Links
- Climate change
- Earth Day and Earth Day projects
- Ecological footprint
- Electronic waste
- Facts about waste
- Field trips
- Gardening and native plants
- Grants and awards
- Household hazardous product education
- Kids pages
- Recycling information
- Waste prevention
Climate change
- Years of Living Dangerously (YEARS) from National Wildlife Federation
https://climateclassroom.org/ external link - Climate from NOAA
https://www.noaa.gov/education/resource-collections/climate-education-resources external link - Community Learning Network Teacher Resource List
http://www.cln.org/themes/global_warming.html external link - King County’s Response to Climate Change
https://www.kingcounty.gov/environment/climate.aspx - US EPA Climate Change
http://epa.gov/climatechange/index.html external link - WA Department of Ecology Climate Change
http://www.ecy.wa.gov/climatechange/index.htm external link
Earth Day and Earth Day projects
- Earth Day Network
http://www.earthday.org/ external link - Grocery Bag Project
http://www.earthdaybags.org/ external link
Ecological footprint
- Personal Ecological Footprint from the Institute for Sustainable Energy
https://cpb-us-w2.wpmucdn.com external link Download PDF
Electronic waste
- King County Take It Back Network
https://kingcounty.gov/depts/dnrp/solid-waste/programs/take-it-back.aspx
Facts about waste
- Cedar Hills Landfill
https://kingcounty.gov/depts/dnrp/solid-waste/facilities/landfills.aspx
Field trips
- Cascade Recycling Center
http://www.wmnorthwest.com/cascaderecycling/tour.html external link - King County Landfill and Transfer Stations
https://kingcounty.gov/depts/dnrp/solid-waste/about/transfer-disposal/tours.aspx - Sea-Dru-Nar Recycling
http://www.seadrunarrecycling.com/ external link
Gardening and native plants
- King County Northwest Native Plant Guide
https://green2.kingcounty.gov/gonative/index.aspx - Natural Yard Care
https://kingcounty.gov/depts/dnrp/solid-waste/programs/natural-yard-care.aspx - Yard Talk
https://www.kingcounty.gov/environment/stewardship/nw-yard-and-garden/yard-talk.aspx
also on King County Television (KCTV)
Household hazardous product education
- Health Effects of Common Chemicals
http://www.asmalldoseof.org/ external link - Household Products Health and Safety Database
http://householdproducts.nlm.nih.gov/ external link - Local Hazardous Waste Management Program Resources for Schools
https://www.hazwastehelp.org/educators/index.aspx - Natural Resources Defense Council – Health & Environment
https://www.nrdc.org/about/health-environment external link
Kids pages
- Cool School Challenge
http://coolschoolchallenge.org/ external link - Environmental Resources for Teachers and Students
https://www.kingcounty.gov/environment/stewardship/teachers-students.aspx - King County Groundwater Protection Program/The Groundwater Story
https://www.kingcounty.gov/environment/waterandland/groundwater/education/animation.aspx - Recycling and paper Arts and Crafts for Kids
http://www.articlemyriad.com/recycling-paper-arts-crafts-for-kids/ external link - US EPA Student and Educator Pages
http://www.epa.gov/students/index.html external link - WA Department of Ecology Kids Page
https://ecology.wa.gov external link
Recycling information
- King County Recycling Information
https://kingcounty.gov/depts/dnrp/solid-waste/garbage-recycling.aspx - Washington State Recycling Association
http://www.wsra.net/ external link - What Do I Do With…?
https://kingcounty.gov/what-do-i-do-with
Waste prevention
- Green Holidays
http://www.kcgreenholidays.com/ - New American Dream
http://www.newdream.org/index.php external link - Waste-free Lunches
http://www.wastefreelunches.org/ external link - Waste Prevention Tips
https://kingcounty.gov/depts/dnrp/solid-waste/programs/waste-prevention.aspx