conservation
Last updated by ginacarr on Fri, 05/30/2008 - 01:26.
Elkhorn Slough is in Moss Landing, California. Moss Landing is surrounded by ocean so it is important that surrounding land is properly taken care of so that we avoid negative impact to the ocean. The problem this project was meant to solve is run-off from agricultural fields. Fertilizers and pesticides are used to help crops grow which is a benefit but when these products flow into surrounding rivers and creeks that lead into the ocean, we have a problem.
Last updated by dc16316 on Mon, 04/21/2008 - 19:10.
We take care of our local ecosystems and clean up our areas of the enviroment and we also teach people and show them how to properly recycle and dispose of certain products. We would like to get this grant to help us with cleaning up our area and the teaching of recycling we would also like some of it to go towards supporting a sandcat exhibit at our local zoo.
Our Website
http://www.clhseco.org
Last updated by tholmes08 on Fri, 03/21/2008 - 17:48.
In a world that has become far more cognizant of our impact on our environment, students and teachers at Blue Valley North High School have established an effort to take small and obvious steps towards lessing our impact in waste creation. The first three objectives are to: one, eliminate and replace the use of Styrofoam trays at lunch, two, expand the number of materials recycled at North and three, create a greater awareness of our environmental impact as a school.
Last updated by Sevy on Fri, 03/21/2008 - 02:08.
I go to Sandy High School in Sandy Oregon, and this year I took a trip with the Green Club at school into Portland to view some of the many eco-friendly green roofs installed on several large and small buildings throughout the city. There was even a middle school with an eco-garden. After the trip I was very impressed by how effective and efficient these green roofs are. Within the next four years we are supposed to have a new high school built, up and running. The blueprints and such are currently in the works, from what I know, and evidently the architecht is environmentally oriented.
Last updated by jesseh on Thu, 03/20/2008 - 13:48.
My project is a 12'x 25' observation blind in our community nature refuge. It will have one-way glass so nature can be observed clearly without disrupting the normal activity of the birds, etc. The blind will have picnic tables so that local school can bring classes of students in for lessons on conservation, ecology, birds, nature, etc. It will also be open at all times to the community.
I have begun building the blind, but still need funds for the glass and storage bins for seed, etc.
Last updated by engineeringfuture2k8 on Wed, 02/27/2008 - 22:45.
Herbert Hoover Uncommon Student Award
A Walk in the Park
I was highly honored as one of four state winners of the Herbert Hoover Uncommon Student Award. My project is entitled “A Walk in the Park” and was the development of 29 interpretive trail signs plus informational booklets and audio trail guides for the Bobwhite State Park Nature Trail.
Last updated by DistrictTech43 on Thu, 02/28/2008 - 11:03.
The office I work for is hosting a Conservation and Wildlife Expo. At our Expo (held August 22nd-24th) we put on educational presentations for the public, have vendors, do educational activities such as build bird houses, teach the importance of recycling, teach kids how to shoot a bow and arrow properly and safely, have trap shooting/archery competitions, and in general try to spread the word about environmental stewardship. I started this Expo 2 years ago and last year we had 2300 people go through our gates! For more information go to http://www.mn.nrcs.usda.gov/partnerships/wadena/
Last updated by kat4ever2009 on Sat, 01/19/2008 - 19:15.
Well, where do I start? Here's the letter I sent to the local conservation crew, RACC (Rockbridge Area Conservation Crew). Below that are my listed ideas for the project. Below that is the replied email from RACC's executive director. Below THAT is the email from the board member who is leading the planning for this year's community clean-up.
Hi,
My name is Katrina Broughman and I'm from Glasgow. I have just recently started volunteering at Boxerwood Gardens in Lexington, where I inquired about organizing a clean-up day or two near my home.
Last updated by afegely on Fri, 01/11/2008 - 01:07.
Starting February 2009, I will be biking across the country to raise money for my high school's environmental action club. The experience will be a wonderful opportunity for me to raise money for my club and thus lessen the carbon footprint of my school, and therefore community.
Currently, the environmental action club (which has just been founded this school year) is devising a composting program for the school. We have met with "Compost Masters" from around town, and are talking with school administrators about this new possibility.
Last updated by diningforeducation on Tue, 12/04/2007 - 17:08.
MISSION STATEMENT:
We are committed that Seattle students will develop their own understanding of food and energy through direct experience with the community.
DINNER:
In Seattle on January 12th 2008, local communities of educators, builders, chefs, legislators and students will gather to discuss the future of environmental education in Seattle highschools.
Our goal is to discuss what is already in place and what people are doing that works and apply that to the future of education.
