Every year, thousands
of environmental student associations hold events on campus to drive awareness of environmental issues and to facilitate the concept of green living.
Environmental students learned about the prairie ecosystem, collecting data for fieldwork by identifying plants, looking at invasive plants and studying wildlife.
Student Environmental Participation: Columbia's Environmental Stewardship office oversees thirteen
environmental student organizations, while environmental science majors can network in 25 student groups overseen by the prestigious Earth Institute.
Each classroom assigns one student to be the Green Monitor,
an environmental student ambassador who leads other students in saving energy and recycling.
Protesters from Green Course,
an environmental student organization, met construction crews at the site, while
Student Environmental Participation: With four
environmental student groups and affiliations with the American Fisheries Society and American Meteorological Society, students have plenty of opportunities to learn about real - world environmental scenarios.