as.ucsb.edu/ivcrc/ Corilyn Lantz (chair)
corilynlantz@umail.ucsb.edu


Who are we? Isla Vista Community Relations Committee is responsible for the education of the campus and student communities regarding issues within Santa Barbara County and Isla Vista that have an effect on students. Such issues may include but are not limited to: safety, police/community relations, landlord/tenant relations, emergency and other vehicle access in Isla Vista, parking, and County and University funding for programs and services in Isla Vista.

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IV Food Coop

Website: http://www.islavistafoodcoop.blogspot.com/
Location: 6575 Seville Road, Isla Vista
Melissa Cohen (Store Manager)
(805)968-1401
marketing@islavistafood.coop

Who are we? As the only consumer cooperative in the county, our purpose as a community-owned business is to be a trusted source of natural and organic products and a reliable resource for consumer information--driven not by profit, but by a motivation for community autonomy, mutual aid, and environmental justice.

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IV Tenants Union

Website: http://www.ivtu.org
Meeting Time: Thursdays 5:30pm
Location: IVTU office (above Grafikart)
Raquel Granados
(805)968-6704
ivtenantsunion@gmail.com
ivtu.chairperson@gmail.com

Who are we? The Isla Vista Tenants Union (IVTU) is an organization serving the interests of Isla Vista tenants. We recognize the diversity of our community, and we strive to meet the different needs of our members while uniting our common interests as tenants. We educate tenants on their rights and responsibilities, and we act as a resource when problems occur. We believe people should live without the suffering that arises from discrimination, retaliation, or neglect. We reach out to property managers, the University, elected officials, local groups and individuals to realize our vision and address pressing tenant issues. In providing a service to the tenants of Isla Vista, we also hope to build a united, educated, and proactive community.

    Campaigns/Projects:
  • Security Deposit Campaign: Some major IV management companies are assessing some security deposit fees that we feel are questionable (and have been rejected by SB Small Claims Court), and this campaign is to inform tenants and to work toward the removal of these fees.
  • Workshops- Beginning Winter Quarter, we will be holding monthly workshops on several important housing related topics--topics include signing a lease, security deposit, repairs, evictions, and more.

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KCSB-FM 91.9

Website: http://www.kcsb.org/
Location: Offices under Storke Tower
(805) 893-3757

Who are we? As a non-commercial, educational FM station broadcasting for the public interest, KCSB enters into no commercial contracts which allow access to the airwaves and it strives to provide programming substantially different from that carried by commercial broadcast media. It is also designed to be educational for both programmers and listeners. At 9am every Friday, you can hear “Sustainable World Radio” at 91.9FM.

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LabRATS (Laboratory Research and Technical Staff)

Website: http://sustainability.ucsb.edu/LARS
Meeting Times: Wednesdays 10-11am
Location: Ellison Hall, Rm 5824

Leah Schulman
(661) 645-6344
leah.schulman@gmail.com


Who are we? The Laboratory Research and Technical Support (LabRATS) program at UCSB connects laboratory managers, students, career staff and faculty with each other and with operations staff. We increase resource efficiency and quality of research while using practices that leave the smallest environmental footprint possible. We create a culture of collaboration that values sustainable practices as a top priority in laboratory settings.

It is a fundamental belief of LabRATS participants that most scientists want to use the most pro-active conservation measures possible, and LabRATS connects academic scientists with the sustainability movement.

Learn about LabRATS current campaigns

    Campaigns/Projects:
  • Laboratory Assessments: This comprehensive evaluation of laboratory practices works with researchers to make labs efficient and low-impact.
  • Surplus Equipment: We are evaluating supply and demand for high value used apparatus and facilitating administration and incentives (a.k.a. money) for transfers.
  • Chemical Exchange: We joined EH&S to set up and promote the exchange of clean surplus chemicals instead of sending them to waste.
  • Mercury Thermometer Exchange: Also, in conjunction with EH&S, we received a grant to exchange spirit thermometers for mercury models to avoid health and clean-up impacts.
  • Campus Network: This list serve aims to connect researchers in every science department to facilitate the exchange of technical ideas, equipment needs, and surpluses.
  • Hoods Off: This campaign is focused on older lab buildings where individual hood fans may be turned off for prolonged periods when not in use.
  • Efficient Appliances: Initiated by Labs21, we work with energy managers and researchers in a nationwide effort to promote, test, and manufacture efficient apparatus.
  • Freezer Exchange: We are encouraging laboratories to take advantage of SCE’s rebate (up to $100) and pick-up program to eliminate old inefficient refrigerators and freezers.
  • Bulb-free: We initiated a program with Facilities and Maintenance to remove unneeded fluorescent bulbs in older buildings and to mark the fixtures to promote targeted lighting.

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SB Student Housing Coop

Website: http://www.sbcoop.org/
Margaret Prest, Executive director
(805) 685-6964
margaret@sbcoop.org
Tony Serrano, Membership Coordinator
(805)685-6964
tony@sbcoop.org

Who are we? The purpose of the Santa Barbara Student Housing Co-op (SBSHC) is to provide low rent co-op housing regardless of gender, race, social, political, or religious affiliation, and thereby influencing the community to eliminate prejudice and discrimination in the community. SBSHC strives to engage in continuous educational programs that further the principles of cooperation through mutual, self-help living at a minimal cost. The Co-op is run by a member-majority Board of Directors that meets approximately once a month. E-coalition members should contact the current board president if they'd like to be on the meeting agenda.

