Calvin University
EN-4: Outreach Materials and Publications

A Watershed Restoration Initiative of Calvin College (Plaster Creek Stewards) publishes a newsletter twice a year.
https://calvin.edu/plaster-creek-stewards/education/newsletters/

Our LEED-certified Gold Bunker Interpretive Center highlights the green building features. Van Reken Hall has signage for the sustainable landscaping surrounding the building. The Calvin Energy Recovery Fund (CERF) posts signs explaining energy-saving measures associated with the CERF project implemented across a variety of campus facilities. The Spoelhof University Center rain garden has a sign describing its purpose of capturing stormwater with native plants.

Bunker Interpretive Center has a sustainable walking map for surrounding areas. Maps are also available here of the native plant demonstration gardens to inspire and instruct visitors on using native plants in their landscapes.
https://calvin.edu/ecosystem-preserve/documents/visit-us/NativeGardensMapP1.pdf

The Campus Sustainability Guide provides ideas for incorporating sustainability into everyday student and campus life. The table of contents is listed below:
-Why should we at Calvin University care about the environment?
-What does it mean to live sustainably?
-Are you living a sustainable life?
-What can you do?

ReTHINK your waste
ReTHINK your energy usage
ReTHINK how you get from place to place
ReTHINK your water consumption
ReTHINK your food
How can you get involved?

What has Calvin University already done?

https://calvin.edu/about/sustainability/get-involved/campus-sustainability-guide/

Plaster Creek Stewards is a watershed restoration initiative of Calvin University that seeks to create opportunities for all watershed members to join in the story of a healthy, beautiful, renewed Plaster Creek. As an initiative of Calvin University, its strategy includes research, education and engagement, partnerships, and regenerative practices. Regular news items are published on the initiative's Facebook site at https://www.facebook.com/PlasterCreekStewards/.

This information was submitted by Andrea Lubberts, Program Manager of Plaster Creek Stewards, and through emails to the college newspaper and the head of Physical Plant.