By Rhianna Hruska, 2nd Year Master of Environmental Studies candidate, Secretary/Treasurer of the Clean Energy Committee, and Sustainability Resident Assistant for the Mods.
There’s an exciting update in the world of RAD aquaponics! Tilapia will be put into the system soon and RAD staff wanted to have the proper equipment to make sure the quality of the tilapia’s habitat can be measured as accurately as possible. Monitoring the local environment that the tilapia live in allows RAD staff to make any necessary adjustments so the tilapia can continue to thrive in the RAD aquaponic greenhouse media-bed system. For those who have not been in the greenhouse before, the pond for fish (which currently has goldfish in it), is built into the ground, so staff and visitors in the greenhouse walk on a platform above the pond. This design saves room so the rest of the greenhouse can be utilized for other additions, like the barrels filled with water that passively help to heat and cool the greenhouse.
Funding for the pH data logger was awarded to RAD Sustainability by Evergreen’s Clean Energy Committee (CEC). The Clean Energy Committee has hearings twice a quarter, where students, staff, and faculty can apply for funding for sustainability projects on campus. An example of other RAD projects that CEC has funded include: the solar panels on top of Mod 302 and the compost heat recovery system. Click on the flyer in this blog post to learn more! Or email cleanenergy@evergreen.edu with any inquiries or questions.
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