Sustainability Events

Help support EvCC’s Food Pantry by donating non-perishable food items for our Fall Harvest Food Drive! The Food Pantry is collecting donations now through Thursday, November 4th to create Harvest Bags to be distributed before Thanksgiving and the upcoming holiday break!

Fall Harvest Food Drive: Now - Nov. 4

What We Need:

Items we need most

EvCC Sustainability is hosting a FREE (open to all) Electronics Recycling Event on Tuesday, Sept 21st from 10 AM to 2 PM in Lot F.
Event is no touch (drive up/get unloaded by recycling staff). All data is wiped from the electronics.
3 R Technology ( E Waste recycler) accepted items list can be found here: 
https://3rtechnology.com/materials-accepted/

EvCC is hosting 3R Technology for a FREE electronics recycle event on Tuesday, July 13th from 10am to 2pm in LOT F.
Drive up and drop off your electronics for free! To ensure personal security, 3R Technology guarantees to wipe all data from devices.
Open to the public and EvCC Community 
Learn more about accepted E Waste materials here: https://3rtechnology.com/materials-accepted

Alex Tadio, program coordinator and advisor at Western Washington University's Huxley College of the Environment, and Dr. Jenise Bauman, restoration ecologist and WWU professor, will discuss the history, restoration and ecological significance of the Elwha River in the Olympic Peninsula. Register with your EvCC email address to receive the Zoom link.

Earth Hacks was started in 2018 to harness the power of hackathons (typically programming competitions) to develop student-driven solutions to the climate crisis. Sanjana Paul, executive director of the Earth Hacks Foundation, will speak. Register with your EvCC email address to receive the Zoom link.

Author Jeff Antonelis-Lapp speaks about special birds of Mount Rainier. A graduate of Huxley College of the Environment at Western Washington University, he is the author of several books and has spent many years teaching environmental education in western Washington. Register with your EvCC email address to receive the Zoom link.

Celebrity gardening expert Ciscoe Morris will share tips and answer questions about sustainable gardening. Morris gives advice on his “Gardening with Ciscoe” segments on KING 5 TV. “Ask Ciscoe” is a top selling garden book nationwide, and his most recent book "Oh, La La!" was released in 2020. Register with your EvCC email address to receive the Zoom link.

Author Jeff Antonelis-Lapp speaks about "A Virtual Field Trip in the Nisqually River Watershed." A graduate of Huxley College of the Environment at Western Washington University, he is the author of several books and has spent many years teaching environmental education in western Washington. Register with your EvCC email address to receive the Zoom link.

Author Jeff Antonelis-Lapp speaks about his book "Tahoma and its People," a natural history of Mount Rainier National Park. A graduate of Huxley College of the Environment at Western Washington University, he is the author of several books and has spent many years teaching environmental education in western Washington. Register with your EvCC email address to receive the Zoom link.

Brian Zinke, wildlife biologist and executive director of the Pilchuck Audubon Society, talks about turning our communities into bird-friendly communities that can help tackle climate change. Register with your EvCC email address to receive the Zoom link.

See what else is happening for Earth Week.