Volunteers needed to Help Plant at the Sustainability Demonstration House
Join us for a morning of planting and garden fun as we install new native and low-water plants into the front yard landscape of the Sustainability Demonstration House!

Tuesday, August 31st | 9:00am-12:00pm
Meet at the Sustainability Demonstration House (12 Cragmor Village Road)

Thanks to funding from the Green Action Fund and the Colorado Garden Foundation along with in-kind support from Weisburg Landscape, our garden is almost ready for self-guided tours.

Gloves and tools will be provided for participants. Please wear closed-toe shoes and sunscreen and bring a water bottle. A follow-up email to all volunteers will provide additional information.

We are accepting volunteers who can
commit 30 minutes, or an hour, or the entire time!


Email Kimberly to RSVP by Friday, August 27th by noon
UCCS Staff Association Clean-The-Stream
Staff volunteers pulled 23 bags of trash, including metal wire, grocery cart components and half of a shovel, from UCCS’ adopted waterway during the first-ever Staff Association Clean the Stream event.

The event, hosted by the Office of Sustainability, was part of UCCS’ commitment to maintain the Templeton Gap Floodway, which flows next to the UCCS campus and eventually joins the Arkansas River.
 
UCCS adopted the Templeton Gap Floodway in 2010 through the city of Colorado Springs’ adopt-a-waterway cleanup program. According to research by Dave Havlick, professor of Geography and Environmental Studies, the floodway was built in 1949 after catastrophic flooding submerged 200 Colorado Springs city blocks, destroyed homes and city infrastructure and caused casualties in the waterway’s drainage area. Three times a year, the Office of Sustainability at UCCS invites volunteers to clear debris from this critical resource.

“While pulling a tire or a shopping cart out of the creek feels super rewarding, picking up a single cigarette butt positively impacts the health of our waterways,” said Kimberly Reeves, Interim Director of Sustainability. “And, you can participate year-round by bringing a bag to pick up trash on your neighborhood walks or hikes.”
KFL Office Supply Recycling
Do you have
  • pens
  • markers
  • permanent markers
  • mechanical pencils
  • and broken binders
that no longer work?

The Kraemer Family Library is here to support you!
In the KFL Sustainability Plan, adopted in late 2018, the KFL Team Green identified sustainable practices to implement in the library operational and educational practices.

Through a Green Action Fund funded project, you can bring all of these unwanted, single-use office supplies to the library near the circulation desk on the west side of the building.

Once the container is full, KFL Team Green members will ship it back to Staples to be up-cycled into new materials.
The Office of Sustainability is Hiring!
The Office of Sustainability is hiring
  • Sustainability Assistant focusing on events and marketing - SEAN Job Code: 27032830 and
  • Sustainability Assistant focusing on zero waste - SEAN Job Code: 27032823.
The full job descriptions for these work study positions and the application process can be found on SEAN.


The UCCS Office of Sustainability supports and engages the UCCS and broader community through educational campaigns, updated infrastructure, programs, project, events, and more! Join our collaborative and engaging office that fosters the development of leaders that strengthen community, protect our natural environment and address social challenges of our time. 
Save the Date: Creek Week Clean-ups
Creek Week is Colorado's largest watershed-wide clean-up!

Join us for the 8th annual clean-up with events hosted from
Sat, Sept. 25 - Sun, Oct. 3


Stay tuned for information about the UCCS clean-up hosted at the University's adopted waterway.
Due to COVID-19 regulations, the Sustainability Demonstration House and Office of Sustainability will 100% remote as of 11/30/2020. Please email sustain@uccs.edu with questions.

For more information about UCCS guidelines on the impacts of COVID-19, please visit this website: https://covid19.uccs.edu/