In Fall 2023, the Green EDGE Fund approved a grant for the Ohio Native Fish Coalition’s informational weather-durable signs in and near the Oberlin Arboretum to increase awareness of native fish in Oberlin’s Plum Creek. The project was submitted by Loughran Cabe, an Oberlin student and Ohio Native Fish Coalition board member who wanted to highlight biodiversity near campus.

Funds were awarded to Shagbark Haven to complete the second phase of their Sugarbush Ecosystem Land which includes the Maple Syrup Ecological Learning Center.

Funds were awarded to Kendal at Oberlin for the purchase and installation of outdoor lighting stations as part of their “Dark Sky” pilot project.

Funds were awarded to Professor Jay Fiskio in order to purchase materials to expand the Grafton Garden, as well transportation for Oberlin students to Grafton for a weekly class meeting.

Funds were promised as a commitment to the Oberlin Public Schools for the installation of solar arrays on the new PreK-5 school.

Funds were awarded to Environmental Dashboard to upgrade the "failing player" computers for the Environmental Dashboard Project.

Funds were awarded to Vel Scott of Vel’s Purple Oasis for the expansion of accessible cooking classes offered by Vel Scott in conjunction with the Vel Scott Healthy You Institute. Funding will aid in the purchase of equipment to offer virtual classes for those unable to attend in-person due to COVID-19. For more information about Vel Scott's Purple Oasis, go to: <https://www.velscott.com/about>

photo from VelScott.com

Funds were awarded to the Oberlin Early Childhood Community School for the renovation of an existing greenhouse facility operated by OECC. The greenhouse renovations will enable OECC to implement a hands-on curriculum on food systems and access.

Funds were awarded to POWER for their outreach to local landlords regarding possible incentives for energy efficiency upgrades in rental properties. POWER plans to facilitate fifty energy audits on rental properties during the two-year funding period, with the goal of decreasing the demand for carbon-based heating fuels and minimizing the financial burden on residents paying for utilities during extreme temperatures.

Funds were awarded to Oberlin College’s Office of Environmental Sustainability (OES) with the purpose to aid in the development of a course for students. This course would use Oberlin College’s commitment to Carbon Neutrality as a case study for the understanding of carbon neutrality

In the summer of 1996, Brenda Grier-Miller and her Summer in the City camp for the youth
of Oberlin created a mural on the back of the bookstore. Today, that mural is in rough shape,
but it is still there. The objectives of this project are to create a community-owned and inspired mural on the back of the Oberlin Bookstore, to build resiliency in our community through pride in our collective
strengths and passions, to demonstrate that the environment, the arts and music are
an important part of the local Oberlin community - not just of the College, to create a
public arts movement in the City of Oberlin, and to inspire young people to participate in
the visual arts and to dream big!

The bags were designed and ordered by Student Senators and placed in Decafé by registers for students to take, free of charge. This project seeks to provide every student at Oberlin College with a reusable bag
made from recycled plastics in an effort to reduce waste produced from single-use bags.