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Strawberry Creek Planting Resilience Project

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The goal of this project is to reduce the mortality rate of Strawberry Creek restoration plantings and increase awareness of creek restoration activities through the use of a plant protection system called Combi-guards. This system uses a biodegradable mat in conjunction with a recyclable plastic sleeve to help seedlings overcome many of the disturbances and barriers to survival that urban plants face including herbivory, wind, trampling, and desiccation. Increasing survival rates will decrease the economic and social costs plaguing campus creek...

Sustainable Laundry at University Village

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Grant funding is requested to purchase 50 drying racks to implement a sustainable laundry campaign with the Green Family Network pilot program. Grant funding will also pay for educational materials and a student intern.

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Break the Mode, Phase II

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Funding is requested to hire three student interns to assist with Break the Mode outreach and education events and plans during spring 2013, a continuance of the fall 2012 Break the Mode project.

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Blake Garden Adaptive Restoration Project

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UC Berkeley’s Landscape Architecture Water Savvy Garden Design class is working on a design/build adaptive restoration project sited within Blake Garden – a design and research laboratory for students, open to the public, and owned and operated by the Department of Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning. The installation will include two separate components based on student-generated design and research: (1) slope-stabilization using sustainable methods and (2) a viewing platform made of locally-sourced materials, providing an inspiring...

Closed-Loop Mechanical Recycling of PLA Filament in UC Berkeley 3D Printing Labs

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This is an extension of a past TGIF funded project that recycled plastic filament from failed 3D printing projects on campus. This grant would help use this recycling technique to create a completely closed-loop system for recycling 3D printing plastics throughout campus. Money will go towards final materials necessary to complete the project.

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Reducing BearWALK Wait Times and Fuel Emissions

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Working with ASUC and the Graduate Assembly, UCPD collaborated to enhance BearWALK on the three free campus Night Safety Services. Since BearWALK is a walking service where UCPD student officers walk in between escort requests, feedback showed that clients wanted a reduced wait time. When BearWALK staffing was low (due to employees being a student first and an employee second), UCPD allowed the use of a patrol vehicle. As a way to reduce BearWALK wait times and fuel emissions, the idea of an electric bicycle was proposed so that the BearWALK employee could travel...

Bike to Work Day Regional Sponsorship - 2010

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Fund regional sponsorship for Bike to Work Day 2010.

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Decolonizing Environmental Education Decal

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Seeking funds to support the "Decolonizing the Environment" Decal which teaches a curriculum on environmental justice, unlearning dominant frameworks, and centering community care. Their goal is to empower students with the knowledge/tools to navigate environmental solutsions from an equitable lens. They will host guest speakers and monthly community events.

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No More Down the Drain

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Install a sand and sediment trap to reduce and recycle clay and glazes.

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Clark Kerr Restoration Project

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The goal of this project is to restore a small habitat of the Clark Kerr campus, replacing invasive non-native species with California native plants that support pollinators, and increasing the safety of the adjacent walkway.

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