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Going green for St. Patricks Day

Going green for St. Patricks Day

Ashlynd Greenwood March 22, 2019

In the spirit of St. Patrick's Day, the Ogden Nature Center hosted Going Green as part of their Wild Wednesdays program on March 13. The event was created to teach community members about all things...

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The ‘tree-tment’ of endangered aspen forests

Ashlynd Greenwood February 22, 2019

Students at Weber State University learned about the dangers facing Utah's state tree, the quaking aspen, at a forest sustainability seminar on Feb. 21. The presentation was lead by Paul Rogers,...

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Warning Wildcats about wildfires

Kainoa Nunez February 9, 2019

Weber State University students and faculty gathered on Feb. 6 in Tracy Hall to learn about the physics and impact of wildfires with guest speaker John Horel. As a professor and chair of the department...

Chris Penne addressing audience with facts about Tiger Muskies. (Marissa Wolford / The Signpost)

Professor prioritizes Pineview species

Ashlynd Greenwood January 31, 2019

Chris Penne, an aquatics biologist for the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources, made a visit to Weber State University on Jan. 29 to discuss the management of tiger muskellunge in Pineview Reservoir. Penne...

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Trees battle carbon emissions on campus

Kierstynn King September 29, 2017

The Environmental Ambassadors teamed up with landscaping, and, with the help of students, planted seven trees around Weber State University's Ogden campus on Sep. 27, as part of the ongoing process to...

Plants at the Weber State Davis Campus Garden and Greenhouse (Sara Parker / The Signpost)

Davis Campus garden sprouts from community appeal

Brianne Hadley June 17, 2017

Green thumbs, community members and students visited the opening day of Weber State University Davis Campus's greenhouse and garden on June 14 to enjoy garden therapy and purchase fresh produce. After...

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A completely green city? It’s possible

Jeweliette Cordero January 23, 2017

Most people decide to play their part in being eco-friendly by making small changes like shorter shower times, reusable grocery bags and recycling, which eventually lead to bigger changes within our environment....

Red Solo what? France bans plastic cups. (Photo Illustration by Emily Crooks / The Signpost)

Au revoir, red Solo cups

Gwyneth Allred September 25, 2016
Red solo what? France’s new law bans plastic cups, plates and utensils in an effort to become the world leader in environmental solutions.
People purchase vegetables at the Farmers Market in Ogden on Saturday, June 25. (Dalton Flandro / The Signpost)

Keep it in the community

Mathew Walker June 27, 2016

I have begun a new journey in my life in which I practice what I preach. Week after week, I used to take a dreaded step into Wal-Mart, experiencing some of the worst cognitive dissonances one could imagine....

Trees bursting with white florets line the walkway to the Stewart Library. (Christina Huerta/The Signpost)

Trees to be planted to spruce up WSU

Delaney Woodfield April 17, 2016

Weber State University, with the help of local elementary students, will be planting trees by WSU’s Stewart Stadium on April 20. WSU’s own Environmental Ambassadors will be hosting the event in celebration...

Joel Makower, chairman and executive editor of the GreenBiz group, speaks at the Intermountain Sustainability Summit at Weber State University on Thursday, Mar. 24. (Nathan Beach / The Signpost)

Sustainability summit comes to Weber State

Nathan Beach March 25, 2016

Business members, people from the community and students gathered March 24 at the ballrooms at Weber State University to learn about sustainability and what they can do to be more environmentally friendly. This...

Researchers are predicting that by the year 2050 both land and ocean will be dominated by plastic waste. (Karen T. Borchers/San Jose Mercury News/MCT)

Science Weekly: Plastic people produce plastic planet

Kellie Plumhof February 2, 2016

Take a moment to imagine all the plastic you use throughout the day—a plastic bottle for your water, a plastic bag for your sandwich and ten plastic bags full of groceries. Perhaps you stop for a soda...

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