Be the Change

Kids and adults alike people can engage in projects that make our communities greener, healthier places. Here are a few ideas to get started.

Cardboard with recycle symbol and the words Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

7 Steps to Shrink Your Trash

No single step can solve our waste disposal problems.

Body and Mind

Was yesterday a pretty normal day for you? Do you think you were outside very much? Were you very active? Did you eat healthy foods? How was your mood?

Crushed plastic bottles arranged into recycle symbol

Bring the Bottle or Can Home!

You and the other residents of Wisconsin are doing a great job recycling at home.

Car Care

You might be wondering how a car pollutes lakes and rivers.

Community Engagement

By involving community partners, you gain multiple perspectives and more invested citizens. So where do you start?

Energy

Can you can track the energy you use to its source? Is it renewable or non-renewable?

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Environmental Literacy

Make a list of everything you did today, everything you ate, everywhere you went. Where did all of those things come from?

Follow the Path to Cleaner Water

You, yes YOU, can help keep our lakes and rivers clean.

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Healthy Buildings

Is your school building and the area right around it helping to keep you healthy?

Recycling seperated into different catagories

Here's how you can help the environment by reducing waste

Take small portions of food and go back for "seconds" if you are still hungry.

How to be a vermiculturist

Vermiculture - A four-syllable word for the care and feeding of your worms.

Light Pollution?

Have you lost it? Your view of the nighttime sky that is.

Our Earth - What a Waste?

Recycling -- It's Working

Recipes for Composting

Easy ways to start composting!

Recycling and Beyond Story - Closing the Loop

A story about what happens when you recycle!

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School Site

How much do you know about the area surrounding your school? Could you make it better?

Transportation

How do you get from place to place? Are you ready to make some changes?

Trash to Treasures for the Holidays

You can help the environment this holiday season by thinking of ways to use less energy and create less waste.

Vermicomposting - using worms to compost food waste

Worms: They're hungry for work!

kids putting items in recycling bin outside a house

Waste

Where does trash go when you throw it away? Is there really an 'away'?

Water

In what ways do you depend on clean water everyday?

Water Facts and Conservation Tips

You can help conserve our water resources.

Silhouette of man and child hikers give each other a high five near the tent at dawn

Wild About Camping

If you see a wild animal, be sure to leave it alone.

Yard Care

These tips will keep your lawn and garden growing and keep pollutants out of lakes and streams.