Earth Force News

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29 Dec 2008 - LEA EF Annual Report 2007-2008 More...

18 Dec 2008 - Over 40 students from several classes at James Island Charter High School conducted a litter clean up of the marsh area underneath the James Island Connector during the afternoon of Sunday, December 14th. More...

16 Dec 2008 - Are you interested in Greening your School? More...

16 Dec 2008 - The Group Against Smog & Pollution (GASP)annouces an annual competition in environmental advocacy for middle-school and high-school level students in Allegheny County, PA More...

12 Dec 2008 - Located in south St. Petersburg and led by Mrs. Sari Deitche, the Admiral Farragut Academy Earth Force Club has begun their Earth Force process and is currently looking to make the school more “Green”. More...

12 Dec 2008 - Cathy Messina’s 5th grade science class has decided to focus on paper recycling More...

12 Dec 2008 - Teri Locke’s 10th grade physical science class is researching green building. More...

12 Dec 2008 - Mrs. Mutert’s Earth Force Club at Azalea Elementary in St. Petersburg is back in full force. More...

12 Dec 2008 - Led by Ms. Jodi Warson, the Earth Force Club at Bay Point Elementary looks to expand last year’s paper recycling efforts in 2008-9. More...

12 Dec 2008 - Blake High School has launched one of its latest Dreams for Teens initiatives for positive “change”. This ambitious youth-driven effort is based on Newberry Medal winner Paul Fleischman's novel Seedfolks where a junk-strewn city lot is transformed into an urban garden, a process that transforms the gardeners' lives, as well. At Blake High School, in similar fashion, approximately one hundred high-achieving upper classmen (seniors and juniors) have paired with one hundred underclassmen (sophomores and freshmen) to create a new more academic-focused “culture”—a garden of their own making. This “highly focused 8-month special operation” of student-to-student “relationship tutoring” is the first Principal’s Special Forces Team of its kind created using Earth Force methodology to encourage “youth voice” in solving a problem impacting the community at large. This youth-driven investigative initiative dates back to January 2008 when a group of students, parents and teachers (now known as Dreams for Teens”) began identifying a need to actively involve all stakeholders in “changing the culture at Blake High School while focusing on student achievement. In an effort to help address this concern and the concern of Administration to raise the school grade, the 2008-09 mission for the Principal’s Special Forces Team is to increase one hundred FCAT scores from a “level 2 “ to a “level 3 or better” resulting in helping the school raise the overall school grade from a “D” to a “B”. More...

12 Dec 2008 - Andre Tomlinson’s 10th grade AVID class is concerned that incoming Freshmen do not have a dream. More...

12 Dec 2008 - Mr. Erik Hoover’s middle school students at Blossom Montessori School for the Deaf in Clearwater, look to improve water quality in their community. More...

12 Dec 2008 - Ms. Melissa Brown’s technology and gaming class at Bowers- Whitley Career Center look to collaborate with another Earth Force class to share a project through a video game they will create in class. More...

12 Dec 2008 - The afterschool Earth Force club, led by Mrs. Jean Bronec and Mrs. Laura Widerberg, at Brandon High School would like to establish a school wide recycling program for plastic bottles. More...

12 Dec 2008 - The students at Brooks- DeBartolo Collegiate High School are working to help the less fortunate in their community. More...

12 Dec 2008 - Amy Stockard and Brian Katz’s 5th grade class has selected invasive species as their topic. More...

12 Dec 2008 - Jenna LoDico Cummings 5th grade class has decided that their school storm water pond is over grown, not maintained and is totally ineffective. More...

12 Dec 2008 - Jenna LoDico Cummings 6th grade class has decided on green building as their project. More...

12 Dec 2008 - Mrs. Barbie Monty’s fifth grade class at Carrollwood Day School have begun their service learning project. They have narrowed their issues down to the environment and are focusing on water conservation and pollution. More...

12 Dec 2008 - The tenth graders in Mrs. Lanier-Estrada's classes look to conserve the endangered lands surrounding their school. More...

