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December 1, 2005
            
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National Wildlife Federation Releases the 16th Edition of the Campus Ecology Yearbook and Recognizes Twelve Schools for Exemplary Projects
The National Wildlife Federation, the nation’s leading conservation education and advocacy group, has released the 16th edition of the Campus Ecology Yearbook for 2004-2005. The current edition includes 56 case studies from more than 40 higher education institutions in the U.S. and Canada focusing on conservation and sustainability projects ranging from finding alternative, eco-friendly sources of energy and transportation, to recycling and waste reduction, to native species restoration. The campuses featured in the Yearbook are enrolled in the Campus Ecology program at NWF.

Among the 56 projects highlighted in the new edition of the Yearbook, NWF awarded special recognition to twelve of the colleges and universities for setting and achieving especially ambitious conservation goals:
  • Arizona State University, AZ (campus-wide comprehensive development plan)
  • Ball State University, IN (daylighting building studies, mercury use, and hybrid-electric buses)
  • Berkshire School, MA (increased recycled products on campus)
  • College of the Atlantic, ME (decreased waste accumulation at graduation events)
  • Daemen College, NY (establishment of container recycling program)
  • Eckerd College, FL (increase bicycle transportation campus-wide)
  • Manhattanville College, NY (used funds generated by recycling to purchase food for the underprivileged)
  • University of British Columbia, BC (ECOTrek infrastructure installation, campus education for organic and non-recyclables, and publication of sustainability goals)
  • University of Central Florida, FL (controlled burn plan to restore native species)
  • University of Oregon, OR (elected for alternative energy source)
  • University of West Alabama, AL (invasive species removal via controlled burn)
  • Villanova University, PA (approval of environmental sustainability policy draft and audit to implement Energy Star Purchasing Policy).
Published each year since 1989, NWF’s Campus Ecology Yearbook is the only publication of its kind in the U.S. The 2004-2005 projects are available online along with the previous year’s entries sorted by project topic and archived on NWF’s Campus Ecology website at www.nwf.org/campusecology. The case studies include information on the campus’ project goals, successes and challenges, funding strategies and contact information for the project leader and the campus. According to Bowdoin College, “The opportunity to highlight our accomplishments in the 2005 Campus Ecology Yearbook gives us much needed recognition for the Bowdoin Organic Garden.”

NWF’s Campus Ecology program is currently working with more than 200 campuses on projects that address climate change and protect and restore wildlife and wildlife habitat. Campus Ecology provides project support, recognition, resources, speakers, campus-based fellowships, and internships for graduates. Campus teams generally enroll as members and apply for recognition early in the school year and the deadline for fellowship applications is December 20, 2005.

The nation’s largest member-supported conservation education and advocacy group, the National Wildlife Federation, unites people from all walks of life to protect nature, wildlife and the world we all share. The Federation has educated and inspired families to uphold America’s conservation tradition since 1936.

The 2004-2005 Campus Ecology Yearbook was funded in part with the support of the Kendeda Sustainability Fund of the Tides Foundation.