University of North Texas 
We Mean Green Fund
Interested in sustainability? Want to make a difference? We have the funding you need!
We Mean Green Fund Mission
The We Mean Green Fund empowers UNT students, faculty, and staff to improve our institution
through campus projects that embody passion and spirit for environmental sustainability.
WHY WE MEAN GREEN FUND?
The We Mean Green Fund (WMGF) provides funding for students, staff, and faculty members of the UNT community to make our campus even greener! The fund is made possible by the student body via the Environmental Service Fee which students self-imposed during a Student Government election in 2010. Each student contributes $5 to the Environmental Service Fee during their spring and fall semesters to support community-driven campus environmental sustainability projects.
UNT students & employees are invited to propose their ideas for new campus environmental improvement projects to the WMGF Committee to be considered for funding and a chance to lead a project that positively contributes to a meaningful cause. The WMGF relies on shared engagement, enthusiasm, and leadership from students & employees to integrate sustainability into the culture of our university’s many activities and operations.
The WMGF Committee, a student-led, student-majority campus committee, recommends the allocation of funds from the student Environmental Service Fee to support environmental sustainability projects at UNT.
WMGF staff consists of a full-time project coordinator and three student garden facilitators (for the Community Garden, Sustainable Arts Garden, and Native Beds). The staff team works closely with the WMGF Committee to guide students & staff through the process of proposing a project, ensures implementation of projects after funding, and works to care for on-going WMGF projects.
Review the project eligibility criteria and request funding for your campus sustainability
project!
WMGF proposals are reviewed and selected by this student-majority, student-led team.
Learn about Environmental Action in Denton from a showcase of student work from
the Philosophy & Religion Department.
UPCOMING WE MEAN GREEN FUND EVENTS
WMGF Current Projects & Programs
The Community Garden's mission is to promote environmental education, grow food
organically, and foster a community for a greener, healthier future for everyone.
The Sustainable Arts Garden (SAG) is a space for students to embrace their creativity
and build community through use of natural resources to make art, while learning about
gardening and sustainability topics.
The UNT Bee Campus USA Committee, composed of students, staff, & faculty, is dedicated
to providing habitats for pollinators and educating the community about the importance
of pollinators in our everyday lives. These commitments have earned UNT the honor
of being named the 1st Bee Campus USA institution in Texas and the 12th in the nation
in 2016!
The UNT Bird Campus Committee (BCC) is a project created to educate the UNT community about the important role birds play in
helping us understand our ecosystem’s health, quality, and integrity.
The Pecan Creek Pollinative Prairie, a UNT We Mean Green Fund initiative, is a native
North Central Texas tallgrass prairie reconstruction project located on four acres
of the east field at the University of North Texas Discovery Park Campus.
Volunteer 75+ hours (or 50+ hours as a transfer or graduate student) toward anything
environmentally sustainable and recieve a graduation cord dyed with natural dyes from
our Sustainable Arts Garden!