Here are some great links that will engage children (and adults) to think about waste reduction and recycling and resource conservation.
[icon_list] [icon icon_name=”icon-link”] Greening Forward
Founded by a 2011 International Eco-Hero award winner Charles OrgBon, Greening Forward helps establish, engage, and empower a perse global green movement of people for the protection of the environment.
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[icon icon_name=”icon-link”]Cool the Earth.
Enrolling K-8 schools for the 2010-2011 school year to run their FREE climate change program that inspires students and their families to take carbon-saving actions.
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Global Warming/Climate Change
[icon_list] [icon icon_name=”icon-link”]http://eo.ucar.edu/basics/index.html[/icon]
[icon icon_name=”icon-link”]http://www.billsclimatelab.com/[/icon][/icon_list]
Nature/Natural Resources
[icon_list] [icon icon_name=”icon-link”]National Geographic Society: http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/stories/animalsnature/[/icon][/icon_list]
Environmental Education/Get Involved
[icon_list] [icon icon_name=”icon-link”]The Big Help: http://pro-social.nick.com/
The Big Help engages kids to make a difference in the world by moving their bodies, minds, communities and planet.
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Science
[icon_list] [icon icon_name=”icon-link”]National Geographic Society: http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/stories/spacescience/
Restoring endangered and threatened species to a secure status in the wild is a key objective of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
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Water Resources
[icon_list] [icon icon_name=”icon-link”]The Kids Ecology Corps: http://www.kidsecologycorps.org/our-environment/natural-cycles/water-pollution
Providing educational, cultural and leadership experience to young people encouraging immediate, positive, environmental action. And, continuous, determined action is making Environmental Harmony an idea whose time has come.
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Pollution
[icon_list] [icon icon_name=”icon-link”] EPA: http://www.dtsc.ca.gov/Education/upload/OEA_FLY_Coloring-Book.pdf[/icon]
[icon icon_name=”icon-link”]The Kids Ecology Corps: http://www.kidsecologycorps.org/our-environment/natural-cycles/air-pollution
Providing educational, cultural and leadership experience to young people encouraging immediate, positive, environmental action. And, continuous, determined action is making Environmental Harmony an idea whose time has come.
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Endangered/Threatened Animals
[icon_list] [icon icon_name=”icon-link”]Save the Manatee: Protects endangered manatees and their aquatic habitat for future generations.[/icon]
[icon icon_name=”icon-link”]U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service/a>:Restoring endangered and threatened species to a secure status in the wild is a key objective of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.[/icon][/icon_list]