Kendyll Romine 
by weareteachers.com Check out a dozen meaningful Earth Day lessons and investigations for every grade level, from PBS Learning Media. These interactive lessons engage students in exploring energy, ecosystems, and environmental change by taking on engineering design challenges, running simulations, conducting investigations and completing other STEM-oriented activities.
For many species of birds, there is a shortage of great places to nest. There may be birds that would love to call your habitat home, but they have a specific nesting requirement which needs to be met. Birdhouses can be placed in backyards, schoolyards, parks, orchards, farms, pastures, cemeteries, woodlots, deserts, cities…you name it. … Read more
Recycling is important, but it can be complicated. What can’t go in your curbside bin? How many times can something be recycled? What about really large or dangerous items? Find out how and where to recycle items.
Join the Litterati – a global community that is identifying, mapping, and collecting the world’s litter. If you had to guess what makes up most of the trash in the schoolyard, what would it be? Litterati is an app that lets kids geo-tag and categorize the trash they collect during a clean-up campaign, so they … Read more
by EcoWatch / Coda Christopherson (11) and Lea Eider (15) Learn how Ocean Heroes Bootcamp members Lea and Coda worked to eliminate single-use plastics from their community and educate others. Read Article Ocean Heroes Bootcamp was created for emerging youth activists between the ages of 11-18 who can learn from experienced activist peers and near … Read more
by Shelia Poole, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution At 16, Hannah has done so much to eliminate plastic pollution. Learn more about her work at the Ocean Heroes Bootcamp and her nonprofit Hannah4Change. Read Article Here Ocean Heroes Bootcamp was created for emerging youth activists between the ages of 11-18 who can learn from experienced activist peers and … Read more
by ocregister.com Young environmentalist Chloe Mei went from creating the “Skip the Plastic Straw” pledge to getting multiple school districts to remove plastic straws. Read full article about Ocean Hero Chloe Mei. Ocean Heroes Bootcamp was created for emerging youth activists between the ages of 11-18 who can learn from experienced activist peers and near peers … Read more
By Capo Dispatch Elementary schools in Capistrano Unified School District (CUSD) will no longer offer plastic straws to students beginning next school year. The decision to remove straws from the cafeterias at all 36 CUSD elementary schools comes as the district moves away from plastics and instead toward compostable utensils and napkins, according to Kristin … Read more
by buckhavenlifestyle.com Chairperson Laura Turner Seydel shares list of favorite environmental books from her home collection. Read Article
Grantee: Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School District Project Title: Pond Remediation Through Wind Power Grant Type: ecoTech Description: Historical uses of wetland areas adjacent to farms have left a legacy of landscape and ecological changes that still persist today. Old drainage ponds and ditches used to manage and control agricultural waste are still evident on Essex Technical … Read more