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Students for Environmental Rights and Justice (SERJ)

Irene
i_schwieger@umail.ucsb.edu

Thasmia
thasmiaforbay@sbcglobal.net


Who are we? The goal of our environmental justice group is to help redress inequitable distributions of environmental burdens (pollution, proximity to industrial facilities, etc) through community service and clean-up programs. We seek to educate minorities on their environmental rights and increase their appreciation of nature through field trips organized by our group and raise awareness on the importance of living in and maintaining a clean environment.

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Isla Vista Surfrider Foundation (IV Surfrider)

Website: http://www.surfrider.org/islavista
Meeting Time: Wednesday 8pm
Location: GSA lounge in MCC

Michelle Petitfils
mpetitfils@umail.ucsb.edu
Ally Gialketsis
agialketsis@hotmail.com


Who are we? The Surfrider Foundation is a non-profit environmental organization dedicated to the protection and enjoyment of the world's oceans, waves and beaches for all people, through conservation, activism, research and education. While there are over 70 chapters all over the U.S., IV Surfrider is the only college chapter in existence.

    Campaigns/Projects:
  • Save Naples - Naples is a stretch of pristine Gaviota coast just north of Goleta on the 101. It is being threatened by a major development. We are assisting Naples Coalition to protect it. SaveNaples.org. Campus/Surfrider Naples rep. is Jamie Creason
  • Concert for the Coast - A day of Music, Beer, Fun, Awareness and Conservation. This takes place in early May in Anisq'Oyo' park. All proceeds go towards the Naples Coalition
  • Beach Clean-Ups - Cleaning up the Isla Vista and Goleta Beaches
  • Blue Water Task Force - Wanna know what the water quality is at our local beaches? Thanks to funding by SPF you can. Help take water samples and monitor ocean bacteria levels.
  • SB Surfrider - Support them in their efforts and assist at their events and activities
  • SB Channel Keepers - Support them in there efforts to protect and restore SB channel and its watersheds. Creek Walks, Creek Sampling, Eel Grass Restoration
  • Community outreach - Educate the community, especially the youth (elementary and middle school) about the ocean environment, and plan ocean centric events for them to be involved. Get people to care about our oceans.
  • Guest Speakers - Have experts and organization leaders speak about relevant and important issues regarding our environment and what we can do. Informative and Opportunity creating.
  • Surf Movie Premiers - Get a first look at the biggest and best surf movies. Prizes and Music before movies. All proceeds go toward protection of our coast.
  • Isla Vista Triathlon Challenge - Run along the beach, Paddle out to the kelp bed, Ride your cruiser down DP! All proceeds go to Coastal conservation.
  • Surf/Camping trips - Got to go appreciate and enjoy our Oceans all over and More...K85"

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Sustainability News Beat

www.sustainability.ucsb.edu/newsletter Erika Pearsons
erikapearsons@mac.com

Write and collects articles for the http://sustainability.ucsb.edu/newsletter website and Sustainablility News Beat monthly newsletter.

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UC Nuclear Free

ucnuclearfree@gmail.com


Who are we? UC Nuclear Free is a part of the Coalition to Demilitarize the UC, which was founded in 2002 to provide a framework for collaboration among the campus and community organizations working to challenge the UC’s involvement in the design, research, testing and production of nuclear weapons at the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL).

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UCSB Sustainability Internship Program

Website: http://sustainability.ucsb.edu/ Katie Maynard (Staff)
805-893-2003
kmaynard@geog.ucsb.edu

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VIVO! (Vegan Interest and Vegan Outreach)

Facebook: http://ucsb.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2212126845
Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/vivosb
Meeting Times: 3:30-4:30pm Wednesday
Location: IV Food Co-op (6575 Seville Road)
Cara McNamee
caramac@gmail.com

Who are we? Vegan Interest, Vegan Outreach (VIVO!) is a UCSB campus group dedicated to working toward community development and social justice causes, both locally and globally. We organize potlucks, film screenings, and classes on veganism, parties, and campaigns in and around the UCSB community.

    Campaigns:
  • Californians for Humane Farms--sponsored by the Humane Society of the United States--is working on a groundbreaking campaign to ban inhumane farming practices in California. To get this measure on the November 2008 ballot, we need your help as a volunteer signature gatherer. Come join your fellow VIVO members for this fun and exciting mission. No experience necessary--just be registered to vote in California.

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Women in Science and Engineering (WiSE)

Website: www.wise.ucsb.edu
Meeting Time: Weekly coffee hour from 2-3pm Wednesday
Location: GSA Lounge, MCC
wise@lsmail.ucsb.edu

Who are we? Women in Science and Engineering (WiSE), a non-profit organization, was founded in Spring 2001 to promote equal opportunity for women and girls in science and engineering and improve their scientific and career advancement. WiSE encourages the participation of all science/engineering undergraduates, graduates, researchers, faculty, and professionals in the Santa Barbara area.

WiSE also hosts weekly coffee hour meetings with special guests (bring your own mug!), undergraduate mentoring events, outreach activities, social events, plus any ideas suggested by members.

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