
Interested in living more sustainably?
Spring 2021 Sessions
These events are available on zoom, free and open to all!
- Register here for any or all of our programs
- You must have a zoom account to participate. You can Create a Free Zoom Account if you do not already have one.
- You can register for additional presentations as information is released or you can sign up for the whole series at once.
- If you are unable to attend, but would like a link to the recorded presentation, register anyway. We will send you a link after the program.
Questions? Contact sarah.bergquist@wsu.edu
2021 Sustainability Speaker Series:
January – Foodprint
- January 27th – Reducing Your Foodprint: Tips on how your can fight climate change with your fork! Featuring Nancy Vandenberg, Registered Dietician, Everett Community College Instructor and WSU Snohomish County Sustainable Community Steward since 2013
February – Plastics
- February 10th – Plastic in Our Lives: How to Be an Informed Consumer, with Dr. Mahmoud Adbel-Monem, retired WSU
- February 24th – Stemming the Tide on Plastic: Can Washington Lead the Way? presented by Heather Trim, Zero Waste Washington
March – Composting
- March 10th – Composting in Your Own Backyard presented by Rhonda Sherman, NCSU Extension Found and Director of Compost Learning Lab and State Solid Waste Extension Specialist
- March 24th – Worms: Our Eco-Heroes! presented by Rhonda Sherman, NCSU Extension Found and Director of Compost Learning Lab and State Solid Waste Extension Specialist
April – Sustainability
- April 7th – Learning to Live on Just One Earth presented by Patricia Townsend, Ph.D., WSU Extension
- April 28th – Sustainability and Social Equity presented by Heidi Rhoop
May – ReThink!
- May 12th – Recycling Beyond the Curb presented by WSU Island and WSU Snohomish County Extension Master Recyclers: Sara Berquist, Heather Teegarden and Patricia Townsend
- May 26th – Reduce & Reuse with these Zero Waste Lifehacks! presented by Siobhan McComb, Zero waste and sustainable lifestyle consultant, owner of One Glass Jar
February 24th presentation
Register here

Thank you
This program is possible in part with funding support from Washington State University, Island County Public Works, and the Lighthouse Environmental Program, with partnership from WSU Sustainable Community Stewards and community support from Sno-Isle Libraries
Accommodations
WSU Extension programs and employment are available to all without discrimination. Reasonable accommodations will be made for persons with disabilities or special needs. Please contact Sarah Bergquist for assistance. Evidence of non-compliance may be reported through your local Extension office or to the WSU Center for Human Rights.