A Closer Look At Webster Students for Environmental Sustainability (WSES)

By Holly Shanks

Published October 2014 on Environmental Echo, a Webster University Journalism Class Website.

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Webster students looking for an environmental and sustainability minded organization on campus might take a look at WSES. The organization' s President Valerie Martin, says the group is working to educate about a sustainable lifestyle, but having some fun along the way too.

Webster Students for Environmental Sustainability (WSES) is a student organization that is looking to the future and providing an outlet for activism, education and community.

WSES President Valerie Martin, sophomore biology and French double major, explained WSES promotes sustainability in lifestyles of the students.

Kris Parsons Talks About WSES

By Holly Shanks

Published October 2014 on Environmental Echo.

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Pictured above is Kris Parsons

Kris Parsons answered a few questions that provide further reflection and insight about WSES and the time she spent as a member.  

The Q & A below is a continued reading informational post from A Closer Look At Webster Students for Environmental Sustainability (WSES) article.

Webster Project Manager Kris Parsons, graduated from Webster with her B.A. in International Human Rights and this year, completed an M.B.A., emphasis Finance. She started as project manager, which includes a wide range of responsabilities, in May 2014. 

As a student, she became a member of WSES in 2010 shortly after it formed and has served as WSES vice president. She has also led WSES student groups to participate in Powershift events, which is an environmental justice movement organized by the Energy Action Coalition. She still acts as an alumni advisor to WSES. 

Viewpoints Differ on Management of the Ozark National Scenic Riverways

Ozark National Scenic Riverways Photo by Holly Shanks

By Holly Shanks

Published November 2014 on Environmental Echo.

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Clashing viewpoints on a proposed new general management plan (GMP) for the Ozark National Scenic Riverways (ONSR) have resulted in some heated debate between environmental groups and regional interests.

Every couple of decades, the National Park Service (NPS) is required to re-evaluate a federal park’s GMP. The last time the ONSR re-evaluated its plan was in 1984.