Fall 2013 Meeting: Every Tuesday at USU room 307 at 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Interested in joining our organization? Stop by at one of our meetings anytime or contact us at csulbesp@gmail.com

Thursday, November 4, 2010

Hike/Tide Pool Exploration at Abalone Cove!

Hey Everyone!

Just a friendly reminder that the Hike is this Sunday on the 7th, just wanted to go over a few things before you attend. 

First and foremost, make sure to set your clocks back one hour the night before so that you do not come early to the event, 

Secondly there will be carpools set up by the officers, if you have any questions until then, call the President of the CSULB Environmental Club, Nicole at (562) 714-0989. 

We will be meeting up at 2pm in Lot 1 off of Beach Drive at CSULB, be sure to arrive on time! If you are not able to make it to the meeting place on time, we will probably arrive at Abalone Cove at 2:45pm, remember that parking will be $5 per car. Since you are going to be visiting some tidepools and basically be near water the whole time, water/tennis shoes are recommended!

Here are the directions for reference:
Abalone Cove
5970 Palos Verdes Drive South
Rancho Palos Verdes, CA

Thanks! Hope to see you all there!


For up to date information check out our new ES&P Club Blog:
http://csulbesp.blogspot.com

Monday, November 1, 2010

Sunday HIKE and Wednesday's meeting info!

Hello green team!

     We hope you all enjoyed your Halloween weekend and will continue to enjoy all the leftover candy :) Thank you to all of you who helped out with/attended Eco-Week, you helped more than you know! Check out the things we have going on this week:

Wednesday, Nov. 3rd 12:30 - 1:30 PM Guest Speaker: Khue Duong will be giving a helpful presentation/demonstration to all of you who will ever need to write a research paper, scientific or not, on the program Zotero.  Bring you laptops (with Firefox) if you have can, and learn how to make writing a paper a lot easier! And...Free pizza!

Sunday, Nov. 7th Abalone Cove/Tide pool exploration and small hike! Carpool/caravan will leave from CSULB's Lot 1 at 2:00 PM.  Parking is $5/vehicle so carpooling is best.  Low tide is from 3-4 PM to check out the tide pools - so you may want to bring water/tennis shoes! For directions: Click here!  Email us for more info.  Call me at (562)714-0989 for any day-of questions.

REMINDER: Turn your clocks back an hour for Sunday so you don't get there an hour early, and enjoy an extra hour of sleep!

Nicole Bullum
President
Environmental Club
CSULB

--
For up-to-date club info, please visit:
http://csulbesp.blogspot.com


If you no longer wish to receive ES/P Club emails, please reply to this message with "unsubscribe" as the subject line.

Monday, October 25, 2010

ECO WEEK!!

Hello Fellow ES&P People!
This week ASI Conservation Commission will be hosting ECO Week. 

It starts tomorrow Tuesday October 26th so mark your calendars!

·        Tuesday October 26th:

Green Careers Panel at 12pm-2pm in USU-303
There will be some great speakers and it'll be an awesome opportunity for people interested in a career in sustainability to talk to some working professionals!
Hosted by: Green Campus Program

·        Wednesday October 27th: 

Movie Screening "Tapped" at 6pm in PH1-140
This movie examines the role of the bottled water industry and its' effects on our health, climate change, pollution, etc. FREE snacks will be provided.
Hosted by: CSULB Environmental Club

·        Wednesday and Thursday October 27th and 28th: 

ECO Fair from 11am-2:30 pm at the Speakers Platform (located between the Bookstore and Peterson Halls of Science)

·        Thursday October 28th: 

Recycle or Die from 3:30pm-4:30 pm in USU-306
Presentation given by ASI Recycling Coordinator, Lee Johnson and integrated Waste Manager, Jon Root

Sustainability & Politics from 5pm-7pm in CBA-140
Hosted by: PSGSA

Also, just as a friendly reminder, we will not be having a club meeting this week.  So I should see you at the ECO fair! (Don't forget to stop by our table and/or help out if you volunteered)
Attached is the ECO week flyer.

