August: Moving Green

 Welcome back to school, Cyclones! This is Molly and Maddie here from the Live Green Ten Year Anniversary. As some of you are “moving in,” we are excited to invite all of you to MOVE GREEN this month as we kick-off the Live Green! Ten Year Anniversary monthly themes and events. Our Ten Year Anniversary

Iowa State University is Celebrating 10 Years of Living Green!

Hello, Cyclones!! My name is Molly Breen, and I am here with Maddie Blandin. We are Strategic Initiatives Interns for the Iowa State University Live Green! Initiative. The Live Green! Initiative is celebrating its ten-year anniversary THIS year, and we are so excited to celebrate Ten Years of Living Green with all of you! Live

Greening Your Cup of Joe

Molly- “Paige, guess what today is?” Paige- “What?” Molly- “International Coffee Day!” Paige- “That’s one of my new favorite holidays! Let’s go celebrate!” Ames is a coffeeshop goldmine. It’s full of unique coffee shops that add a diverse flavor to your study session or hangout. In honor of  International Coffee Day on September 29th, we

5 Tips to “Green” Your Halloween

Hello, everyone! My name is Laurelin, and I’m a Live Green! intern in the Office of Sustainability! You might remember me from my previous blog posts about farmers’ markets, composting, and more! Today I’m back with some tips on how to “green” your Halloween! Fall is in full swing, and Halloween is right around the

RAMPing Up Sustainability: “Greening” the July Move Out Season

Hello, everyone! My name is Laurelin, and I’m a Special Initiatives intern in the Office of Sustainability! I’m back today with a wrap-up post on the Rummage RAMPage, a city-wide rummage sale that helped divert household items from the landfill while raising money for local nonprofits! Check out the rest of the post to learn

Gardening 101: A Newbie’s Guide to the Food At First Garden

Hello, everyone! My name is Laurelin, and I’m a Live Green! intern currently working for the office over the summer! You might remember me from previous blog posts, and I’m happy to say that I’ll be here throughout the fall semester as well! Today I’m back with a new post on gardening – let me

Living Around Autism

Please welcome back Kathryn! Kathryn is a Live Green! intern, and she’s written multiple posts on her experiences at Iowa State. Today she’s here to share more information about autism awareness, which is related to social sustainability. In our house, every month is Autism Awareness Month, not just April. I have been involved in many

It’s On Us, Iowa State

Please welcome guest blogger Kathryn! Kathryn has been a Live Green! intern since the summer of 2015, and she wrote a wonderful piece on the College Creek Cleanup. She’s currently working with the STARS (Sustainability Tracking, Assessment, & Rating System), which is a framework for colleges and universities to measure their sustainability performance. Today she’s

I Pledge to be Sustainable

Madi: Hello everyone!  Laurelin and I are back with one final blog post for you all! Laurelin: The year has sadly come to an end and while I won’t miss the stress of finals and classes, I’m definitely going to miss working as a Live Green! intern. Madi: To wrap things up and bring the blog

Celebrating Earth Month at Iowa State

Our wonderful Honors student, Lauren Young, is back writing a blog on her Earth Month experience! In celebration of the many sustainable activities that go on in the Ames community throughout the month of April, Live Green! creates a comprehensive calendar that highlights events at ISU and in Ames, and The Green Umbrella holds a