Growing Greener Minds - Winter 2008 (PDF - 278KB) • NEW!

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• 42 Ways to Trim Your Holiday "Waste-line" (PDF - 97KB)
  • from www.Use-Less-Stuff.com
• Avoid Holiday Plastic Bags (PDF - 161KB)
• Safe, Eco-friendly & Alternative Gift Giving (PDF - 53KB)
• It's a Wrap on No-Waste Gift Wrapping (PDF - 65KB)
• Think Recycle-Not Trash-As You Unwrap Gifts (PDF - 43KB)
• Recycled Holiday Crafts
  • Family Crafts (External Site)
  • All Free Crafts (External Site)
• Recycle Live Christmas Trees
  • Orange County Solid Waste Division
  • Florida Christmas Trees (External Site)
  • Earth 911 (External Site)
• Rechargeable Batteries & Chargers (PDF - 39KB)
• Electronics Recycling (External Site)

• Expand Your Environmental I.Q.
• Earth 911 - Making Every Day Earth Day (External Site)
• Earth 911 for Students & Teachers
• Our Environment Needs Your Help (External Site) - a partnership with WFTV Ch 9 
• Keep your vehicles in good repair and make breathing a little easier for everyone (2.4MB - requires Adobe Flash Player) 

Air Quality

External Sites

• eXtraordinary Road Trip • XRT - a computer game for eco-drivers
• Air Defenders • the Quest for Clean Air
• EcoDriving • Simple Solutions to Increase Mileage & Reduce your Carbon Footprint

Pollution Prevention (P2)

External Sites

• U.S. EPA Pollution Prevention
• FDEP Pollution Prevention Program
• Florida Pollution Prevention Roundtable
• National Pollution Prevention Roundtable
• US Department of Energy P2

Waste and Recycling

Young Kids

• EPD Coloring Book (PDF - 963KB)
• The Story of Drinking Water

Climate Change and Carbon Reduction

External Sites

• DoSomething.org 2008 Increase Your Green • due December 15
• Global Climate Change Education • NASA Research Announcement • Notice of Intent due August 29 • Proposals due October 24 
• National Civic Education Project & Climate Change Educator • due September 12 & September 26 (respectively)

Environmental Education

External Sites

• American Honda Foundation
• Captain Planet Foundation
• Grant Wranglers • K-12 school & teacher grants
• Kids in Need Teacher Grants • due September 30
• Live Green: Teacher Grants
• Melinda Gray Ardia Environmental Foundation • due September 27
• Sea World / Busch Gardens Environmental Excellence Awards
• Toyota Tapestry Grants (Science Teachers)
• The Volvo Adventure Competition

Plants, Gardening & Outdoor Education

External Sites

• The Fruit Tree Planting Foundation
• KidsGardening.org
  • Youth Garden Grants
  • Hooked on Hydroponics
• Lowe's Outdoor Classroom Grant Program
• Project Learning Tree: GreenWorks! Butterfly Garden Grants 
• Wild Ones: Seeds for Education

Weather

External Sites

• National Weather Association Sol Hirsch Education Fund Grants

External Sites

Climate Discovery Courses • National Center for Atmospheric Research 

Facing the Future: Educating & Inspiring a Global Generation • The Heritage Institute

External Sites

• Eco-Schools
• Eco-Cycle - Green Star Schools
• Green Schools Initiative
• Alliance to Save Energy - Green Schools Program
• US Green Building Council (USGBC) - About Green Schools
• NWF Campus Ecology