January 2010
An Earth Day challenge to our schools
Through January 29, middle schools and junior high schools across Pennsylvania can register to participate in the Earth Day 40 Schools Challenge – one of three challenges offered by DCNR, cooperating state agencies, and other partners in recognition of the 40th anniversary of the first Earth Day. Grades 5-9 are eligible for the competition focusing on projects that bring lasting positive environmental change to the schools and inspiration to the surrounding communities. A Grand Prize package worth more than $1,500 is up for grabs. Spread the word and help our youth demonstrate their green resourcefulness.
Let your cards keep on greeting
St. Jude's Ranch for Children is accepting greeting cards for recycling through February 28. By removing the front and attaching a new back, beautiful new cards are made by the children and volunteers of St. Jude’s and sold via their online store. Customers receive "green" holiday cards for use and the children receive payment for their work and learn the benefits and importance of "going green". Send your cards to: St. Jude's Ranch for Children, Recycled Card Program, 100 St. Jude's Street, Boulder City, NV 89005.
We are #1
Congratulations Pennsylvanians! Pennsylvania State Parks was recently named the best state park system in the country by the American Academy for Park and Recreation Administration and the National Recreation and Park Association. Watch the video that celebrates this significant accomplishment. Maybe your favorite park is featured? Consider showing your pride in these special public lands with a membership or contribution to the PA Parks and Forests Foundation.
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Congratulations to Rebecca Bradley from Philadelphia, the winner of the monthly drawing from the SEEDS subscription list. Ms. Bradley receives a copy of the book It’s Easy Being Green: A Handbook for Earth Friendly Living.
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iConservePA is a program of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Edward G. Rendell, Governor.
Warm up to this
Get a homeowner’s first hand perspective on a home energy analysis – a small, affordable step that can reap big rewards. Helpful audit is Brook Lenker’s latest story in his ongoing journal series “Being Brook: More or less monthly musings about one man’s never-ending swim in the growing stream of conservation enlightenment. Be buoyed by the ideas in his current of thoughts.
Approximately 350 acres of open space are lost to development everyday in Pennsylvania! Lancaster County is trying to do its part to reverse this trend. In December, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced that the county planning commission was one of four recipients of the 2009 National Award for Smart Growth for establishing a countywide comprehensive growth management plan which protects valuable farmland and historic landscapes by directing development to established towns and cities.
The Philadelphia Zoo – America’s First Zoo was founded over 150 years ago and features over 1,300 animals, many of them rare and endangered, in a 42-acre Victorian garden. Every zoo visit is an opportunity to connect with wildlife and be inspired to conservation action!
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