Thanks for reading and hope to see you around!
Alys Arenas
Secretary
CSULB Environmental Club
California State University, Long Beach

Sunday, October 17, 2010

Meeting this Wednesday!

Howdy All,
We will be having our next weekly meeting this Wednesday October 20 at 12:30-1:30pm in USU-305

You should swing on by for upcoming events (ECO Week is right around the corner), some interactive fun and, of course, yummy snacks and light refreshments.

Also, if you're still interested in becoming a member, no worries, we are still accepting membership fees.  You could also help support our club and purchase a lovely t-shirt.

Cheers,

Alys Arenas
Secretary
CSULB Environmental Club
California State University, Long Beach



--
For up-to-date club info, please visit:
http://csulbesp.blogspot.com


If you no longer wish to receive ES/P Club emails, please reply to this message with "unsubscribe" as the subject line.

Saturday, October 16, 2010

Green Campus Program Career panel Oct 26th


Hello All,
Don't forget ECO Week begins Tuesday October 26th!
So mark your calenders for the first event:

  • Green Careers Panel: 12pm-2pm in USU-303 Tuesday October 26th
There will be some great speakers and it'll be a great opportunity for people interested in a career in sustainability to talk to some working professionals! See attached Flier for more details

Hosted by: Green Campus Program

Hope you can make it!
Alys Arenas
Secretary
CSULB Environmental Club
California State University, Long Beach

Tuesday, October 12, 2010

NASA Internship (PAID!) - Environmental related projects

NASA is looking for Spring/Summer 2011 interns for environmental related projects, read below for due dates and more info!
--

NASA DEVELOP Internship Program 2011

Call for Spring and Summer Interns : All degree levels (Bachelor?s, Masters, PhD) are welcome to apply.

DEVELOP is a NASA Science Mission Directorate Applied Sciences Training and Development Program. Students work on earth science research projects, mentored by science advisors from NASA and partner agencies to extend research results to local communities. The projects demonstrate to community leaders and organizations and how NASA science measurements and predictions can be used to address local policy issues.

Past projects include ecological forecasting and study of the BP Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico, natural hazard assessments of Los Angeles earthquakes and fires, air quality monitoring, and coastal wetland and sea level monitoring using remote sensing and geographic information systems (GIS).

Interns work in student teams to complete rapid research projects in 10 weeks using NASA remote sensing data and other data sources.

DEVELOP has opportunities nationwide, but we are actively recruiting for spring and summer 2011 interns at Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, CA.

Spring applications must be postmarked by November 15, 2011. Applications are available through our website.

Summer applications must be postmarked by February 28, 2011.

Internships are paid. Rate varies by educational attainment level. Spring students are expected to work approximately 20 hours/week. Spring interns will begin on January 24, 2011.

Summer students are expected to work approximately 35 hours/week. Summer interns will begin on June 6, 2011.

For more information and to access the application please visit:
http://develop.larc.nasa.gov/

The DEVELOP Program was featured in the June 2009 Journal of Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing. The highlight article can be accessed at: http://www.asprs.org/publications/pers/2009journal/june/highlight.pdf

Please feel free to contact me with any questions,

Katrina Laygo
Student Director
DEVELOP | JPL
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
katrina.r.laygo@jpl.nasa.gov

Monday, October 11, 2010

Special Guest Speaker: Taylor Parker (THIS WED, OCT 13)

The CSULB Environmental Club wants to invite you all to attend a special presentation by Taylor Parker from Friends of Colorado Lagoon (FOCL) and Los Cerritos Wetlands Stewards. He's one of our own CSULB alumni and is currently the Education Director for FOCL. He'll be talking to us about the wetlands in Long Beach, the new habitat restoration plans for the lagoon, & much much more.