12 Dec 2008 - Mrs. Christina Mayo’s class at Hillsborough High is working with the other Earth Force classes at the school, but with a catch. Their service learning project will be to create multimedia products including commercials about Earth Force and Service Learning and a documentary video of the Earth Force process at the school. More...

12 Dec 2008 - Carol Cummings three 9th grade AVID classes are conducting a water audit of their school. More...

12 Dec 2008 - Mrs. Yu Ling Schuchert teaches Student Government class at Hillsborough High School that will be undertaking an Earth Force project in 2008-2009. More...

12 Dec 2008 - Mrs. Lisa Rychel’s class has completed their community walk, they discovered fox squirrels and the need for additional long leaf pines. More...

12 Dec 2008 - Mrs. Judy Der and her fifth grade class at J.S. Robinson Elementary in Plant City are working very closely with the nearby Crystal Springs Preserve to help restore and protect the native Florida habitat. More...

12 Dec 2008 - Karen Vanessa Brown and Alicia DeLaTorre’s 5th grade class is working on invasive plants and animals. More...

12 Dec 2008 - Ms. Sarah Johnson’s 10th grade AVID class has selected Hillsborough Counties Water Shed as their project. More...

12 Dec 2008 - Ms. Adriane Wilson’s 9th grade AVID class has voted to do a service learning project around hurricane preparedness. More...

12 Dec 2008 - Mr. Adam Wolford and his class at Learning Gate will begin an Earth Force service learning project in the 2008-2009 school year. More...

12 Dec 2008 - Mrs. Judy Alvarez's students look to build on the great work previous years' Earth Force classes have made at Lutz Elementary and in their community. More...

12 Dec 2008 - Mrs. Leacock's classes are exploring their community for the issue most important to them. More...

12 Dec 2008 - Mr. Terry Senhauser’s fourth graders at Nelson Elementary in Dover have spent a considerable amount of time choosing the issue that spoke to them, that they feel they can make a difference in. More...

12 Dec 2008 - Miss Brianne Wilson’s fourth grade class at Nelson Elementary are looking for ways to conserve energy in their everyday lives. More...

12 Dec 2008 - Mrs. Linda Whitman, working with a devoted contingent of returning fifth through eighth grade students at St. Anthony’s, have been busy with a host of projects in the school year 2008-2009. More...

12 Dec 2008 - The fifth grade students in Mr. Mark Oliver’s two classes working on Earth Force have recently completed a community survey of environmental issues around their school. More...

12 Dec 2008 - Mrs. Virginia Frissell’s 5th grade class is trying to improve their school habitat for an endangered species, the gopher tortoise that has been found on campus. More...

12 Dec 2008 - Mrs. Karen Manteiga’s class is starting a paper recycling program at their school. More...

8 Dec 2008 - When GREEN became a program of Earth Force in 1999, its long standing financial and volunteer supporter, General Motors, joined Earth Force as well. With the support of GM, Earth Force was able to develop the nationally recognized curricula, training and resources for supporting educators in implementing GREEN around the country.

As such, Earth force and GREEN would like to recognize and share some invaluable GM educational resources available through the GM website. More...

18 Nov 2008 - Kenmore Middle School's Earth Force project was featured on the NBC 4 news a couple of weeks ago during Green Week! More...

26 Nov 2008 - The Earth Force video introduces viewers to Earth Force and the Community Action and Problem Solving (CAPS) Process. This approach to service learning is displayed in the story of seventh grade students from Cole Middle School in Denver, Colorado. More...

1 Dec 2008 - Earth Force has been selected for the 2008 Best of Alexandria Award in the Associations category by the U.S. Local Business Association (USLBA). More...

10 Nov 2008 - Lowcountry Earth Force and the Sustainability Institute will award Wando High School $7,000 to fund their project proposal "Changing the World: One Tree at a Time!" More...

4 Nov 2008 - Kenmore Wins the Staples Earth Force Award and the School of the Year Award for their 2007-2008 Student Action Projects! More...

2 Sep 2008 - The most recent edition of the Watershed Staple newsletter includes student reflections from the 2008 Youth Summit, details regarding water monitoring and student action projects during the 2007-2008 school year, the highly sought after School of the Award and more! More...

