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  1. Sustainability at Mt. SAC

    Mt. San Antonio College is committed to fostering a campus-wide culture of sustainability. Join us as we move forward in this effort through environmentally focused academic programs, constructing LEED-certified buildings and educating our faculty, students and the community.

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    1. Overview of Sustainability at Mt. SAC

      Mt. San Antonio College is committed to fostering a campus-wide culture of sustainability. Join us as we move forward in this effort through environmentally focused academic programs, constructing LEED-certified buildings and educating our faculty, students and the community.



      Learn more through the tour stops.


      Mt. SAC Sustainability Home Page
      http://www.mtsac.edu/sustainability/


       

    2. Sustainability Farm

      Farm


      At the Mt. San Antonio College Farm the mission is to operate horticulture, livestock and horses in a production environment but primarily focus on education. The Farm has been making steady progress in the area of sustainability to improve on their water consumption, waste disposal and overall footprint.


    3. Sustainability Wildlife Sanctuary

      Wildlife Sanctuary
       

      An ecosystem consists of all the organisms in a given area as well as the nonliving factors with which they interact. The Wildlife Sanctuary includes representative samples of six ecosystems: Meadow, Riparian, Woodland, Swamp, Lake and Pond.


    4. Sustainability at Building 9E

      Building 9E


      The $16 million L.E.E.D Silver Student Success Center Building 9E is a great example of Mt.SAC’s commitment to sustainable building practices. 9E demonstrates key environmental aspects of a sustainable building such as, recycled materials for the upholstery, low interior VOC paint, energy star rated appliances, permeable pavers and more!


    5. Sustainability at Mountie Café

      Mountie Café

      The Mountie Cafe is a L.E.E.D silver building where Mt.SAC, alongside Sodexo, implement better sustainable features in the food industry. The Mountie Cafe has adopted a new oil recycling system that allows oil to be recycled without manual labor. It also reduced the amount of carbon emissions produced by trucks that picked up the daily waste.

    6. Sustainability Mt. SAC Campus

      Drought Tolerant Landscape


      Mt. San Antonio College has begun implementing more California native plants around campus in order to reduce water usage for irrigation. Mt. SAC has also begun to change a large portion of traditional rotary head sprinklers to drip irrigation that can be seen around the campus. Not only do these changes help Mt.SAC transition to a green campus, but it also provides learning opportunities for students in various fields ranging from agriculture and horticulture to irrigation specialists, programs which are provided at here at Mt.SAC.