Walk for the environment and your health!

The first week of April is National Walk Week and Friday April 6 is National Walk to Work Day. Walking not only helps the environment by cutting down greenhouse gas emissions, but also leads to health benefits! Let’s all celebrate the first week of April by walking together to better the environment and ourselves. Some…

Summertime Adventures in Low-Waste Living

How will you spend your summer vacation? Now that school is out, you can enjoy the freedom of no assignments, deadlines, or early wake-up calls. Whether you’re staying at home, adventuring outdoors, or traveling with your family, remember the four Rs – rethink, reduce, reuse, and recycle. Here are some tips for low- or no-waste…

Ways to Love the Planet

It’s Valentines’ Day! Let’s show our love for the planet. We all live here together, so showing love for our planet is also a way of caring for our family, friends, and neighbors. Participate in Meatless Monday (or Tuesday, or …) Eating more fruits, vegetables, greens, and grains than eggs, dairy, and meat can help…

Fall Garden Tips

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…

Take a Walk in a Pesticide-Free Park

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…

What’s on Your Face, What’s in Your Hair?

The average teen uses 15 to 25 cosmetics per day. That number may seem high, but cosmetics don’t just include make-up. Deodorant, shampoo, nail polish, toothpaste, sunscreen, and aftershave also fall into this category. The concerns about cosmetics apply to both male and females since we all brush our teeth, shampoo our hair, and apply…