The culmination of a Monterey Institute of International Studies class titled “Islands and Sustainability” is a 100-page report called “Lopez Island 2025: Sustainable Transformation for Resilience.”

This hefty report is the fruit of labor of 11 graduate students who took the four-month-long class, taught mostly via teleconference by Lopez residents Chris and Chom Greacen. Nine of the students also came to visit Lopez Island and met with community members to learn various aspects of island life, from transportation, agriculture, energy use to waste generation.

The report presents an overview of the current practices in several of the island’s key systems, highlights some potential risk areas for the island and then suggests potential solutions to help Lopezians bring about sustainable transformations for resilience. It contains informative data such as those shown in the population age distribution chart.

Lopez community members are invited to review the report and provide feedback. The report will go into the final editing process and will be formatted for online publication next month. The draft report is available for download at islandsenergymatters.blogspot.com.