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This Waste Wednesday, I wanted to share some of my

This Waste Wednesday, I wanted to share some of my favourite mobility alternatives to help curb wasteful CO2 emissions from unnecessary driving. Within the past year I’ve needed to adapt my mobility choices because of a mild back injury in Summer 2020. Many of my top picks reflect the changes and mobility solutions I’ve implemented when feeling all cooped up.

🐶 Moving about is always better when spending time with the ones you love. For me, that is my fur-baby Sarj. Sarj is a sucker for walks, hikes, and the dog park. Even though he is a big dog, Sarj will be patient with me when I need to take breaks and is a great motivator to keep going. Pets are awesome mobility companions!

🌳 No matter the loved one I’m with I feel an overwhelming amount of peace in the forest. While I can’t tackle extended steep hills there are plenty of trails in Niagara Region that make hiking accessible to me. I do recognize, however, that many trails are not on public transit routes. On my hikes I now use trekking poles which make it easier to stay stable and slowly attempt slight inclines. The trail picture featured above is Fall 2020 at Louth Conservation area. This trail has a good mix of inclines and is connected to the Bruce Trail. If you’re looking to get lost it is a great place to start.

🛶 My number one passion is paddling. I have a deep sense of connection with water and enjoy bonding with others over its spiritual qualities. The boat featured above is a result of this desire to spend as much of my on the water. Given my mobility needs I chose something with a back rest and plenty of space to move around in. The added weight does make lifting the boat quite difficult. When portaging I now bring a cart which allows me to travel further without stressing out my back.

In the moment we often must work with what we’ve got. That doesn’t mean we can’t plan for the future. So, I’m curious, what are your favourite ways to get around? Do you have any suggestions for the future of mobility in your community? Let me know in the comments below!

~ Lindsay
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Lindsay (2020) The Open Road is Where I Felt at Ho

Lindsay (2020) The Open Road is Where I Felt at Home

Hello, and welcome back to Sustainability Sundays! While we had a bit of a break, I am looking forward to getting back into the swing of things. This summer we will take a turn and explore some important themes within the world of sustainability. To kick start this journey I wanted to dig in and be vulnerable with you fine folks. I feel that we learn the most when we begin from a place of openness and honesty. This week I want to explore a small bit of what freedom means to me.

When I was younger, I would chomp at the bit to drive anything. From boats, to Go-Karts, to backhoes, anything that essentially operated on combustion principles I was there. I loved the feeling of having one hand on the wheel and the other on a gear shift. Vehicles always gave me a sense of freedom. I could take myself virtually anywhere and do almost anything with this power. You can imagine my anticipation for the day I would be eligible for my G1 license. The start of a journey towards getting, what I perceived as ultimate freedom: the open road.

Into my adult life, mobility and freedom have remained two important values for me. Some days, all I want to do is get in my car and drive off into the sunset. No destination, no plans – just me, Shania Twain, and a blow-up mattress. I have learned, however, that this idea of freedom comes at a high environmental cost. According to Seth Wynes and Kimberly Nicholas (2017) ‘Personal choices to reduce your contribution to climate change’, living a car free life has a high impact for annual climate savings (tCO2e). For someone like me this has caused a great deal of cognitive dissonance.

It is hard to reconcile with wanting to experience this sense of freedom while stewarding a sustainable world. Coming to grips with the reality of climate change has made me pause on many aspects of my life. This Waste Wednesday I will reflect on some mobility alternatives that I now use to experience that same sense of freedom. Until Wednesday, this is Lindsay signing off!
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Welcome back to Waste Wednesdays! This is Lindsa

Welcome back to Waste Wednesdays!

This is Lindsay writing to you from the comfort of my home office. You may know me from previous Sustainability Sundays posts. I have the pleasure and honour of taking over Waste Wednesdays for the Spring and Summer.

The inspiration for this week came from a workshop led by the previous renowned Jess Nguyen. Today we will learn how to make glue/tape! This recipe is useful for wrapping gifts and creating labels for your everyday items like glass jars and notebooks.

| Materials List |

Water (1-cup)

Stovetop or single burner

Pot

Whisk

Cornstarch (4-cups)

| Recipe |

Step One: Bring the 1-cup of water to a rolling boil

Step Two: Add cornstarch to the water, whisk until consistent, and remove from heat

Step Three: Transfer the mixture, once cooled to room temperature, to a glass jar

Step Four: Store in fridge for a couple of weeks.

