Sustainability at Niagara College

NC Awarded Silver Rating!
NC has been achieved a Silver Rating from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education!
Biodiversity
We’re adding new species like these Blue Winged Teals and Painted Turtles to our biodiversity inventory everyday!

Honeybee on pink chamomile flower

Sustainability at Niagara College

As a leading post-secondary institution with a reputation for innovative environmental programs and applied research, we are dedicated to taking a leadership role in environmental sustainability on campus and in the community.

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❔Are you looking for ways to get involved with y

❔Are you looking for ways to get involved with your community? Volunteerism and community involvement can be a little tricky right now, but are more important than ever!
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♻️ We are co-hosting Niagara’s Virtual Fall Clean-up & Bioblitz with some amazing local organizations! Click the link in our bio to find out more and to register, or DM us with your questions about the event! 📩
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#sustainability #sustainabilitync #myncstory #communitycleanup #bioblitz #community #niagara #npca #swimdrinkfish #nccc #brockuniversity #niagaracoastal #shorelinecleanup #gcsc #wwfcanada

💬“As a Sustainability Reporting Assistant wit

💬“As a Sustainability Reporting Assistant with the Office of Sustainability, I have been lucky to work on a number of very cool projects! I lead the data collection and document updates for the DJP campus’ Audubon International Cooperative Sanctuary Program re-certification, and award winning education and certification program. I learned all about the waste streams on campus by helping to create a waste training module. I also worked on and Environmental Management Plan for a craft brewery in the Himalayan Mountains in Bhutan! I look forward to working with Amber and Taryn on more cool projects and event this fall!”
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Needless to say... we’ve been keeping Christine busy! And she always shows up ready for the challenge 🤩
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#sustainability #sustainabilitync #myncstory #report #auduboninternational #acsp #ourstudentsrock #waste #wastemanagement #recycling #organics #training #alwayslearning #workintegratedlearning

📚We can’t get many of our office’s initiati

📚We can’t get many of our office’s initiatives off the ground without the help of our amazing @niagaracollege students! Here is a little bit more about Suraj, one of our office’s interns this semester 📚
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“I am from a small Himalayan Kingdom, Bhutan; nestled between two giants, India and China. I have a bachelor’s degree in environmental management, and have done research work on climate change for a non-profit organization in Bhutan. I have also interned at the United Nations Country Office in Bhutan, where I worked closely with food and agriculture organizations to carry out pilot projects on growing foreign varieties of rice and its suitability in the Bhutanese climate. This fall I am interning at the Niagara College Office of Sustainability, where I will be working on preparing training modules on waste management!”
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Suraj, it is such a pleasure to have you on the team, and thank you for being here! We are honoured to be apart of your #myncstory!
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#sustainability #sustainabilitync #myncstory #bhutan #intern #ourstudentsrock #waste #wastemanagement #recycling #organics #training #alwayslearning #workintegratedlearning

📣INTRODUCING📣 . The person with the plan...

📣INTRODUCING📣
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The person with the plan... our office’s fearless leader, Taryn! You may not always see her around, but she works hard behind the scenes to make the college a sustainable place to be! DYK: Taryn and Amber are both NC grads 🎓?! Next time you’re chatting with them ask them to tell you their #myncstory!
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#sustainabilitync #sustainability #myncstory #niagaracollege #niagara #intro

💙WELCOME BACK NC💙 . It’s about time we for

💙WELCOME BACK NC💙
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It’s about time we formally introduce ourselves! This week we’ll be introducing the members of our campus sustainability team, first up we have Amber, the college’s Sustainability Program & Outreach Coordinator (and the person writing these posts LOL). We can’t wait to work together this year to make it one of the most sustainable yet!
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#sustainabilitync #sustainability #myncstory #niagaracollege #niagara #intro

♻️ PLASTIC FREE JULY ♻️ . Plastic Free Jul

♻️ PLASTIC FREE JULY ♻️
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Plastic Free July is a global movement to help in the reduction of plastic pollution. To take part all you need to do is “refuse-to-use” single-use plastics for the month of July. Swipe ➡️ for a couple of #plasticfreejuly tips, and feel free to tag us and let us know how you’re refusing to use single-use #plastics! 🚫🥤
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#sustainability #sustainabilitync #myncstory #plasticpollutes #endplasticpollution #plasticfreejuly

Pollinator Profile: Bats & accidental pollinators

Pollinator Profile: Hummingbirds! DYK: the only sp

🐝 Did you know that June 22-28 is national poll

🐝 Did you know that June 22-28 is national pollinator week? 🐝
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People typically think of bees when we say the word “pollinator”, and they wouldn’t be wrong, but there are other species that also act as pollinators! Keep an eye out this week as we highlight our favourite pollinators 🔎🦋🦇🐛🐾🐥 .
#pollinatorweek #sustainability #sustainabilitync #myncstory #pollinators #pollinatorfriendly

Happy Indigenous Peoples Day and summer solstice!