So, join us on Wednesday (Oct 13th) from 12:30-1:30 in USU-305 for FREE pizza, refreshments, & dialogue on the last remaining parcels of undeveloped wetlands in Long Long Beach!

Taylor will also be discussing quarterly (paid) internship opportunities for students in which a few of our alumni have participated in, so this is definitely something you don't want miss out on! 

"This position will act as a resume builder and will generate future letters of recommendation. The Innovator will be exposed to salt marsh ecology, research and restoration theory. All of the resources at the Colorado Lagoon Wetlands and Marine Science Education Center will be made available to you!! There will be continuous on-the-job training."

For more information on past/present/future projects & ways to get involved with the lagoon & wetlands, check out:
Friends of Colorado Lagoon website
Los Cerritos Wetlands Stewards website

Hope to see you all there,
CSULB Environmental Club

--
For up-to-date club info, please visit:
http://csulbesp.blogspot.com


If you no longer wish to receive ES/P Club emails, please reply to this message with "unsubscribe" as the subject line.

Thursday, October 7, 2010

Friendly Reminder

Hello People!
Don't forget! This Saturday October 9th (10am-noon) we will be having our monthly Beach Clean-up at Belmont Pier...and you should come. You know you want to. =)

Future events:
  • Sunday October 10th: 350 Day (For more information click here and search Long Beach for local events)
  • Saturday October 16th: Tree Law Workshop at Loyola Law School from 8:30am till 5pm
Membership: Although it is not a mandatory fee (meaning you can still attend and participate in our events/meetings, which we encourage) we would appreciate your support to help provide snacks/ refreshments, etc. Membership fee is $10.

T-Shirts: T-shirts are $12 or $10 if you buy a shirt and membership ($20 total for both). So, you should buy a shirt today and support the club. It would be greatly appreciated!

Also, if you would like to volunteer in the Annual LBC Bike Count October 14th and 17th click here for more information and sign up! ($10 THANK YOU GIFTCARD to a local bike shop if you volunteer)

Thank ya'll for reading,
Alys Arenas
Secretary
CSULB Environmental Club
California State University, Long Beach

--
For up-to-date club info, please visit:
http://csulbesp.blogspot.com


If you no longer wish to receive ES/P Club emails, please reply to this message with "unsubscribe" as the subject line.

Monday, October 4, 2010

Next Meeting

Hello All!

Hope your semester isn't to crazy because we will be having our next club meeting this Wednesday October 6th in USU 305 from 12:30-1:30pm!

Come join us for a pretty awesome workshop on worm composting (demostration given by Tiffany Chen), get information on upcoming events, and indulge in some yummy snacks.

 

See you then,

Alys Arenas

Secretary

CSULB Environmental Club

California State University, Long Beach

 
For up-to-date club info, please visit:
http://csulbesp.blogspot.com


If you no longer wish to receive ES/P Club emails, please reply to this message with "unsubscribe" as the subject line.

Thursday, September 30, 2010

ES&P Announcements

Hello Everyone!
Just giving you all a heads up on events/deadlines for this weekend.
 
Friday October 1st:

  • 5th Annual Compassionate Cuisine from 7pm-11pm on Campus at the Japanese Garden. $35 in advance and $45 at the door.
  •  Friends of the Colorado Lagoon (FOCL) internship deadline!
Saturday October 2nd:
  • Ballona Restoration Workshop 9am-1pm (for more information click here)
  •  6th Annual Long Beach Green Port Festival from 10-3pm (Click here for more information)
If you can make it to any of these events, you are encouraged to go.
Thanks for reading,
Alys Arenas
Secretary
CSULB Environmental Club
California State University, Long Beach
--
For up-to-date club info, please visit:
http://csulbesp.blogspot.com


If you no longer wish to receive ES/P Club emails, please reply to this message with "unsubscribe" as the subject line.