Now you’re ready for the fun! Cut out strips of thick papers, such as paper bags and construction paper, and apply your glue. The strips can then be secured to all sorts of material to act as tape or a label.

For more awesome low waste solutions check in next week!

Lindsay

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💙 Happy Earth Day to all, and thank you for cel

💙 Happy Earth Day to all, and thank you for celebrating with us and @ie_nc today! 💚

We would like to leave you with a final thought this Earth Day, with the words provided by our Niagara College Vice President, Student Success, Rick Anderson:

“The context for me is when I think about taking care of Mother Earth, respecting the environment, it’s important for me to also think about all the other amazing animals and creatures that share this planet with us – we need to be aware that our actions can have tremendous impact on the others we share the planet with. Being able to hang out with the horses and feeding them carrots is a great outdoor activity that focuses me on the earth and the amazing creatures that live here.”

Rick’s message has really stuck with us during a time where our connection with Mother Earth and her creatures is more important than ever. Thank you Rick, and in that light we ask that for Earth Day our community take time and appreciate Earth’s creatures while connecting with nature 🐴.

@niagaracollege, 👏 YOU 👏 SHOWED 👏 UP 👏

@niagaracollege, 👏 YOU 👏 SHOWED 👏 UP 👏 this Earth Week! We are blown away by how many of you shared how you connected with nature for #EarthDay and beyond! Here some of the students’ favourite ways to connect:

❌ invasive species removal - #bye garlic mustard.

🧘 just simply showing up in and for nature.

🔬 observing nature #bioblitzing.

🌱starting/planting gardens!

🚴‍♀️ bike riding and being active outdoors.

🐕‍🦺 and of course, taking a pet for a walk!

No matter how you connected with nature this past week, we hope that it allowed you to take a deep breath and reset to get through the final leg of the semester. Now for what you’ve all been waiting for... check out our stories for our giveaway winners!

The Niagara College Executive Team (ET) heard this

The Niagara College Executive Team (ET) heard this week is Earth Week, and they wanted to join in on the fun! With smiles like this, how could we possibly say no?! So without further adieu, we present to you a series we like to call: ET @ Home - Earth Week Edition 🌎🌍🌏. This series showcases our ET’s favourite ways to connect with nature - what’s yours? Leave it in the comments below 👇

Here’s the ET phone home... I mean... ET @ Home - Earth Week Edition line-up:

Photo 1. Sean Kennedy - our NC President enjoys bird watching to connect with nature 🦉 (and no he’s not trying to show off his nifty socks, he’s protecting himself from ticks! #ticksmart)

Photo 2. Our Vice President, Academic, Fiona Allan, connects with the Earth on local hiking trails. Check out the beautiful scenery from her hike this week at Ball’s Falls 🏞

Photo 3. Pickles 🐕 likes to connect with nature by going for walks with Vice President of Research & External Relations, Dr. Marc Nantel!

Photo 4. Senior Vice President of Operations, Pam Skinner, likes to connect with nature by taking care of her beautiful gardens! 🌱🌷

Photo 5. Connecting with the Earth while staying active is important! Thank you Vice President, International, Sean Coote for the reminder and sharing how you’re celebrating #EarthWeek

Photo 6. Vice President, Student Success, Rick Anderson shared a special message with us about how he likes to connect with the Earth, and it really stuck with us. Keep an eye out this afternoon for Rick’s perspective on connecting with the Earth, but in the mean time, here is Rick and one of the Earth’s amazing creatures 🐴

Next up we’re featuring how our students are connecting with the Earth this week, and announcing our giveaway winners 🥳. Stay tuned...

