Environmental Club Minutes

      November 18, 2007

Attendees: Chip D., Ryan O., Lamai C., Ray T., Max F., Sophie H., Justin B., Marc

T., Flannery K.

I.                   Other events happening on campus:

a.       International Events Week:

                                                              i.      Brown bag lunch tomorrow (Wednesday, November 19) 12:30 pm

                                                            ii.      Present study abroad trips:

1.      Gary Parks to Ireland

2.      Bob Thompson to Jamaica

3.      Chip Dodd to Namibia!!!

II.                Field Trips

a.       Day trip debriefing (bird watching)

                                                              i.      Quick overview: enjoyed diverse wildlife including porpoises, seals, snow geese (especially when the bald eagle was flying above them)

                                                            ii.      Quick link to pictures from day trip - http://s422.photobucket.com/albums/pp302/SCCEnviroClub/?albumview=link (will also be on the web site)

b.      Overnighter:

                                                              i.      Attendees:

1.      Lamai, Max, Chip, Ryan, Marc, Daniel, Casey, Tiffanie, Ray, Sean

2.      Matt and fam for a day

                                                            ii.      Departure time

1.      Friday afternoon at 2 p.m. leave from SCC: Ray, Chip, Marc, Max, Daniel, Casey, Tiffanie, & Sean all in the SCC van Chip will be driving

a.       Meet in front of 2903 with all of your gear.

b.      Cars can be parked on campus all weekend (if you have a parking pass) as long as a list of license plate numbers should be handed in to the security guard. Please coordinate a list of plate #’s when you meet in front of 2903, confirm with Chip, and then turn in.

2.      Saturday (early) morning (around 5 a.m.): Lamai, Ryan, Mark

                                                          iii.      Contact list

1.      Please call if there are any issues, changes, requests, or questions!

2.      Chip and Lamai’s phone number: (206) 697-3251 and Lamai’s (425) 218-7286

                                                          iv.      Food

1.      Everyone is going brings their own lunch/snacks

2.      Shopping for dinners – Lamai and Max

a.       Friday dinner: Beef hotdogs, chili, salsa, cornbread

b.      Saturday dinner: Pasta with red sauce and vegetables

c.       Oatmeal, fruit, juice, water, soda, cookies (for dessert both nights)

d.      Firewood

                                                            v.      Supplies

1.      Group: Tents, stoves/propane, cooking supplies, tarps

a.       Ryan – tent, Chip tent, Ray tent (2)

b.      Chip – tarps

c.       Lamai/Ray – stove with propane

d.      Lamai – cooking supplies, garbage bags

2.      Individually:

a.       To stay warm: waterproof clothing and shoes, hiking-appropriate shoes, change of clothes, warm winter weather clothing, sleeping bag, sleeping pad

b.      Food related: eating utensils (i.e. spoon, bowl, mug), bring your own lunch and snacks

c.       Others: toiletries (i.e. toothbrush), camera

d.      EXTRA SOCKS!!!

III.             Recycling

a.       Facts: Cleanscapes & “best workplaces for recycling”

b.      Recyclables on campus: http://www.cleanscapes.com/shoreline/Downloads/CommercialContainerArt_Recycling_CRA.pdf

c.       Where are my recycling bins??

IV.             Focus the Nation

                                                              i.      No longer in January, now in April along with Earth Week!

V.                Earth Week

a.       PUB issue – some classes are going to be moved from the 1800 building to some rooms in the PUB during spring quarter (because of remodeling). This is an issue because that’s where we’d have the speakers during Earth Week. Perhaps things will work out though because the classes held in the PUB rooms are probably going to be the more popular class hours (9:30 – 12:20)… we may have the speakers just present afterward.

                                                              i.      For now stay posted for information updates…

b.      Research speakers

                                                              i.      Group together ideas/themes (oceans, biology, utilities, geology)

1.      Chip proposed potential speakers in oceans and biology (birds).

2.      Ideas always welcome!!!

c.       Research for signs/trivia

                                                              i.      Justin and Chip collaborating for this.

                                                            ii.      So far this is the most developed part of Earth Week events.

d.      Tables

                                                              i.      Information table – consisting of brochures, handouts, etc.

                                                            ii.      Environmentally friendly products table

1.      Lamai is very interested in this, could use things like bamboo products: textiles (including socks, towels, bedding), water filters (instead of bottled water), etc.

2.      Possibly items for sale

3.      Get donations/wholesale for some items (for sale or giveaway for raffles, trivia).

                                                          iii.      Recycled goods table – Ray (revolving around recycled art products including clay)

VI.             Bringing food for next time: Justin

VII.          End of the quarter party

a.       Chip proposed a trip down to the Edmonds Water Park during an extreme low tide.

b.      Saturday, December 13 around 10:00 p.m. is the scheduled low tide. We will probably meet a little before that time.

c.       More details to come!

President: Lamai Cox . . . . . lcox@shoreline.edu