Welcome to the Zilkha Center for the Environment
Zilkha Center for the Environment (ZCE) oversees campus sustainability efforts, manages Hopkins Memorial Forest in partnership with a committee of researchers and other stakeholders, offers time-honored co-curricular initiatives such as the student summer grant program, Log Lunch, and Maple Fest, and is the administrative home of the Environmental Justice Clinic.
Protecting the environment and building sustainable societies and economies takes all of us. The ZCE works to achieve Williams College's strategic sustainability goals. We emphasize engaging students in this work and—through our co-curricular programs and management of the Hopkins Memorial Forest—extend the opportunities for experiential learning, applied research and community engagement beyond our campus borders.
News & Updates
Log Lunch Summaries
Check out selections from the October Newsletter from the ZCE! You can sign up for future editions or follow up on any of the mentioned stories through the link our bio.
Happy Halloween from the Zilkha Center !
This Halloween keep sustainability in mind. You can help reduce clothing waste by reusing old costumes or sourcing pieces second hand from the free store in Paresky or ABC clothing store on Spring St.
Stay tuned for more events put together by our EcoRep team !
Come explore the Envi Center Gardens, pick up some fresh produce and herbs to spice up your meal!
#sustainableagriculture #sustainablefood #sustainability
We are thrilled to present the Zilhka Center for the Environment’s cohort of interns for the 2026-27 academic year.! Our interns will be working across various sustainability oriented projects, so be sure to keep a look out for their work here on our social media, on our website (link in bio) and across campus. Our internship programs provide students with hands on experience in sustainability work. We are so excited to see our sustainability projects grow as this great group of interns gets to work!
We are thrilled to present the Zilhka Center for the Environment’s cohort of interns for the 2026-27 academic year.! Our interns will be working across various sustainability oriented projects, so be sure to keep a look out for their work here on our social media, on our website (link in bio) and across campus. Our internship programs provide students with hands on experience in sustainability work. We are so excited to see our sustainability projects grow as this great group of interns gets to work!
Congratulations to Sewall House and Dodd House, the winners of the Fall 2026 Residential Energy Competition! This year, the competition recognized two winners based on occupancy size: one dorm with fewer than 40 residents and one dorm with more than 40 residents. Sewall House took first place among small occupancy dorms, reducing its electricity consumption by 20.8% compared with its baseline. Hubbell House came in second, which reduced consumption by 17.9%, followed by Perry House which reduced consumption by 11.6%. Dodd House won the large-occupancy category with a 16.7% reduction in electricity consumption. West came in second with an 11.8% reduction, followed by Fitch at 8.3%.
Thank you for those who participated and congratulations to our two winning dorms! To view the full data from from the competition, check out the first link in our Linktr.ee in bio!