31 Oct 2008 - Twin Lakes Elementary students are featured in the online version of the Carrollwood News & Tribune, hosted on TBO.com. The story focuses on the recent reciept of the Staples Earth Force Award for Mrs. Virginia Frissell's 2007-2008 fourth grade Earth Force class. More...

30 Oct 2008 - Students from Twin Lakes Elementary School receive the Staples Earth Force Award for their service learning project to preserve the natural habitat for animals living on school grounds using a variety of Florida native plants.

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25 Oct 2008 - Skinner - Deschanel More...

25 Oct 2008 - Skinner - Bendjy-Montoya More...

25 Oct 2008 - Scott Carpenter Middle School - Turiano More...

23 Oct 2008 - Suncoast Earth Force to host first annual Fundraiser at the Art Institute of Tampa/ Argosy University on November 13th.

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23 Oct 2008 - Earth Force CHAMPS students at Pfeiffer-Burleigh help launch the Tree Vitalize Metro in Erie. This is a state wide tree planting initiative of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. The City of Erie More...

21 Oct 2008 - The data is in and Earth Force has once again successfully stimulated young people to be effective, engaged participants in environmental decision making. The data from our 2006-2007 participant and educator surveys point to positive impacts for the Earth Force program on both program participants and the adults working with them. Earth Force participants showed gains on a range of civic and environmental attitudes and skills, including their sense of civic responsibility and civic efficacy.

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21 Oct 2008 - Small Grant Will Yield Big Results in Four Denver-Area Schools More...

20 Oct 2008 - Sisters of St. Joseph Neighborhood Network Team to Receive $500 Donation of Staples Eco-Friendly Products for Dedication to Improving the Environment More...

20 Oct 2008 - Jewish Community Council of Erie donates to LEa Earth Force. More...

10 Oct 2008 - A Suncoast Earth Force Alumni is featured in an interview in the September 29th, 2008 issue of Scholastic News Magazine about the upcoming November 4th Presidential Election about what is important to her in a candidate.

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9 Oct 2008 - The McStain Foundation Joins FrontRange Earth Force In Supporting Community-Based Service Learning More...

26 Sep 2008 - Students At Skinner Middle School Work With Volunteer Wayne Applehans To Learn How To Start A Business More...

19 Sep 2008 - The Delaware Valley Earth Force 2007-2008 yearbook is currently under construction. More...

18 Sep 2008 - Alma Powell speaks about service learning and the importance of serving our country at the ServiceNation event in New York on September 12th, 2008. More...

18 Sep 2008 -

"She's a force to be reckoned with ... when she gets involved, she's going to make something happen."

These are the words of environmental nonprofit Delaware Valley Earth Force program Director Tom Davidock about Cedarbrook Middle School seventh-grade environmental science teacher Karen Shaffran, who was named a winner of Discovery Education and General Motors' 2008 LIVE GREEN Teacher Grant.

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18 Sep 2008 - A new collaboration brings students new opportunities to help keep the South Platte River clean and protected from drain to stream! More...

18 Sep 2008 - Students From Gilpin Participate In World Water Monitoring Day More...

15 Sep 2008 - The Catholic Worker House on 22nd Street invited the neighborhood youth to participate in the development of a recently vacated lot. More...

5 Sep 2008 - Ellis - Stokely - 07-08 More...

5 Sep 2008 - Ellis -- Clifton/Spampinato SLAC -- 07-08 More...

5 Sep 2008 - Gilpin -- Clancy 07-08 More...

5 Sep 2008 - Horace Mann -- Moloney 07-08 More...

5 Sep 2008 - Shaw Heights-Benisch--07/08 More...

5 Sep 2008 - Gilpin -- Lopez 07-08 More...

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5 Sep 2008 - Ellis - Serratos - 07-08 More...

5 Sep 2008 - Ellis - Kirschling 07-08 More...

4 Sep 2008 - The 2007 GM GREEN Annual Report is designed as a poster and highlights the success of the GM GREEN program in 2007. More...