Happy Indigenous Peoples Day and summer solstice! 🌞. This year to celebrate we are encouraging everyone to follow the NC Indigenous Education department and show them some love 💙 #IndigenousPeoplesDay

A message from Niagara College President Sean Kenn

A message from Niagara College President Sean Kennedy and @yourncsac President Tom Price:
With our shared commitment to providing a college community that is respectful, inclusive and diverse, and in solidarity with those fighting racism, intolerance and injustice, we agree that the focus of social media today should be on these important issues, and the meaningful, positive change we need in our communities and around the world. Both Niagara College and NCSAC will pause their social media accounts today, and our joint Instagram AMA scheduled for today has been postponed.

🌏🌍🌎 HAPPY EARTH DAY @niagaracollege 🌎🌍🌏!
#EarthDay may look a little different this year, but that’s okay! We’re going to make the best of it. Join us today at 12:00pm on Instagram live for a virtual community cleanup in celebration of Earth Day! Check out our highlights for details, and we may even have a special guest join us live!

Tell us what you’re doing to celebrate Earth Day below, or a goal you have for this year to help lower your impact on the environment! ⤵️

🌍🌏🌎 EARTH DAY COUNTDOWN: 7 days! 🌍🌏

🌍🌏🌎 EARTH DAY COUNTDOWN: 7 days! 🌍🌏🌎 Everything might be on pause for the moment, but celebrating Earth Day luckily isn’t! How are you celebrating Earth Day this year while maintaining social distance? Leave your ideas in the comments below ⬇️, we’ll be sharing ours soon!

Guess what?! The @ncgreenhouse has welcomed a new

Guess what?! The @ncgreenhouse has welcomed a new friend, and he needs a name!
Details ➡️ @niagaracollege We need your help! Help us find a purrfect name for our new Greenhouse cat!😺 The winning name will receive a $50 Bench to Go gift card and a $50 greenhouse gift card. Visit www.niagaracollege.ca/contest to enter, or swipe up in our Instagram story. As many of the NC staff, students and alumni know, our beloved Basil the NC Greenhouse cat passed away last fall. Over this winter a homeless cat was taken in at the Greenhouse, and he has been getting to know everyone. We’re happy to share that the Greenhouse will be his new home, but he needs a name!

The opportunity to share your suggested name runs from February 3, 2020 8:00 a.m. EST and closes February 10, 2020 at 11:59 p.m. EST. Staff, students and alumni will be invited to submit their suggested names. The winning name will be announced via social media on Tuesday, February 18th. * This contest is in no way sponsored, endorsed, administered or associated with Facebook.

📣CALLING ALL NATURE LOVERS📣 It’s that tim

📣CALLING ALL NATURE LOVERS📣

It’s that time of year again! We are recruiting dedicated @niagaracollege students to help plan and execute our annual spring #bioblitz event!

Come out this Friday, January 17 from 12-1pm in NOTL (W212) to find out more about what this event is and how you can play a key role 🗝

#sustainability #sustainabilitync #myncstory #ncbioblitz

♻️Happy Waste Reduction Week! ♻️ . To cele

♻️Happy Waste Reduction Week! ♻️
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To celebrate this year have a group of amazing students carrying out their very own NC Zero Waste Challenge throughout reading week (talk about dedication!). For this challenge they will be collecting their waste destined for landfill for the week in hopes of measuring their impacts 🚮. We’ll keep you posted on the results!
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#sustainability #sustainabilitync #myncstory #waste #reduction #wastereduction #wastereductionweek #reduceyourimpact #knowwhatyouthrow #niagaracollege

Beautiful day to paint the rainbow crosswalk at th

Beautiful day to paint the rainbow crosswalk at the #NOTL campus! 🌈
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#sustainability #sustainabilitync #inclusivity #myncstory #NiagaraCollege #Niagara #pride #prideniagara

It’s a beautiful day for a litter clean-up! ♻️🚮
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#sustainability #sustainabilitync #myncstory #NiagaraCollege #keepNOTLbeautiful #litter #cleanup #NOTL #Niagara #NiagaraRegion #wwf #greatcanadianshorelinecleanup

📣MUG SHARE IS HERE📣

Reduce - Reuse - RE♻️MUG!

We’ve proudly teamed up with @yourncsac Student Cafes to reduce the use of paper cups on campus with it's new Mug Share Program! You can do your part to better the environment while getting a sweet discount on your mornin' brew!

Swipe right for the details!

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