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  1. Environmental Professionals Network (EPN) breakfast program returns on September 13 

    Aug 23, 2022

    Join the Environmental Professionals Network (EPN) on September 13 for a breakfast program focused on Advancing environmental justice in extreme heat and adapting through collaborative networks.

  2. Participants sitting at tables talking.

    EPN releases annual report and video of highlights

    Jul 25, 2022

    The latest annual report for the Environmental Professionals Network (EPN) is available with a companion video of the learning and networking opportunities organized for professionals and students over the course of the year.  

  3. (Photo: Getty Images)

    Real vs. Artificial: Which Tree Is More Sustainable?

    Dec 10, 2018

    When it comes to Christmas trees, a real tree, surprisingly, isn’t always the greenest choice.

    If you buy and use an artificial tree at least four years, its environmental impact equals that of a fresh-cut tree purchased every year for the same number of years, said Elizabeth Myers Toman, an assistant professor in the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences (CFAES) at The Ohio State University.

    That’s because each year’s drive to buy a real tree adds to the amount of carbon dioxide and other climate change-causing carbon compounds entering the atmosphere. Buying a plastic tree typically involves one trip to a store, which is usually a nearby retailer, then only annual trips by foot to the attic or basement to retrieve it every December.

  4. Vincent Valentino speaks at the EPN breakfast.

    ​Ohio State graduate helps brew an environmentally friendly beer

    Jan 16, 2018

    If you think of green beer, your thoughts might turn to the objectively bad, dyed brew served on St. Patrick’s Day. For the owners and operators of Land-Grant Brewing Company, green beer has a much more thoughtful connotation.  The Columbus-based brewer is aiming to become the most sustainable brewery in Central Ohio, and a graduate of The Ohio State University, who recently spoke at the School of Environment and Natural Resources’ Environmental Professionals Network is helping them lead the way. 

  5. New EPN Director Announced

    Oct 27, 2017

    The School of Environment and Natural Resources (SENR) is pleased to announce Joe Campbell will serve as director of the Environmental Professionals Network. In its sixth year, the Environmental Professionals Network (EPN) is a vibrant community of over 1,800 professionals and students engaged in the field of environment and natural resources. 

  6. A program called “Agriculture and Water Quality Issues: OSU Research and Agency Initiatives Guide Farmers’ Solutions,” hosted by the Ohio State-based Environmental Professionals Network, is Sept. 12 in Columbus. (Photo: iStock.)

    Event to Look at Farming, Water Quality, Ohio’s Efforts for Both

    Aug 28, 2017

    Agriculture and water quality flow together. So do Ohio’s efforts to improve them.  The next Environmental Professionals Network (EPN) breakfast program will look at those ties and at new progress in serving the state’s farmers, food and water.  The event, which is open to the public, is Sept. 12 at The Ohio State University.

  7. The Clintonville ravines in Columbus are home to a surprising range of wildlife, such as the barred owl shown here. (Photo: iStock.)

    June 8: Discover the Nature of Clintonville’s Ravines

    May 31, 2017

    A pocket of Columbus has its own smaller pockets, and they’re rich with plants and wildlife.  The next Environmental Professionals Network breakfast program will explore these biodiversity oases and how residents are working to protect them.  “Valuing Landscapes: The Ravines of Clintonville” is from 7:15 to 9:15 a.m. June 8 in the Nationwide and Ohio Farm Bureau 4-H Center, 2201 Fred Taylor Drive, at The Ohio State University in Columbus. Admission is open to both EPN members and the public.

  8. What’s ahead in intelligent transportation? The next Environmental Professionals Network Breakfast Club program looks at the Smart Columbus project, winner of the national Smart City Challenge. (Photo: iStock.)

    April 18: How Getting Around Columbus Will Be Getting a Lot Smarter

    Apr 10, 2017

    Columbus’s technology-intense Smart Columbus project, which last year beat out ideas from 77 other cities to win the U.S. Department of Transportation’s $40 million Smart City Challenge, is the focus of an April 18 event at The Ohio State University.  Aparna Dial, who’s a staff member with the project and the deputy director of Columbus’s Department of Public Service, will present “Columbus: One Smart and Sustainable City — Using Innovative Technology to Improve People’s Access to Opportunity” as part of the Environmental Professional Network’s (EPN) public Breakfast Club series.

  9. An event March 7 at Ohio State will look at the health of rivers and people and how they’re interconnected. (Photo: iStock.)

    Event to Explore Why We Need Healthy Rivers

    Feb 27, 2017

    Ohio’s Environmental Professionals Network (EPN) is holding its next monthly breakfast program March 7 in Columbus, and as the film title goes, a river runs through it.  Called “We All Need Healthy Rivers,” the event is a joint meeting with the Water Management Association of Ohio.  In all, Ohio has more than 29,000 miles of rivers, and organizers say their health is key to the health of the state’s citizens and environment.

  10. A view of the Grand Reading Room in Ohio State’s Thompson Library in Columbus. The library is celebrating the 10-year anniversary of its renovation, which made wide use of oak wood from Ohio. (Photo: University Communications.)

    Event to Feature Ohio’s Forests and the One in Ohio State’s Library

    Jan 26, 2017

    February’s Environmental Professionals Network breakfast program will explore Ohio’s forests — and the natural role one of them played in renovating The Ohio State University’s main library.  The event, which is called “Ohio’s Forests: Celebrating a Rich History; Planning for Emerging Threats,” is from 7:15 to 11 a.m. Feb. 14 in Ohio State’s Nationwide and Ohio Farm Bureau 4-H Center, 2201 Fred Taylor Drive, Columbus.  John Dorka, master logger coordinator/government relations with the Ohio Forestry Association, and Mark Ervin, a member of the Ohio Society of American Foresters, will present “Celebrating Ohio’s Forests” during the event. Then they’ll preview the “Building Ohio State” exhibit that opens Feb. 1 in the university’s William Oxley Thompson Memorial Library.

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