Spotlight
Great PA Cleanup! Earth Day - April 22, 2006
Earth Day is a time to celebrate gains we have made and create new visions to accelerate environmental progress. Earth Day is a time to unite around new actions. Earth Day and every day is a time to act to protect our planet. What are you doing for Earth Day? Send us your stories!
Everyone wants to live, work and play in a clean & green community… and its up to everyone to make it possible and improve the overall quality of life for us all. Join Pennsylvanians across the state – and American’s across the nation – in cleaning up litter and trash along our roadsides, streams, parks, forests, and neighborhoods. Anyone can help!
Community & civic associations, school & youth groups, families and friends, business employees, hunting & fishing clubs, conservation organizations, sport teams and others can organize their members and participate in the Great PA CleanUp!
National Environmental Education Week - April 16-22, 2006
National Environmental Education (EE) Week 2006 is the single largest organized environmental education event in U.S. history. It will increase the educational impact of Earth Day by creating a full week of educational preparation, learning and activities in K-12 classrooms, nature centers, zoos, museums and aquariums. National EE Week will involve thousands of educators and millions of students. It is coordinated by the National Environmental Education & Training Foundation in cooperation with hundreds of outstanding schools, environmental education organizations, education associations, state and federal agencies. Join the Wildife Habitat Council and many others partners - sign up today it's free!
Great American Cleanup™ - March 1-May 31, 2006
Everyone deserves to live in a community environment that is healthy, safe, clean and beautiful, and we all have a role to play in achieving this goal. Join us in Keep America Beautiful's Great American Cleanup™, the nation's largest community improvement program! The Great American Cleanup takes place from March 1 through May 31. Please consider volunteering in a participating community near you!
In 2006, the Great American Cleanup is expected to involve close to an estimated 2.5 million people volunteering more than 8 million hours to clean, beautify and improve 16,000 communities during 30,000 events from coast to coast in all 50 states. Activities will include beautifying parks and recreation areas, cleaning seashores and waterways, handling recycling collections, picking up litter, planting trees and flowers, and conducting educational programs and litter-free events.
Earth Day Highlights
Earth Day Network
Join the Earth Day Network on Friday, April 21 from 1:00-3:00 p.m. eastern time for an interactive live chat with world-renowned climate change experts!
Pennsylvania 911
Making Everyday Earth Day.
The Nature Conservancy - Volunter Earth Day 2006
Interested in getting out on the land this Earth Day? Great! Visit your state’s volunteering page to learn about local Earth Day activities near you.
Visit the Wildlife Habitat Council Spotlight to read more events, member news and updates from around the globe.
