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  • Image shows text reading: UMass 2023 Sustainability Report: Based on the association for the advancement of sustainability in higher education's sustainability tracking, assessment, and rating system report. Then underneath that text it shows a timeline from 2007 to present day of when UMass filed it's STARS reports.

    Access and Download the 2023 Sustainability Report

  • Banner image of the UStore logo and below that is the TRASE logo with "Sustainability Made Simple" slogan across the image

    UMass UStore Launches TRASE Sustainability Rating System

  • Waugh Arboretum Story Map

    We Love our Campus Trees!
    Experience the virtual tour of the Waugh Arboretum

  • Aerial of UMass Amherst in Springtime

    UMCZ: View the Path to Carbon Zero
    We seek to power the UMass Amherst campus with 100 percent renewable energy.

  • Food waste, recycling, and landfill signage

    Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
    UMass has updated waste guidelines and signage to help reduce our impact on the environment.

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A student sits at a stool in the greenhouse performing research, taking samples from flowers with a small pipette tool Academics / Research
Parking Lot 44 surrounded by fall foliage, with a shot of the solar canopy built above the cars in the parking lot Climate Change & Energy
Rainbow and swiss chard growing below the Franklin Permaculture Garden sign Food Systems & Permaculture
A photo of the Design building at sunset Buildings & Infrastructure
Seven UMass students heaving a pine tree into a freshly dug hole for planting Student Activity/Campus Living
Waste & Recycling

Sustainability Events

Class of 2027 Tree Planting

This event was rescheduled from Sept. 29 to Oct. 6 because of rain. Check back for an announcement of the new time.

UMass Student Farmers' Market

Hosted by UMass Student Farm & UMass Permaculture the Student Farmers' Market features Local produce, Handmade crafts, Live music, Worksh

Art Sustainability Activism Interdisciplinary Discussion

Art Sustainability Activism: From the Ground Up is an interdisciplinary series devoted to illuminating ecological crises through the lens of

Waugh Arboretum Fall Walking Tour

Join us Thursday October 12th from 4-5pm for a walking tour of the Waugh Arboretum at UMass Amherst! 

UMass Student Farmers' Market

Hosted by UMass Student Farm & UMass Permaculture the Student Farmers' Market features Local produce, Handmade crafts, Live music, Worksh

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Sustainability News

Schedule of Events Announced for Art Sustainability Activism: ‘From the Ground Up’
UMass Amherst Selected for $1.1 Million EPA Research Grant to Address Energy Transitions in Underserved Communities
Tilman Wolf to Talk UMass Sustainability at NYC Green School Conference 2023
UMass Amherst Takes Home Silver in Collegiate Culinary Competition
29th Annual Chef Culinary Conference Returns to UMass Amherst, Showcasing Culinary Trends and Inspiring Culinary Professionals
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