FOREST MANAGEMENT LOCAL FOREST SEQUESTRATION
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1,059 acres of tree farm certified forest in and around campus contain 165,491 tons of CO2 and absorb 1,535 tons of CO2 annually. Leading the way in incorporating forest management into sustainability practices, Colgate presented its findings at the 2013 national Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education conference.
Lally Lane Reid Athletic Center
Creative Arts House Little Hall J.C. Colgate Student Union
Case-Geyer Library
Cutten Complex
Lawrence Hall Dana Arts Center
Olin Hall
Persson Hall Lathrop Hall
Bryan Complex Huntington Gymnasium
Ho Science Center Drake Hall Wynn Hall
Curtis Stillman Frank Dining Hall
Andrews
O’Connor Campus Center (Coop) COLGATE UNIVERSITY FOREST
West
Patagonia Sur Nature Reserve, Palena province, Chile
East
225,000 native trees on 428 acres Yields: 5,000 tons of forestry-based annual carbon offsets for 15 years Co-benefit: a place for students and professors to conduct research
RENEWABLE ENERGY PROJECTS E-WASTE RECYCLING STATIONS
SOLAR PANELS
16 locations help keep batteries and hazardous electronics out of landfills
Provide domestic hot water
20,000 lbs per year collected (computers, monitors, TVs, phones, iPods, cables, batteries, calculators, etc.)
Projected to eliminate: 900 gallons of fuel oil/year 18,000 lbs carbon emissions
LANDFILL WASTE
WILLOW BIOMASS PILOT PROJECT
2008
56 lbs (per person)
8-acre field 1 mile from campus
2012
44 lbs (per person)
Reduced: 174 tons total
Test plot for self-supply to Colgate’s wood-fired boiler (installed more than three decades ago), which meets 75 percent of campus heat and hot water needs.
Saved: $11,484 in landfill fees
Expected yield: 900 dry tons during a 20-year period
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