28 Aug 2008 - After learning how easy it was to install a bycatch reduction device on a crab trap, Belle Hall students said, "Even a caveman can do it!"... More...

29 Aug 2008 - After a visit from Charleston County Solid Waste and Recycling's representative, Jenny Bloom, Stiles Point's Earth Force Club had 1 mission: To spread the word about why it is so important to recycle everything we can.... More...

29 Aug 2008 - Charleston Day School decided that the power of change lies within good community practices so they set out to show recreational crabbers how to make their crab pots safe for diamondback terrapins... More...

29 Aug 2008 - When students from Wando High School noticed the number of recyclables going into the trash at Towne Centre, they relaized the need for the City of Charleston to expand their residential recycling program... More...

29 Aug 2008 - Students from James Island Charter High School dig into making their school more sustainable through the GREENS Fund... More...

28 Aug 2008 - Democratic Delegates and Earth Force Students work together in the South Platte River. More...

19 Aug 2008 - Read the LEA Earth Force News More...

15 Aug 2008 - Lake Erie- Alleghenny Earth Force Program Director, Pat Lupo is appointed by Pennsylvania Govenor Ed Rendell to the State of Pennsylvania's Climate Change Advisory Committee. More...

14 Aug 2008 - We would like extend a special thanks to Heinz Endowments for expanding their commitment to our organization and mission. More...

12 Aug 2008 - Earth Force is highlighted in this month's issue of Family Circle in an article that presents the best practices in engaging youth in their communities. More...

7 Aug 2008 - LEA Earth Force recently welcomed two new staff members – Mike Waltner, Director of Development/NWPA and Gretchen Smith, Administrative Assistant More...

6 Aug 2008 - Suncoast Earth Force celebrates the 2008 Youth Summit at Al Lopez Park in Tampa. More...

5 Aug 2008 - Suncoast Earth Force Teacher Mrs. Judy Alvarez is honored by Tampa Bay's ABC 28 Action News as their "Head of the Class." More...

4 Aug 2008 - Glenwood Elementary students from 5th and 6th Grade girls were introduced to the Maritime Life in Erie More...

4 Aug 2008 - Youth at the John E. Horan Garden Apartments partnered with the Master Gardeners and adults in their community to design, plant and harvest their first vegetable garden More...

4 Aug 2008 - During the summer months, students at the House of Mercy completed a climate change project that began with an investigation of climate, weather, ecosystems, and renewable and non-renewable resources More...

4 Aug 2008 - Neighborhood Art House students completed a recycling project and became experts on each stage of the recycling process from the purchase of goods to the use of post-consumer waste More...

4 Aug 2008 - Students at the Neighborhood Art House worked on a non-point source pollution project culminating in a day of storm drain stenciling More...

4 Aug 2008 - Students at the House of Mercy focused on the watershed in their neighborhood: McDannell Run Watershed More...

4 Aug 2008 - Students at the Erie Heights YMCA Library have been working on becoming expert gardeners this year More...

4 Aug 2008 - Bottled Up – you have your own company in your faucet challenges people to just say no to bottled water and use tap water instead. Jr. PLEWA members conducted blind taste tests More...

28 Jul 2008 - For 14 years Earth Force has been a champion of that youth engagement can unite Americans, help address some of our greatest societal challenges, and strengthen our communities and our democracy. An extraordinary new campaign called ServiceNation has taken up the cause as well, and it is bringing together citizens, leaders and more than 100 organizations to rally behind a beautiful vision of America that champions America's great tradition of voluntary citizen service, and honors the profound sacrifices made by so many Americans who have passed before. Read all about ServiceNation at http://www.servicenation.org. And, join Earth Force in supporting this important effort. More...

24 Jul 2008 - This project used the combined forces of the House of Mercy, J.E. Horan Garden Apartments, Edison Elementary School, and Perseus House of Excellence Center of Maritime Studies. More...

24 Jul 2008 - This after school group met once a month to explore local parks. More...

24 Jul 2008 - Four very responsible and dedicated young people recognized a need to help their neighbors become more environmentally aware. More...

24 Jul 2008 - Tackling the problem of recycling became the focus of the Earth Force students at Ridgefield Elementary. More...

