Did you plant a garden in the spring? How is your harvest? Now that it’s fall, here are some tips your students can use for the school garden. Use these tips in your home garden as well. Save seeds Collect mature flowers and vegetables. Locate seeds at the base of the flower. To find seeds in…
The new school year starts soon! Returning to school is a great time to reconnect with friends as you prepare to learn new things after a summer away from classes. Until then, use these next few weeks to start or improve green habits! Since our brains can most easily remember seven pieces of information at…
March 30 is Take a Walk in the Park Day. Celebrate with a walk in one of King County’s many pesticide-free parks. Pesticide-free parks offer a safer play environment for young children who are especially vulnerable to many kinds of chemicals. To find out which parks near you are pesticide-free, use the Local Hazardous Waste…
Ever think about the life cycle of a fast-food hamburger? Middle school students who take the “Food for Thought” classroom workshop offered by the King County Solid Waste Division do! In the process, they come to understand all the resources that go into making food products and why wasting food is bad for the environment.…
What does our trash have to do with climate change? This question is answered in a classroom workshop provided by the King County Solid Waste Division for high school students. For teachers who want a fun way to teach students the basics of climate change and how human actions contribute to it, consider the “Four…
Celebrate summer! Go play in one of King County’s many pesticide-free parks where no EPA-registered pesticides are used in the normal maintenance of the park or recreation area. Pesticide-free parks offer a safer play environment for young children who are especially vulnerable to many kinds of chemicals. To find out which parks near you are…
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