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Photo courtesy of the Center for Penguins as Ocean Sentinels

A tourist, a camera and a good eye may just be the trick to saving the endangered Galapagos penguins.

Tourists and the photographs they take can provide valuable information about the health of the Galapagos penguins and their surrounding environment. From a single shot, UW researchers can determine whether a penguin is breeding, molting or migrating, as well as the bird's age, health status and other information.

Every week join sustainability mascot Sqwatch as he introduces a new tip of how to live green.

Simple actions can add up. For instance, going meet free for an entire day each week not only reduces the number of calories you consume, but also your carbon footprint.

The SustainableUW Festival has come to an end, with two big chances to cheer on the Huskies, in athletics and sustainability!

It's been a great week of SustainableUW Festival events, and we've loved seeing everyone get involved with campus sustainability. The festival is winding down, but it's not over yet.

The SustainableUW Festival kicks off day four with volunteering opportunities and a wide variety of seminars and discussions to choose from, along with a careers event and poster session at Odegaard Library in the afternoon.

Day three of the SustainableUW Festival kicks off with cookies, muffins, cupcakes, and plenty of coffee! Pick up some delicious Halloween treats in the lobby of Fishery Sciences and support the Student Environmental Affairs Society, an on-campus group dedicated to actively addressing emerging coastal issues. The Halloween bake sale will run from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

From reusing dog blankets to shipping lab waste to a special recycling center, one UW lab is going the extra mile to make sustainability a priority in the workplace.

Chester takes in the view of the Pyrenees Mountains in Southwest Europe before venturing out to locate brown bear poop. Photo courtesy of the Conservation Canines program

From orcas to caterpillars, a few dogs at the University of Washington can find nearly any animal you'd want to find - by looking for what they've left behind.

An array of prizes, handouts, and a wheel with several "green" categories greeted students waiting patiently to play the sustainability game and walk away with a variety of prizes, and hopefully, greater knowledge of how to live a green friendly lifestyle.

Come celebrate Dawg Daze with UW Sustainability and UW Recycling on Red Square! We’re bringing you two days full of games, prizes, gift cards, and more.

Find us under the UW Recycling tent in front of Gerbderding Hall between 9.30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday, September 30, and Thursday, October 1. We’ll be there to answer your questions and chat all things sustainable – whether it’s learning how to properly recycle and compost or finding a student group to get involved with.