Sustainability
Sustainability
Phone: (218) 755-2560
Mailing Address:
Bemidji State University
1500 Birchmont Dr. NE, #31
Bemidji, MN 56601
BSU is a member of the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education.
BSU is among a select group of leaders in EPA's Green Power Partnership.
Water
"Living in the 'Land of 10,000 Lakes', it is easy to forget we must conserve water. Water is a renewable resource, yet many are concerned about the quantity and quality of drinking water. Water treatment and delivery both require consumption of resources. The University pays a price for this distribution of drinking and waste water, so conserving water has an economic benefit as well" - Erika Bailey-Johnson (Strategic Plan)
Hydration Stations
Along with the reusable water bottles, in Spring 2011 we had two stations that are attached to water fountains where students can fill up their water bottles with filtered tap water. The Green Fee Mini Grant, Residential Life, and the Student Union helped pay for these stations. Then in Fall 2011, a student group from People and the Environment, worked on getting more stations and were successful! Five more stations will be installed before the Spring 2012 semester. The Sustainability Office's goal is to have a filling station in every building. The overall goal is to have student use tap water and not depend on plastic bottled water for their water source.
"We need to love and respect the Earth with the same intensity that we give our families and our tribe."
~ James Lovelock