Environmental Ethics: Reflection To Saving The Environment

In our class we talked about environmental ethics, practiced leave no trace principles, and completed a hands-on service project at the community S.U.R.F. garden. Through the area of environmental ethics, I thought more about how I can contribute to preserving the environment. When we talked about the ideas of conservation and preservation I thought about what I realistically can do to create an impact on others, my community, and campus to participate in environmental service. Through the hands-on service project at the community S.U.R.F garden I was able to put forth what I learned from the LNT principles: planning ahead and being prepared, disposing waste properly, and through environmental ethics I was able to understand more about

Environmental service provides a different, more engaging way of treating academic content through the combination of action and reflection. During my experiences in this course I have learned through serving in the S.U.R.F. garden that there are more opportunities for me to give back to the Redlands community. This was my first time being in the S.U.R.F. garden and I found out that they use organic practices like crop rotation, companion planting, composting and planting of green manures in areas to be laid fallow, or to rest. I also learned that the food from the S.U.R.F. farm is donated to promote social equity and produce is sold to the campus food management company, Bon Appétit and some of it is also donated to Redlands Family Services. There are also plots leasable to students, staff, faculty, and any organization on campus. Through experiential education we take what we learn in the classroom and apply it to the real world. Through our group cooking activity, for preparation for our Joshua tree trip, I learned for the first time how to use and set up a portable stove burner. With this learning experience I will now be able to work and set up a burner and will be prepared to use one, if needed, when I go on other outdoor trips. Through our class discussions of managing risks and LNT principles I was able to affectively complete activities, like rock climbing and going through the chasm of doom at