Happy Earth Week 🌎💚! Today’s tip is simple

Happy Earth Week 🌎💚! Today’s tip is simple yet super effective: buy less. I’m ecstatic about the growing interest in living greener lives. There are so many new options out there for things like sustainable fashion or plastic-free products! 🛍

But before you go out and buy all the shiny new eco-friendly wares out there, stop and think about whether you actually need them! A lot of resources go into creating new products. If you’re throwing out all your old (but still perfectly usable) plastic containers and buying new glass or metal ones, your footprint is going to be quite large despite your good intentions. Whether it’s clothes, containers, or household products... the most sustainable option is what you already have! Use what you have until the end of its life and then think about replacing it with something environmentally smarter. You don’t need to spend a lot of 💲 to live sustainably.

✨ Fixing up clothes is easy! There are countless resources online about how to darn socks, embroider over small holes/stains, or rework old clothing into something new!

✨ I see a lot of ads for bamboo utensil sets for on-the-go eating. But frankly, I think they’re unnecessary. Just grab some 🍴 from your kitchen drawer and you’re all set! As you can see in the picture above, I have my utensils in a super simple pouch my friend made from upcycled fabric.

✨ If you make your own household cleaner or use something like HopePodz ( @weareplanet_hope ), it can be tempting to buy a new, pretty glass spray bottle. As you can see in the photo, I’ve opted to reuse a plastic bottle from a previous purchase.

✨ If and when you do need to go buy something, try to find it at a thrift store. Buying second-hand means avoiding the resources, pollution, and exploitative labour that goes into the production of many new products and materials.

Buy less! Your wallet and the Earth will thank you 😉.

- Jess Nguyen 🌱

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🌏🌍🌎 Let’s kick off #EarthWeek with a gi

🌏🌍🌎 Let’s kick off #EarthWeek with a giveaway! 🌎🌍🌏

@sustainabilitync & @ie_nc have teamed up to celebrate Earth Week (and IE’s Wellness Week) with a special giveaway! Complete the steps below by 12pm on Earth Day (April 22nd) for a chance to win one of two $50 grocery gift cards.

Here’s how to enter:
- Make sure you’re following BOTH @sustainabilitync and @ie_nc
- Like this post
- Tag or DM us a photo of how you’re celebrating Earth Day by connecting with nature!

We can’t wait to celebrate Earth Week virtually with you this year! Link in bio for more info on our Earth Activities.

📸Lindsay (2019) Home is a Feeling We began Su

📸Lindsay (2019) Home is a Feeling

We began Sustainability Sundays by asking what is sustainability? Why is it important? We looked at Jeremy Caradonna’s system theory of sustainability which suggests that all things are interrelated. Then we looked at Nenad Šimunovi´c et al. frame analysis for sustainability. Frame analysis is a tool used to understand the social demand of certain groups. Last week, this tool was employed to the Sustainability x SPORT panel. Most participants valued the three-pillar approach to sustainability: environmental, social, and economic. We also asked was why are trees so important to sustainability? Today I attempt to answer that question with the tools we have gained.

Trees play a distinct ecological role which fulfills the environmental pillar. Socially, trees play a cultural role and are valued differently to different people. I will lean on the economic pillar to answer our question. An article by Bibi van der Zee placed trees in a historical context like the time period that Jeremy was writing. During the late 11th century the Forest Law was introduced which gave unprecedented power to the monarchy in England. At that time, private landowners held the most power over trees. To solidify the power of their empires, monarchs would overharvest from the forests. The overharvesting was a tool of power maintenance for monarchs. While the Forest Law would change title under the Magna Carta the practices of overharvesting continued well into the 17th century when colonial powers were gaining strength. The legacy and impacts of overharvesting remain to this day.

We're living this next chapter in the History of Sustainability. While these reflections have centered on England there's much to learn about Canada’s role in this history. As we end this sustainability journey there are three things I encourage you to do:

1. Familiarise yourself with the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada report findings by visiting nctr.ca

2. Investigate the TRC Calls to Action

3. Read Clearing the Plains: Disease, Politics of Starvation, and the Loss of Aboriginal Life, James Daschuk, 2013

That’s all for now folks! ~ Lindsay

One of my housemates tends to leave a few slices o

One of my housemates tends to leave a few slices of old bread behind while moving on to the next loaf ‍️🤷🏻‍♀️. I love an opportunity to flex my resourcefulness, so it was the beginning of a symbiotic relationship! Today I’m sharing a few tips that I use to save old bread 🍞 from being thrown away.

