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April 20, 2005 School Zone: By Cynthia Hodnett
Biedermann and several other students are planning activities including a campus cleanup, an exhibit from the wildlife sanctuary and Eco Jam. Although Earth Day is actually Friday, UWGB's events will take place from that day through May 1, she said.
"There's a lot of work involved because there's something planned for each day," said Biedermann, who is also environmental affairs director for UWGB's Student Government Association and president of the student organization, Public and Environmental Affairs Council.
"Students are aware sometimes of the severity of the issues, but the long-term implications aren't quite well understood," she said. "There are things going on in nature that are putting people's health and the health of species at risk."
Biedermann's own interest in the environment was piqued during her childhood during family hiking trips in the mountains in Virginia.
"They taught me an appreciation of the environment and how to respect it," she said. An interest in the environment led her to major in the subject.
At UWGB, Biedermann has had several internships, including candidate education coordinator with the Wisconsin League of Conservation Voters during the 2004 elections, working at Great Smoky Mountains National Park through the Student Conservation Association and Brown County Zoning Office.
Brenda Amenson-Hill, assistant dean for Campus Life at UWGB, describes Biedermann as energetic and passionate about environmental issues. "She tends to bring information forward on anything that involves environmental issues, whether we're planning for the coffee house and trying to pick a new vendor or the (campus) Arboretum Trail," Amenson-Hill said.
Biedermann also participated in two projects at a national park during two travel-study trips to a rainforest in Costa Rica.
"I learned so much from those experiences," she said. "It was interesting because I was in a different place and witnessed the struggles that nations have with environmental derogation and what they are doing to address those problems. Some of their biggest problems are from first world nations to protect the environment but at the same time, they are struggling to prosper economically."
Biedermann plans to put her knowledge and experience to work after graduating from UWGB by attending Vermont Law School to study environmental law. Her plans also include a career in international environmental policy.
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