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Sustaining People, Planet, and Profit. Sign the Sustainability Pledge:

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06/06/2026

Happy National Trail Day! 🌳🌍

Take time to explore the natural spaces around campus and discover the unique ecosystems, wildlife, and sustainability features that make UNCW special. With 5 different trails on campus, there's a path for every kind of explorer!

Whether you're walking, running, learning, or enjoying time outdoors, the trails offer a chance to connect with nature right here on campus! 🌞🍃

Which trail are you exploring first? 👇

06/05/2026

World Environment Day, first celebrated in 1972, aims to raise awareness and inspire action towards a more sustainable planet for all. 🌳🌿🌎

This year's campaign focuses on climate action, so here are 4 easy things you can implement in your daily life to make a positive impact:

1. Incorporate more meatless meals in your week.
2. Walk, bike, carpool, or use public transportation when able to instead of driving.
3. Reduce your food waste by only purchasing what you need, using it up, and composting anything leftover.
4. Discover ways to reduce your energy usage at home like turning up your thermostat when you're not home to reduce your AC use in the summer.

Whatever you do, remember that small actions add up and we ALL can make a difference in addressing climate change. 💚

06/03/2026

Our summer crops are taking off! Can you guess which fruits and vegetables are growing in the Applied Learning Garden based off these flowers?? 👀

Answers below.....⤵

1. Bell pepper
2. PINK strawberries 😋
3. Watermelon
4. Red potatoes
5. Cucumbers

We're also hosting a volunteer event in the Applied Learning Garden on 6/17 for UNCW Faculty & Staff! Come get your hands dirty with us! Link in bio 😊

05/27/2026

Summer means a quieter campus, but there's still plenty work to be done! Our office is busy keeping our rain gardens maintained, growing veggies for the campus community, running the Seahawk Swap Shop, and planning exciting fall programming! ☀🌊🌱

05/21/2026

We're so excited to announce that we are looking for another member to join our professional staff team! We're looking for a passionate individual to fill our full-time, Temporary Sustainability Assistant position. This person will help support office operations including outreach, marketing, program coordination, and more! Click the link in our bio to learn more and to apply!! 😊

05/20/2026

Buzzing into World Bee Day! 🐝🍯

Did you know the honey bee is North Carolina’s official state insect? And we're home to over 500 native bee species! These tiny pollinators do so much for our ecosystems and economy. They help grow about 1 in every 3 bites of food we eat! Without them, our ecosystems and food systems would look completely different.

Here are some easy ways you can help protect bees in your own backyard:
- plant pollinator friendly plants 🌸
- add a bee hotel to your yard 🏨
- reduce your use of harmful chemical pesticides ❎
- leave bare patches of dirt in your yard for ground nesting bees 🐝

05/15/2026

The Seahawk Swap Shop opens with modified summer hours next week! 🎉

Come shop with us Tuesday-Thursday, 12pm-2pm 👚📒👖📚

05/14/2026

The numbers are in! This year, Closet Clean Out diverted 7,959 pounds of materials from the landfill! This doesn't include the 30 ft box trucks we filled with furniture, rugs, and appliances! 🪑📒🎒👕

Between May 1 - 11, 56 volunteers, 9 peer educators, and 2 staff members worked together to collect and sort donations from students moving off campus. Every item collected was able to be redistributed to our amazing on- and off-campus partners, including Infant of Prague Catholic Church, Manos Unidas, Good Shepherd, Hawk's Harvest, Vintage Values, UNCW Library, and Campus Christian Fellowship UNCW. Without Closet Clean Out, these items would've likely ended up in the trash.

We want to extend a huge thank you to our partners, volunteers, and the UNCW Warehouse Services team for supporting this event every year. We couldn't do this without you! 💚♻️

05/13/2026

That’s a wrap on Closet Clean Out 2026!! 🙌🏼

Thank you to all of our amazing volunteers and partners for making this year a success! Stay tuned for the stats on how many items we saved from the landfill this year! ♻️😎

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