CSUN’s Institute of Sustainability recently gave the Internet a whole lot more information, about 3,600 trees-worth full. Last week, the Institute for Sustainability released online its ongoing project of a tree atlas on campus. “The last tree atlas was done in 1989,” said Helen Cox, associate geography professor. ”It was pre-earthquake and I felt that it needed to be updated.” The digital atlas was first just a measurement project for Cox and her students, she said. But soon it took… Read more

Whether your a tree-hugger or not, you can’t miss the second annual CSUN Campus Sustainability Day that will be held on Wednesday, October 21 from 9 am – 8:30 pm. Throughout the morning, faculty and students will hold presentations in the Whitsett Room,room 451, in Sierra Hall. Helen Cox, director of CSUN’s Institute for Sustainability said  the topics include information on new sustainable courses,  initiatives that aim to make CSUN a more sustainable campus and tips about things students can do… Read more