May 21, 2025

Attendance: Sebastien Bigorre, Fadime Stemmer, Liz Maloney

● Beach cleanup:
○ June 5: Sebastien
○ July: Move to July 17th, Fadime
○ August 7th: Liz

● Upcoming events
○ Humans at WHOI, May 20: Seb and Liz will participate for STF

○ Activities Fair, May 27: Seb and Liz will represent STF

● Lunch and Learns:
○ 17th of July, 5-7 pm (to be confirmed): Diet and health, by K. Sidhartha M. D. + cooking demonstration
○ kitchens in Clark and AVAST are not certified by the board of health, so we will not eat food prepared on site. Maybe can do potluck and/or prepare food in advance (would need RSVP for headcount)
○ Seb will enquire with Nathalie about conflicting events in WHOI calendar and about honorarium
○ Kumara will have his book available for sale at event
○ Advertisement:
■ Instagram: Fadime
■ Postering: Liz makes a flyer
■ Email list of department - Fadime
■ WHOI wide calendar and honorarium: Seb

● Garden update
○ So far in the meadow behind LOSOS: 4 fruit trees and a birch (moved last Fall from behind Clark bldg). Fruit trees are struggling.
○ Budget shortage, need alternative way to get native trees/shrubs (no pitch pines because they get borers). Seb can donate 2 Pawpaw trees, 1 Elderberry. Are there other folks who can donate trees or bushes (preferably native and resistant to drought) ?
○ Trying to provide shade for people to meet outside in summer and promote biodiversity.
○ Could use new area behind Redfield building as template for bench area.
TO DO: Seb makes a drawing draft and keeps in contact with Rick to look for more plants and trees. Then reach out through headlines for tree donations.

● Van pool
○ At least 2 employees have expressed interest in a van pool between Sandwich/Mashpee and WHOI. Is there more interest and should we send a survey ? Are there experiences to build on ?
○ Quote ( Links are on Sustainability website):
■ Got a quote back in 2017 with Enterprise: $1,100 (or 165$ per person) per month. 7 people max
■ Other local company: YesWeVan
■ Massride link also (with tax incentives)
■ Emergency Ride program reimburses some emergency rides.
○ Sign up sheet for carpooling
TO DO: Make two google sheets one for van-pooling one for car pooling
● Name
● Email
● Route people are interested in
● Schedule (which days which times)
1. Liz shares with us the google sheet and we send out via email
2. Fadime creates flyer and email template
3. Liz sends out
4. Seb: Once that van company things are settled Seb reaches out.

● Logo
We are getting a new logo and slogan (“For people and planet”), see at bottom. Stickers available.
● Liz updates on website

● Repair Café - Move to Fall
○ We need more people to organize; met some during the Activity Fair.

● New business
○ Summer interns: Megan Amstler has two interns
■ Reach out and details about what their projects are. She keeps them busy most of the time but willing to share with us.
■ Building energy
■ Liz reaches out / checks in with Alex
○ Invasive plant walks to remove invasive plants
■ Four areas (Japanese knotweed near Clark parking lot, vines on trees along ring road behind LOSOS - potentially facilities, pond between LOSOS and Clark buildings (poison ivy, small at the moment)) , rose garden
■ Reach out to student garden folks if anyone available for leading invasive plant removal.

● Instagram/Social Media strategy - please add to 2025 planning if you have idea
○ https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1NoUm-McjxP8y6ooY8fZAJ45G8CbmTL8-U0VBV4qVzLk/edit?usp=sharing