Growing Climate Action on Campus with CSUSM’s Environmental Stewards Association

About this episode

The episode features a discussion with Scarlett Moon about the Environmental Stewards Association and its role in promoting sustainability at CSUSM.

In this episode of Climate To Action: A CSUSM Student Podcast, hosts Joce and Saturn speak with Scarlett, co-president of the Environmental Stewards Association (ESA), about building sustainability and climate action at CSUSM. Scarlett shares her environmental passions, explains ESA’s mission, and discusses how the club helps care for campus spaces like the pollinator garden. The conversation also explores how ESA shapes student experience, what gets students excited about climate justice, and how campus communities can be part of the solution. Tune in for inspiration, community-centered action, and a reminder that climate leadership can start right where you are. CREDITS Guest: Scarlett Moon Hosts: Joceleen Oxley and Saturn Salama Editor: Elden Cadena Social Media Content: Molly Saruwatari Music : Marios Panousos Faculty Advisor: Anne Dabb Climate to Action: A CSUSM Student Podcast is advised by faculty from the Philosophy Department and the Environment Studies Program in the College of Humanities, Arts, Behavioral and Social Sciences. Climate to Action is an initiative of the CSUSM Climate Action and Sustainability Center and is produced at Inspiration Studios on the campus of…

People in this episode

Hosts: Joceleen Oxley, Saturn Salama

Guest: Scarlett Moon

Topics covered

• sustainability
• climate action
• student engagement
• environmental stewardship
• community action

Keywords

• climate action
• sustainability
• Environmental Stewards Association
• CSUSM
• student experience
• climate justice
• pollinator garden

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Environmental Stewards Association, CSUSM Climate Action and Sustainability Center, California State University, San Marcos, Philosophy Department, Environment Studies Program

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