BELOW ARE PROJECTS THAT ARE CURRENTLY LOOKING FOR PARTNERS.

Title Summary Category Statussort ascending Updated
UC Santa Cruz Real Food Calculator Reviewing the dining purchases and providing details on sustainability efforts of real food purchasing begining fall 2012. Completed 09/04/2015
Growing Sustainability at the UCSC Arboretum This project focused on: Composting Pilot Program between the Arboretum & PICA, Sustainability Education, and Zero Waste Event Planning Completed 02/08/2017
The Bike Library A program that lends bikes to students and staff on a quarterly basis for free. Helmets, locks and lights are also provided. Completed 06/14/2021
Santa Cruz County Bicycle and Pedestrian Counting Project Organizing bicycle and pedestrian counts alongside motor vehicle counts at ten locations across Santa Cruz County. Completed 08/07/2015
PICA's Cob Oven Workshop On November 16, 2012 PICA taught UCSC students about building with cob and other natural materials Completed 12/27/2014
Cowell Student Health Center LEED Certification - Education and Outreach To develop a campus knowledge base about green building and sustainability efforts on campus. Completed 05/21/2015
PICA's Bread and Goat Cheese Workshop students learned how to make Foccocia bread and (feta and ricotta) goat cheese in the F-quad kitchen in the village. Completed 12/27/2014
Bicycle Project Baseline TAPS to create a baseline inventory of bike programs/facilities on campus and opening up opportunities for future bike grant projects. Completed 10/18/2023
Life-Cycle Cost Analysis Tool A tool that can calculate an estimated life-cycle cost of products that are purchased yearly on the UC Santa Cruz campus. Completed 09/04/2015
PICA's Wild Edible Pant Identification Workshop UCSC students were welcomed to meet at PICA on November 11, 2012 to learn how to identify local, wild edible plants. Completed 12/27/2014

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