✨ Stale bread is perfect for french toast 🌞! All you need is egg, your milk of choice, and optional flavourings like vanilla and spices. Swap the egg for ground flaxseed and choose a non-dairy milk to make it plant-based! 🌼

✨ Toast the bread at low heat (about 250°F). Then, crumble or pulse the dried bread in a food processor for homemade breadcrumbs!

✨ My go-to (shown in the photo above) is slicing the bread into cubes and freezing it. Once I've accumulated enough, I use the bread cubes for stuffing or bread pudding. 👩🏻‍🍳

Thanks for tuning in 💚. Hope you’re all doing well during this busy end-of-term period!

- Jess Nguyen 🌱

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🌍 Earth Week Activity Highlight 🌎: Virtual S

🌍 Earth Week Activity Highlight 🌎: Virtual Spring Bioblitz!

What is a bioblitz you ask? A traditional in person bioblitz is a gathering of citizen scientists inventorying plant and animal species in a set location, during a set period of time. A virtual bioblitz is virtually the same (pardon the pun! 🤪), but instead of one set location and time, participants are joining from their own neighborhoods at whatever time works for them during the week of April 17th-25th! The species inventorying and ID assistance part will take place through iNaturalist (@inaturalistorg), and the office of sustainability will be available virtually through emails and DMs to celebrate your cool observations throughout the week 📸

For complete bioblitz details, register through the Earth Week link in our bio! Happy blitzing ☀️🌱🐾

Photo Credit: Lindsay (2021) A Couple of Spectatin

Photo Credit: Lindsay (2021) A Couple of Spectating Testudines

Why, hello there, and welcome to this week’s episode of Sustainability Sundays. This week we shall practice employing the frame analysis in relation to the recent Sustainability x SPORT event hosted by @niagaracollege and @canadagames. I get the feeling we are closing in on a workable definition of sustainability. So, without further adieu, let us begin.

Frame analysis sustainability, according to Nenad Šimunovi´c, Franziska Hesser and Tobias Stern, is a synthesis of ideas to create a master frame. A master frame is a singular idea that underpins slight differences in how sustainability can be conceptualized. From the Sustainability x SPORT event a ‘classical definition’ was used to frame sustainability. This definition suggests that ideas of sustainability are held up by three pillars: environmental, social, and economic. For the purposes of the event, these three pillars were further examined through the lens, or social demand, of sport.

To be honest, I did not attend the event thinking of Sustainability Sundays. To close this post, I want to share the inspiration for today’s content. I was moved by the words of Kevin Sandy who proposed that sustainability is rooted in our values as people. He went on to frame sustainability at the intersection of sport as a point of connection. From Kevin’s perspective, games are a way of connecting people through respect of differences in peace. This framing of sustainability is very hopeful and grounding. I will surely carry it with me wherever I go.

So, that is all for today’s episode friends. Stay tuned for next week where we bring everything together for the final Sustainability Sundays post (by me). As always, stay curious and open to the world around you. This is Lindsay signing off!

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This week’s Waste Wednesday impact-reducing post

This week’s Waste Wednesday impact-reducing post is inspired by National Wildlife Week! Global biodiversity is in crisis and a big driver is the massive (and growing) amount of land and resources used for animal-based foods. Animal agriculture is responsible for emitting 18% of all greenhouse gasses, and this is expected to increase 80% by the year 2050. According to Our World in Data, half of the Earth’s land is habitable and a whopping 77% of it is being used for meat, dairy, and animal feed 🥩. Deforestation, harmful run off, unsustainable water use, and reduced soil health are other negative impacts that result from animal agriculture. Shifting to a more plant-based diet is vital to curbing species extinction and protecting biodiversity 🐸🌳🦧.

Let’s talk about how we can reduce our impact with plant-based foods! If you’re not ready to go completely plant-based, try starting with one plant-based day a week or swapping out some animal product staples for plant-based alternatives.

Here are a couple of my favourite ways eat more plants:

✨ Swap out dairy milk for non-dairy milk! There are a lot of different options out there (with varying footprints), but my favourite is oat milk.

