plant. Our seed was planted in 1968 when Northwestern Students for a Better Environment (NSBE) started. Joining the grassroots movement to establish the first Earth Day, NSBE organized the largest planning conference at Northwestern's Technological Institute in October of 1968. Activists came from across the U.S. to make Gaylord Nelson's vision of a day dedicated to Mother Nature become a reality. nurture. During the 1980s, NSBE lost momentum and it seems to disappeared from campus for some time, although it is unclear what exactly happened. During this time, the group most likely evolved into SEED and continued to hold on to its roots as it worked to further the environmental movement at Northwestern. grow.In 1998, the introduction of a regional environmental conference helped spur new ideas for SEED and membership grew. As the years continued, more students joined SEED's efforts to help lead Northwestern to its sustainable future. recent milestones2007 SEED pushed the new outdoor recycling bill through ASG Senate. The project proposal was then accepted by the administration and the first phase was implemented Spring 2008.
2008 The GREEN house proposal, developed by SEED members along with various other Northwestern students and administrators, was accepted and the new environmental living community began in the 2008-2009 school year. SEED worked with ASG senators to pass a resolution urging the administration to: 1. Take an emissions inventory of NU's carbon footprint. 2. Develop a climate action plan to reduce those emissions in accordance with Evanston's climate action plan. 3. Hire a sustainability coordinator to implement that plan.
2009 Thanks to the generosity of an Evanstonian couple, SEED started an organic garden with the help of The Talking Farm in their front yard on Orrington Avenue.
