Hello and welcome! We are the Environmental Community Outreach (ECO) student organization of ASU Colleges of Lake Havasu City. Following our constitution, the purpose of ECO is “To spread environmental awareness and encourage the community to engage in and improve sustainability in Lake Havasu City.” Our group brings together students of all different majors: biology, business communications, and even criminal justice. Sustainability is an interdisciplinary field that crosses all career paths and walks of life. Not only do we strive to better our community, but to open people’s eyes to the importance of our surrounding environment and its effect on our society as a whole.
Last semester ECO members volunteered with the Arizona Game and Fish Department to perform “ferret spotlighting” in Seligman, Arizona. We worked with biologists and other volunteers in an all-night event. Ferret Spotlighting includes tracking, trapping, and tagging endangered Black-Footed Ferrets before releasing them once again. A spotlight is shone across the horizon while driving over set trails, watching for the ferrets’ distinctive shining green eyes. We contributed to the 33 ferrets that were tagged during the fall and winter excursions, and are excited to return again this semester for the spring spotlighting session!
Our plans for spring of 2016 include volunteering to survey bats with biologists, as well as establish our very own permaculture garden on campus. We will continue to take advantage of local volunteer opportunities as well as continue to connect with our local community in a shared interest of sustainability. We can’t wait to see what the future brings for ECO!
Last semester ECO members volunteered with the Arizona Game and Fish Department to perform “ferret spotlighting” in Seligman, Arizona. We worked with biologists and other volunteers in an all-night event. Ferret Spotlighting includes tracking, trapping, and tagging endangered Black-Footed Ferrets before releasing them once again. A spotlight is shone across the horizon while driving over set trails, watching for the ferrets’ distinctive shining green eyes. We contributed to the 33 ferrets that were tagged during the fall and winter excursions, and are excited to return again this semester for the spring spotlighting session!
Our plans for spring of 2016 include volunteering to survey bats with biologists, as well as establish our very own permaculture garden on campus. We will continue to take advantage of local volunteer opportunities as well as continue to connect with our local community in a shared interest of sustainability. We can’t wait to see what the future brings for ECO!