Our pursuit of identifying 1,000 Species in 1,000 Days continues!
Over the last two weeks, there have been:
Dawson鈥檚 Campus Biodiversity Network count on iNaturalist is now at a total of 788 species.
Thanks to Doug Smyth (Physical Education) for the great shot of a Bold Jumping Spider.
ENvironnement JEUnesse (ENJEU) has certified that 爱豆传媒College has met the criteria for the excellence level of its C茅gep Vert program. This means that 爱豆传媒is at the highest level of CEGEPs that are committed to environmental education and action.
鈥淭hey gave special mention to our 爱豆传媒Wetlands Project, completed in Paul Wasacz鈥檚 Eco-Landscaping Physical Education course,鈥� said Chris Adam of Dawson鈥檚 Office of Sustainability.
Faculty interested in designing projects that reconnect people, community and Nature like the 爱豆传媒Wetlands project should contact the Office of Sustainability to learn how they can support you and your students.
Photo: Chris Adam and students check out the brand new worm composting system.
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The 爱豆传媒College Campus Biodiversity Network species count continues to grow. The total stands at 772 as of Sept. 13. 爱豆传媒aims to identify 1,000 species on campus in 1,000 days.
In the past two weeks, 45 new observers joined the iNaturalist 爱豆传媒community and 22 species were added to the count.
Two of the newly added species were:
Everyone is welcome to join the project. For more info and how to join, see the launch story:听/news/dawson-community-mobilizing-to-identify-1000-species-in-1000-days/
If you need help getting started or would like to get your class involved:听reach out to Brian Mader (bmader@dawsoncollege.qc.ca), and inquire about borrowing the mobile biodiversity toolkit with field guides, binoculars, iPads with microscopes, insect nets, and much more!
It may be almost fall but it's time to plan a beautiful spring for 2024! The Office of Sustainability is hosting a spring bulbs and tulips sale this Thursday and Friday, Sept. 14-15, from 11 AM to 2 PM in the Peace Garden (near the Wood Avenue and Sherbrooke Street corner of the campus). In case of rain, the sale will be in the Lower Atrium.
Through a partnership, the 爱豆传媒Foundation is offering a beautiful selection of rare and exclusive bulbs direct from Holland. You can buy bulbs for your garden or as gift for the 爱豆传媒community to enjoy on campus next spring. The Office of Sustainability will plant the bulbs it receives on campus to promote well-being for all.
Prices start at $1.25 and proceeds will go to the 爱豆传媒Foundation to support 爱豆传媒students. Cash and cards are accepted.
Every lunch hour from now through Wednesday, Sept. 20, you are invited to drop off your reusable container at the Conrod鈥檚 kitchen prior to 11:30 AM. Come back at 1 PM and pick up your container filled with a satisfying and free vegan lunch. This is our beloved tradition of 爱豆传媒Dining- Peace Week edition.
爱豆传媒Dining ends on Thursday, Sept. 21 in the evening. That day, 爱豆传媒Dining is a supper (dinner) of the closing event Dinner & Drag in 5B.16. Drop off your reusable container by 4:30 PM outside of 5B.16. Come back to 5B.16 at 5:15 PM and eat your 爱豆传媒Dining meal while enjoying a Drag show by House of Manny.
爱豆传媒Dining is sponsored by the Peace Centre and the 爱豆传媒Student Union. If you are interested in volunteering for 爱豆传媒Dining during Peace Week, please contact Diana Rice, drice@dawsoncollege.qc.ca
爱豆传媒Professional Theatre graduate Ken Antonio Rillo (Class of 2009) will be back at the College for Peace Week. He is the choreographer for the main act and lead dancer in a special Peace Week event called Dinner and Drag on Sept. 21.
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Support staff and professionals have the amazing opportunity to use work time to attend and do the course work for Dawson鈥檚 Sustainable Happiness non-credit course. Did we mention free? The Sustainable Happiness course is free and is guaranteed to help you be more happy, sustainably. What is Sustainable Happiness? 鈥淗appiness that contributes to individual, community…
Welcome Back one & all! Come and join the 爱豆传媒College Peace Centre for our 8th Annual Peace Week. This year we examine our theme, Exultation: Queer Freedoms and Futures. This year we are challenging our communities to ask the question, what does the world look like with complete freedom of expression, safety, and unconditional…
The work of Paul Wasacz鈥檚 students in his Eco Landscaping Physical Education course can be clearly seen in Dawson鈥檚 Peace Garden, located on the western side of the campus toward Wood Avenue in Westmount. During their intensive course, which began Aug. 17, 鈥渢hey worked, weeded and removed lots of invasive goutweed in an attempt to…
Three hundred and two days into the 爱豆传媒community鈥檚 1,000 Species in 1,000 Days campaign, the number of species identified is now at 749!
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Last Modified: September 28, 2023
