December 20, 2023

Top Stories

The Power of the AmericaView Network: Advancing Earth Observation Education and Research

Dr. Lindi Quackenbush is featured in a short film about the AmericaView program, which engages students in GIS and remote sensing technologies.

AGU/TV

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How to Care for Your Christmas Tree

Jill Rahn provides advice on how to keep your fresh-cut Christmas trees looking good through the holidays.

SpectrumNews

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New USDA map shows rising temps in central New York

Terry Ettinger talks about what changes in the USDA’s Plant Hardiness Zone map mean for gardeners. 

WRVO

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What's Happening on Campus

Jahn-Baker Parking Lot Closed Dec. 21

The parking lot behind Jahn and Baker laboratories will be closed from 

7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 21 to allow a crane to lift materials to the roof of Jahn Lab.

The south entry/exit door of the Jahn-Baker breezeway leading to the parking lot will be closed. No pedestrian or vehicular traffic will be allowed in the area coned off by University Police. 

As a safety precaution due to work above an occupied floor, the fourth floor of Jahn Lab will also be closed on Dec. 21. Please plan accordingly. 

All campus roads will remain open.

Celebrating Scott Shannon, Maren King Retirements

Scott Shannon and Maren King are retiring from the Department of

Landscape Architecture. Come help them celebrate this milestone and enjoy some cake!

Thursday, Dec. 21 I 1 p.m. I 102 Marshall

College Take Another Step Toward Zero Waste 

ESF adopted its Zero Waste & Circularity Policy, which expands the informal zero waste goals set by the College in 2019 and builds upon existing policies. The Zero Waste and Circularity Policy applies to all operations across ESF campuses, properties, and field stations, including food service and retail operations and sets measurable and achievable zero waste and circularity goals, procedures for the management and diversion of materials, and expectations for monitoring and reporting. 

The policy was the last step ESF needed to complete its TRUE precertification submission. TRUE is a third-party rating system that verifies actionable steps are being taken and progress is being made in attaining zero-waste goals. If awarded TRUE precertification, ESF will be the first college in the country to achieve this designation as a "portfolio" project meaning that the entire Syracuse will be awarded the designation, not just a single building, as is typical.

ESF News will not be published the week of Dec. 25.

ESF News will kick off a new year in your inboxes Jan. 3, 2024.

Happy Holidays!

Events

People can't come to your events if they don't know when they are! Remember to add them to the campus events calendar. And to find out what’s happening on campus this week visit the ESF Calendar and ESF Engage!



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ESF News is the College's source for all ESF news, information, and events. This newsletter is issued on Wednesdays.The submission deadline is the end of day Monday the week of publication.