Here's another chance to see all the slides shown at the Sustainability Town Hall held on March 7. Community Scrapbook Community Scrapbook highlights the sustainability achievements of local organizations and businesses during the last year. These actions are moving our community toward our goals of environmental quality, social equity and economic vitality. Town Hall Participants were seated at tables of eight for a fast-paced, interactive Town Hall … [Read more...]
Annual Meeting slideshow
If you missed our annual meeting in January or would like a recap, here's another chance to see the slideshow. The annual meeting featured presentations about our accomplishments in 2018 and plans for 2019. We have been working on a wide variety of projects in 12 topic areas: Community Inclusion, Economic Vitality, Education, Energy, Food, Health and Human Services, Housing, Land Use, Natural Areas, Transportation, Waste Prevention, and Water. A highlight of the … [Read more...]
12th Annual Eco-Film Festival
Join us for great films and discussion Friday evenings in February. Don't miss these entertaining and thought-provoking films that have relevance to the Corvallis community: Feb. 5 - Just Eat It An award-winning documentary about food waste. Feb. 12 – Gaining Ground A film about three different food producers who are growing real food (One of those featured is Greenwillow Grains of Tangent, Oregon!). Feb. 19 – Lost Rivers A surprising story about the water … [Read more...]
Coalition Annual Meeting Wrap-up
For those who missed our Annual Meeting, we've posted the presentations. Details HERE >>> … [Read more...]
Transportation Action Team Takes on Google Maps and More
Project Updates from Corvallis Sustainability Coalition's Transportation Action Team Please enjoy the following presentation by the Transportation Action Team from the Coalition's July 2011 Quarterly Gathering. Included is the latest information regarding the team's Google Transit, 2011 World Car Free Day, and Bicycle Boulevards projects. Get involved with the Transportation Action Team or learn more about their upcoming initiatives. … [Read more...]
Student Mural Honors Corvallis Water Sources
In June, the Corvallis Sustainability Coalition's Water Action Team and First Alternative Co-op hosted a Summer Solstice Celebration. The event honored the 8th grade students of the Corvallis Waldorf School for the two large murals they designed, painted and installed for the Coalition’s Three Waters Project at the South Co-op. The murals depict Corvallis’s two water sources for its municipal tap water system. The murals honor the fact that Corvallis is special in … [Read more...]
Scrapbook Tells Story of Community Progress
One of the highlights of the 2011 annual Town Hall Meeting was the “Community Scrapbook” slide presentation that told the story of sustainability progress made in Corvallis and Benton County in 2010. Sixty Coalition partner organizations and action teams responded to the call for photos, and all 60 are featured in the slide program. The accompanying narrative (link or listed?) helps tell their stories. Kaci Buhl of the Coalition’s Communications and Marketing … [Read more...]
World Car Free Day Video Features Friends and Neighbors
On September 22, 2010, thousands of people in Corvallis, Oregon, lived without using a car. World Car Free Day in Corvallis was the second community-wide challenge sponsored by the Corvallis Sustainability Coalition. A 4-minute video captured the responses of some of the participants in this challenge, and that video was premiered at the Coalition’s Town Hall Meeting on March 9, 2011. The enthusiasm and commitment expressed by those who were interviewed reveals the … [Read more...]