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To contact any of the student organizations listed below please visit Ohio Campus Life.

Athens Bicycle Co-op

Cycling Club
EcoReps
Fair Trade Organization
Green Network

Mountain Bike Club
ReLeaf for OHIO
Sierra Student Coalition
Sustainable Living Organization (SLO)

Athens Bicycle Co-op

The Athens Bike Co-op is located at 37 S. May Ave., behind Cline Welding Supply on Elmwood Dr. They offer various courses in bike maintenance and repair. Visit the co-op website for more information.

The Athens Bike Co-op also sponsors Critical Mass, which meets on the college green the last Friday of every month to take a group ride through the city. Come join the cycling celebration!

Cycling Club

Join the Cycling Club for group rides or to compete against other college teams in criterium and road races.

EcoReps

EcoReps aims to enhance the quality of life and conscientiousness of Ohio University students by helping them live and learn in a setting dedicated to and adamant about sustainability and its attempt to balance social, economic, and environmental concerns.

The organization is dedicated to making on-campus living at Ohio University more sustainable. Resident Assistants and residents work together on projects, programs, and initiatives intended to enourage students to live sustainably and create change. All are welcome!

Contact:

Office of Sustainability

sustainability@ohio.edu

740-593-0460

Fair Trade Organization

The Fair Trade student group is a branch of the Sustainable Living Organization (SLO). They encourage students and university employees to purchase Fair Trade items.

Fair Trade is a label of wholesalers, retailers, and producers whose are fully committed to providing fair wages and good employment opportunities to economically disadvantaged artisans and farmers worldwide.

The Green Network

The Green Network is a coalition of Ohio University students, faculty and staff who are dedicated to advancing campus sustainability initiatives. Their mission is to find ways that we as a campus community can foster environmental stewardship and resource conservation. GN provides an opportunity to expand our campus sustainability efforts.

We encourage our peers to be aware of the impact of their actions and to make small changes, such as:

Turning off lights when the room is empty
Printing on both sides of a sheet of paper, and recycling paper that cannot be reused
Enabling 'sleep' mode on office computers
Turning off computers that are not in use
Advocating the purchase of energy-efficient office equipment

These are small changes at the individual level. Taken together, the effect is enormous. Not only are we lowering Ohio University's utility and waste bills - thereby freeing up funds for other priorities - but we are also reducing greenhouse gas emissions from power plants that provide Ohio University with electricity.

Contact:

Office of Sustainability

sustainability@ohio.edu

740-593-0460

Mountain Bike Club

Hit the trails with the Mountain Bike Club! The Mountain Bike Club organizes day and evening rides on local trails, as well as occasional weekend trip. Group members also volunteer with the Athens Trails Group.

ReLeaf for OHIO

ReLeaf for OHIO is a volunteer group of students and staff, and faculty members that focuses on planting trees on campus and in surrounding areas. The planting projects will help combat the effects of global warming and prepare for the possible arrival of the Emerald Ash Borer, an exotic beetle whose larvae feed on ash tree bark, disrupting the tree’s ability to transport water and nutrients.

The Sierra Student Coalition

The Sierra Student Coalition is the nation’s largest student-led environmental group. The SSC is the student arm of the Sierra Club, the nation’s largest and oldest grassroots environmental organization (founded in 1892!). The mission of the Sierra Student Coalition is to empower youth to organize effective, tangible victories and develop the future leaders of the environmental movement. To that end we offer resources and support, including trainings and campaigns, to a national network of local communities of young environmental activists to assist them in running strategic grassroots organizing efforts that influence environmental policy and alter public attitudes.

Sustainable Living Organization

The Ohio University Sustainable Living Organization exists under the assumption that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world (Margaret Mead). SLO believes that being socially responsible, environmentally friendly, and economically practical means being able to meet our needs without sacrificing the promise of a better tomorrow. We are committed to inspiring sustainable living practices that make a difference in the quality of our lives.

Wildlife Biology Club

The Wildlife Biology Club enjoys being outdoors, viewing wildlife while hiking and sharing thoughts and ideals regarding our earth. Currently, their main project is the Oxbow Restoration Initiative. The Oxbow Restoration Initiative seeks to study, clean up and hopefully restore the Oxbow stream on the Athens campus, which was the channel of the Hocking River before it was redirected around campus. Ideas include leaving the natural vegetation around the stream to act as a filtration system as well as a natural habitat for wildlife. Incorporating in other native species around the stream has also been discussed.