Community Partnerships

Behind the scenes the EC collaborates with a number of local organizations on issues ranging from local food, to green business, to community integration.

 

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In spring of 2006, the EC partnered with the Adult Education Center to talk about recycling with ESL students.

 

Some of the organizations we have been working with recently include:

 

Fort Lewis College Native American Center

 

Farm-to-School Committee

 

Durango Nature Studies

 

Green Business Roundtable

 

La Plata Unity Coalition

 

Sustainability Alliance of Southwest Colorado

 

Think the EC could be helpful to your project?  E-mail our Education & Outreach Team at ec_outreach@fortlewis.edu.

 


We also send students to conferences around the country to bring back the latest to Durango and Fort Lewis.  During the 2006-07 school year we sent students to:

 

AASHE National Conference, Tempe, AZ

 

Rocky Mountain Sustainability Summit, Boulder, CO

 

United Students for Fair Trade Conference, Boston, MA

 

Southwest Marketing Network Conference, Flagstaff, AZ

 

Symposium on Sustainability, Santa Fe, NM

 

Greenbuild, Denver, CO

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