✨ I ❤️ tofu! Sometimes it gets a bad rap for being bland, but you just need to know how to prepare it. I could talk for days about the myriad ways to cook tofu. However, I’ll just stick to the basics for now. Pressing the water out of firm tofu will improve texture and flavour as it helps tofu soak up marinade and crisp up if frying or roasting. Tossing tofu in a bit of cornstarch also increases crispiness when frying or roasting.

✨ Pulses and legumes (I.e., chickpeas, lentils, beans) are great sources of healthy protein that are super versatile and affordable.

That's it for this week! Now, go forth and be "plant-iful" 😉.

- Jess Nguyen 🌱
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📣SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT📣 In honour of 🌎 Ea

📣SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT📣

In honour of 🌎 Earth Day 🌏 on April 22nd we’re celebrating all week (April 19-23) with a special virtual event line up:

🌍 Earth Week kick-off and Earth Day giveaways (here on insta)!
♻️ A week+ long virtual clean-up!
🦆 Virtual spring bioblitz! #ncbioblitz
🌱 Virtual Plant Along Series: Seed Starting & Garden Party

Many of these events are designed for you to join when you can and take a moment to celebrate the Earth and the end of a successful semester. Want to learn more? Visit the link in our bio and check back here for all the event highlights leading up to Earth Week. We hope you can join us!

Photo Credit: Lindsay (2020) "Just Lichen Around"

Photo Credit: Lindsay (2020) "Just Lichen Around"

Hello there, and welcome back to this week’s episode of #SustainabilitySundays. This is your host, Lindsay, coming to you from my work-from-home office. For this post I am going to take two steps back and answer a question I have been getting quite frequently “What in the world is a lumper???”.

A lumper is one of two popular ways of approaching taxonomy with the second being a splitter. Lumpers often look for common characteristics to classify organisms and effectively ‘lump’ many together. Whereas splitters are interested is separating organisms into distinct categories. Both lumpers and splitters have advantages and disadvantages. Lumpers can often miss important details while splitters may find themselves lost in them.

Perhaps, there is an opportunity for a way to combine the two such as in conversations surrounding free will and determinism*. Maybe soft-lumping or soft-splitting will become popular one day?

I appreciate everyone who has stayed with my on this journey into sustainability. I look forward to, eventually, digging into frame analysis and social demand to cut away at the forest industry. With any luck that pun will land. For the mean time and in between time this is Lindsay signing off!

*NB: Ask me to share a story on soft-determinism and you will make me the happiest camper. 😊

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Today’s tip is simple but it packs double the im

Today’s tip is simple but it packs double the impact-reducing action💥. It’s beans!

First, beans are a great plant-powered🌱 source of protein with a much lower footprint than animal proteins. It takes an average of 25 kg of CO2 to produce 100g of protein from beef😱 and only 0.65 kg for beans. An additional perk is that beans are much more affordable!

Secondly, I want to share how easy it is to prepare and cook dried beans! I used to exclusively buy canned beans. I’d end up going through a can or two a week and it really added up. Before the pandemic, I’d buy my package free dried beans at Bulk Barn with their reusable container program. To keep things safe, that program had to be paused for the time being. Luckily, they are working with public health units to gradually bring it back 😍! Without this program, I still like buying beans from them because the thin plastic bag can be easier to reuse and recycle (at least where I live!) than the packaging from grocery store beans. Buying dried beans is also cheaper than buying canned! 💲💲

Aside from Bulk Barn, some other sources for package-free beans (amongst other things) are @zerowastebulk and @baremrkt . Please comment with any others!

Here’s how to prepare dried beans:

✨Rinse the beans.

✨Pour the beans into a large container. You can expect the beans to expand to over twice their original size, so plan accordingly!

✨Cover the beans with water and soak for at least 8 hours. Occasionally check to see if you need to add more to submerge the beans.

✨Drain, then add to a pot and cover with water.

✨Add any flavouring you want and simmer for 30 mins – 2 hrs, until tender.

It takes a little bit of planning and little more time but it’s worth it! Beans are a great protein swap that’s better for you, your wallet, and the planet 🌎!
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On this episode of Sustainability Sundays, we will

On this episode of Sustainability Sundays, we will explore the #nclibrary to try and uncover how logging is so important to sustainability. By now I hope you all have realised I make more questions than I can answer. So, let us begin!

