Help Prepare Alfred State’s Sustainability and Climate Action Plan
The President’s Office is soliciting comments from the Alfred State community on a discussion draft of Alfred State's Sustainability and Climate Action (pdf). The plan was developed by three taskforces following the planning process described below. Please submit comments to Julian Dautremont-Smith, chief sustainability officer, at dautrej@alfredstate.edu by Tuesday, Dec. 4.
Changes at Alfred State’s dairy farm are advancing environmental sustainability locally and globally. The move away from corn production on the College Farm to a grass-based, organic system reduces the use of fossil fuel for tillage, planting and harvesting, and eliminates the use of commercial fertilizer. By keeping the farm in perennial grasslands for grazing, soil organic matter and carbon sequestration markedly increase[i].
Conference on Innovations in Technical Education to Advance Sustainability June 14-16, 2012 at Alfred State College
If you would like to be a sponsor, please contact Craig Clark, Conference Co-Chair and Executive Director and Dean, School of Applied Technology by phone: (607) 587-3101 or e-mail: clarkcr@alfredstate.edu.