Wednesday, September 29, 2010

Prop 23 - Environmental Internship Opportunity

Hi,

My name is Jaafar Rizvi and I work with CALPIRG, a statewide nonprofit group that works on environmental and social issues in California (www.calpirg.org & www.calpirgstudents.org).  I wanted to reach out to see if any of your members would be interested in applying for our internship, as we're doing work at CSULB this fall.  Would you be able to forward this internship description to the students on your listserv?

We're working on a campaign to get out the youth vote in the state and to raise awareness about Proposition 23 on this November's ballot (It's campaign is being funded primarily by out of state oil companies and proposes to roll back California's clean air & pollution laws).

This internship would give students an opportunity to learn about grassroots campaigns & environmental campaigns, while gaining valuable skills along the way.  The internship lasts through the election and is unpaid.  Depending on your major, class credit may be available.  Would you be able to forward this description (below) along to the students on your listserv?

Thank you so much and if you have any questions, please feel free to get in touch with me.

Jaafar Rizvi

"No on Prop 23" Campaign Organizer
CSU Long Beach

jrizvi@calpirg.org
802-318-5127

noprop23.wordpress.com
www.calpirg.org

Apply for our internship at
https://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?hl=en&pli=1&formkey=dE5iMU5yeFc5Z2VWQTktUXVHWVlUUlE6MQ#gid=0

Fall internships with CALPIRG!

Overview: CALPIRG's "No on 23″ Campaign is hiring student interns for the fall term.  These internships will provide students with invaluable experience in grassroots organizing and advocacy.  Internship may focus on one or many areas, including but not limited to: media relations, grassroots campaigning, coalition building, event coordinating, and web & print design.

About the Campaign: CALPIRG takes on powerful interests on behalf of Californians, working to win concrete results for our health and our well-being.  This fall we're working Statewide to defeat Proposition 23, the  Dirty Energy Proposition.   California passed the nations first global warming pollution laws in 2006 which have in turn made our air cleaner and boosted our clean energy economy.  Proposition 23 seeks to repeal that law. This would increase the amount of dirty energy California uses, it would damage our clean energy economy, and it would pollute the air we breathe. So we're working to get out the youth vote to let the world know that Californians want clean air and clean energy!  We're going to secure 160,000 pledges to vote "No" at over 30 campuses statewide including 9,500 at CSU Long Beach.  You can find more out about CALPIRG at www.calpirg.org and  www.calpirgstudents.org.

About the Position: As an intern with CALPIRG's "No on 23″ campaign, you will help CSU Long Beach turn out a record number of voters to the polls this fall and help California continue to be a clean energy leader.  We're going to talk to thousands of students, get in the media, and build coalitions so that everywhere student's look, they'll be reminded to vote on Nov. 2 and to vote "No" on 23!  You will be part of the state-wide movement to keep California's energy and air clean.  These are two month terms and are unpaid.

Intern Responsibilities:
*Work 10 hours per week
*Participate in training workshops to gain skills essential to effective organizing
*Hold a leadership position on the campaign
*Recruit, train, and work with at least 10 volunteers
*Report to the CALPIRG organizer on a weekly basis

Contact: CALPIRG Organizer Jaafar Rizvi
email: jrizvi@calpirg.org; phone: 802-318-5127
Apply now at
https://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?hl=en&pli=1&formkey=dE5iMU5yeFc5Z2VWQTktUXVHWVlUUlE6MQ#gid=0!

Jaafar Rizvi

"No on Prop 23" Campaign Organizer
CSU Long Beach

jrizvi@calpirg.org
802-318-5127

noprop23.wordpress.com
www.calpirg.org









 


Tuesday, September 28, 2010

FOCL Internship!

FOCL has an internship that goes around quarterly. The current one has a deadline of October 1st, this Friday. I encourage people to apply and we will have another round coming in the Winter/Spring.

You can find it on our website: coloradolagoon.org
Thanks,
Taylor Parker
coloradolagoon.org/
coloradolagoon.blogspot.com/
ecolinklongbeach.blogspot.com