To find today's resource I looked for peer reviewed, open access, full text online articles relating to sustainability and logging. The library’s online search engine makes it easy to do research from home. As much as these parameters refined my search, I was still left with 6,007 results. Not a good place to be for a lumper. Using subject terms, I was able to narrow it down to 177 by selecting sustainable forestry. Still not exactly where I want to be, i.e. one search result, however, this situation was much more manageable.

After reading through a few promising abstracts, I kept asking myself why this industry? What made logging the origin story for sustainability? I certainly do not feel convinced by Jeremy’s Saxon bureaucrat story. While this may be a thread, we certainly have not weaved the entire blanket just yet. So, I scrolled and read abstract after abstract until, bam, I was struck by another analytical tool for sustainability.

This aha moment came from an article published by Nenad Šimunovi´c, Franziska Hesser and Tobias Stern titled Frame Analysis of ENGO Conceptualization of Sustainable Forest Management: Environmental Justice and Neoliberalism at the Core of Sustainability. In this article the team employs a frame analysis case study to dominant environmental non-governmental organisations (ENGOs) to understand the social demand for sustainability.

Next week I hope we can use this idea of frame analysis and social demand to unpack the logging industry and how it is key to answering our main question: why is sustainability important? Until next time this is Lindsay signing off.

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REPOST • @ncstewards Light pollution is the pres

REPOST • @ncstewards Light pollution is the presence of human activity and artificial light in the environment at night.

It is one of the major side effects of urbanization. Its effects range from disrupting ecosystems, compromising human health, and spoiling aesthetic environments.

Light pollution poses a serious threat in particular to nocturnal wildlife and migratory birds, having negative impacts on plant and animal physiology. It can confuse animals' navigation, competitive interactions, predator-prey relations, and can cause physiological harm.

On March 27th, from 8:30pm-9:30pm, take a look up at the sky. If it’s a clear night you'll notice a whole new set of stars, unable to be seen with our everyday light pollution.

Snap a pic and share your starry night this Earth Hour. Don’t forget to tag us!

Earth Hour is this Saturday so I figured it would

Earth Hour is this Saturday so I figured it would be a great opportunity to focus on ways to reduce the waste of energy 💡. Being smart about our energy use is extremely important in reducing our impact on the Earth as it prevents wasting our precious resources and reduces our footprint and how much pollution is being created to produce energy 🌎.

Here are some energy-saving tips that I use:

✨At night, keep shades shut all around the house to keep warm air in.

✨During colder weather, open your shades when during the day to get extra natural warmth from the sun.

✨If you have a ceiling fan, setting it to counterclockwise in the summer helps the air feel cooler because the blades are pushing cool air down.

✨Alternatively, set your ceiling fan to clockwise on low in the winter for better air/temperature circulation. The cool air gets pushed up to the ceiling, displacing the warm air that naturally rises.

✨Most washing machines and laundry detergents can wash your laundry just as well using cold water.

✨Air dry as much of your clothes as possible. If you are using a dryer, check on the load earlier to prevent over-drying. When I want to ensure some freshly washed items are super wrinkle-free, I’ll throw them in the dryer for 10 minutes or so then take them out to air dry on a hanger.

With all the lights and electronics in my life, I know I, myself, have forgotten to appreciate how beautiful a dark night sky can be. This Saturday during Earth Hour let’s all power down and look up and appreciate the stars 🌟. The Office of Sustainability is holding a “Show us Your Night Sky” contest on the 27th to celebrate Earth Hour. (A little birdie told me there’s a sweet prize involved 👀💸).

- Jess Nguyen 🌱

💧🌊 Happy #WorldWaterDay Knights! 🌊💧 T

💧🌊 Happy #WorldWaterDay Knights! 🌊💧

Today we celebrate water and everything it means to us, but as @un_water states, what water means to one person, might be completely different to what it means to someone else. So to honour World Water Day we ask - what does water mean to you? To us, water on campus means many things. It is an important component of a healthy ecosystem, we value free access to clean drinking water through our hydration stations, and it also provides the perfect setting to practice wellness during those stressful times.

Comment below and let us know what water means to you!

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