07/23/14 by Rebecca Rider Kudzu quiche (Photo: Cyndi Allison Wittum) High School students who chose to study invasive species during their week at the National Environmental Summit at Catawba College probably didn't think they'd be baking a kudzu quiche. But…
07/13/14 by Rebecca Rider Photo by Eli Wittum The Center for the Environment at Catawba College kicked off its annual National Environmental Summit for High School Students Tuesday with speaker Robin Emmons. Emmons is the founder and executive director of…
07/13/14 by Rebecca Rider Students came from around the country to attend Catawba's National Environmental Summit for High School Students. Photo by Eli Wittum. Last week teens from around the country gathered at the Center for the Environment at Catawba…
06/06/14 by Juanita Teschner The keynote speaker for the 2014 National Environmental Summit for High School Students left her 20-year career in corporate America to help others. One week after resigning, Robin Emmons began working to save the life of…
02/09/13 by Juanita Teschner Sophia Dill Two students who attended the 2012 National Environmental Summit for High School Students last July at Catawba College have received mini-grants to help fund sustainable projects they have initiated in their schools. Grant recipient…
01/07/14 by Juanita Teschner SALISBURY, N.C. – The Center for the Environment at Catawba College is now accepting applications for its fourth annual National Environmental Summit for High School Students, scheduled for July 8-12. The summit, “Redesigning Our Future,” is…
07/21/13 by Rebecca Rider As Catawba College’s third annual National Environmental Summit closed July 13, participants reflected on what they had learned and how they can use it to bring positive change to their hometowns.The National Environmental Summit for High…
07/11/13 by Rebecca Rider High school students attending the National Environmental Summit gathered at Catawba College July 9 to hear keynote speaker Chad Pregracke talk about his vision for the future.Pregracke founded “Living Lands and Waters,” the only industrial-strength, river…
07/11/13 by Juanita Teschner High school students from as far away as California and Florida arrived at the Catawba College campus Tuesday to learn how they can use their talents to create positive change in the world. They are participating…
Chad Pregracke is the President and Founder of Living Lands & Waters (LL&W), the world’s only “industrial strength” not-for-profit river cleanup organization. Chad formed LL&W at the youthful age of 23, after spending his life growing up and working on…