Humans are the sole source of plastic waste and are responsible for its effects on the planet. Through a shift in plastic use attitudes and behaviors, we can make a global-scale difference in the amount of plastic waste that litters our landscapes and oceans. This Earth Day, April 22, lets combine our collective efforts to reduce plastic pollution.
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How do we raise environmentally literate kids? Dig into three of the benefits of engaging our youth.While outside play may appear to be a routine day outdoors, it can easily turn into an opportunity to raise our next generation of environmentally aware kids. Environmental literacy can build academic and social skills, strengthen healthy minds and bodies, and create a generational exchange. -
Students in Amherst County, Hopewell City, and Surry County Public Schools worked with the James River Association to produce public service announcements (PSAs) to stress the importance of caring for the James River.
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Students in James Madison University’s Valley Scholars program built “solar suitcases,” to provide electricity to students in a refugee camp in Kenya.
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The 2018-19 school year launched a three-year partnership between Maymont and Henrico County Public Schools (HCPS) to implement a NOAA B-WET Grant. The program, Bay Watershed in Science Education (BWISE), pairs community partners with Henrico middle school 6th grade students and teachers to take action to improve their local watershed and ultimately the Chesapeake Bay.
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Each year, the dark pink blossoms of the Eastern Redbud tree are one of the first signs of spring. This tree is native to Virginia, meaning that it will flourish in neighborhoods, parks and along roadways throughout the Commonwealth.
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Have you ever ventured to Belle Isle on the James River in Richmond and taken the time to contemplate a pretty cool phenomenon among the rocks?
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Nick Fewings/UnsplashMany communities throughout Virginia and the U.S. have recycling programs in place. But, recycling is just one part of the equation. Reducing, reusing and recycling go hand in hand to help us all improve our environment.
