As I was walking the FGCU nature trail I realized how absolutely beautiful just a small piece of land can actually be, especially while walking through an overgrown area of trees that kind of makes you feel like you're lost in Never Never Land. Coming as a transfer student from USF I can truly appreciate the amount of nature here, whether it be large or small, because Tampa is so over crowded with cars, buildings and people.
FGCU's eco-empowerment mission work can definitely be seen though out the campus, on and off the nature trail. There is a solar panel farm in the front of the school that helps support the electrical needs of the school, along with a few lakes that are a part of the school's watershed. The residential and academic buildings have window coverings to help eliminate the amount of heat that enters and escapes to keep the need of the air conditioning or heating units to a minimum. Walking around the main campus you can also see trash cans that are solar activated and recycling bins around every corner. FGCU does so much more to be their own sustainable eco-friendly environment and that makes me proud to be a part of this school.
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