24 Jul 2008 - The second semester, Danielle Baltes continued with another group of students from the Pfeiffer-Burleigh CHAMPS Program. More...

24 Jul 2008 - Thanks to the hard work and persuasive powers of the Earth Force students this school will no longer use styrofoam trays in the cafeteria. More...

24 Jul 2008 - The Honeysuckle sounds like it is a beautiful plant but in Scott Park it has taken over as an invasive species. More...

24 Jul 2008 - Park Forest Elementary located in State College, Pennsylvania was thoroughly involved with Earth Force during the school year. Eighty environmentally aware fifth grade students participated in four different projects. More...

24 Jul 2008 - Changing the World, One Light Bulb at a Time! was the goal of Brenda Khayat’s class. The students worked hard to raise money and CFLs in order to provide at least one bulb to every student and staff member. More...

24 Jul 2008 - All-school Composting was a project that was promoted and implemented by Jennifer Cody’s fifth grade class. More...

24 Jul 2008 - The AP Environmental Science students, facilitated by teacher Doreen Petri and supported by the PA Department of Environmental Protection, conducted an energy audit of the Northwest Pennsylvania Collegiate Academy. More...

24 Jul 2008 - Tree Planting was the project goal for Natalie Christensen’s class. The students investigated the importance of trees, types of native trees and their importance, the difference between deciduous and coniferous trees, and how to plant and care for a tree. More...

24 Jul 2008 - - Watershed Education at Pfeiffer-Burleigh CHAMPS Program
Danielle Baltes guided the students at the Pfeiffer Burleigh CHAMPS Program More...

24 Jul 2008 - Project two was directed by Lillian Rose working with the 5th and 6th grade students. This project involved the personal environment of the students – their bodies. This project was centered a round wellness. More...

24 Jul 2008 - Window clings with a project motto, a Multicultural Fair, and active tolerance lessons were all ways in which the 8th grade Honors Class at JoAnna Connell School spread the word of tolerance to other students in their school and in the Erie community. More...

24 Jul 2008 - The students at Klein school undertook the study of two different issues in the 2007-2008 school year. More...

24 Jul 2008 - Fifty seven middle school students learned about environmental science using innovative and creative ideas for “recycled” Christmas presents giving new meaning to the term “regifting” More...

24 Jul 2008 - The 6- 9 year olds continued their project from last year. Last year they had established an edible garden at Montessori and this year they looked at what worked, what didn’t and decided to try some alternatives. More...

24 Jul 2008 - These students worked in partnership with the Waste Management Lakeview Landfill to complete their first Earth Force assignment. More...

24 Jul 2008 - The 3rd graders at Erie Day school investigated the waste in the school cafeteria. They discovered that there was a lot of biodegradable waste in the trash cans. More...

24 Jul 2008 - The Inner-city Neighborhood Art House engaged in an after school project that was a continuation of the previous year’s project. More...

24 Jul 2008 - Music out of Mercer County became the focus to help educate 3rd and 4th grade students about the values of a watershed. More...

24 Jul 2008 - Nonpoint source pollution was studied by the students in the CHAMPS after school program. More...

24 Jul 2008 - Improvement of the existing Outdoor Learning Center at Conneaut Valley Elementary School was the topic for sixty 6th Graders. More...

24 Jul 2008 - You haven’t lived until you have recycled became the motto of the Environmental Club students at the Erie Day School. More...

24 Jul 2008 - The second semester former club member returned and new ones joined to study nonpoint source pollution and after presenting the idea to the school board and receiving approval the students created an environmental rain garden on the school grounds and a rain barrel collection project for this courtyard garden to reduce run-off. More...

24 Jul 2008 - Under the guidance of Lannea Derooy, the 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students of Blessed Sacrament School worked to educate all members of their school on the effects of storm drain pollution. More...

18 Jun 2008 - Over 200 students from 10 different schools across 3 counties came together to participate in Lowcountry Earth Force's 10th Annual Youth Environmental Summit on May 30, 2008. Participants got to interact with representatives from 20+ community partners including: SCDNR, Hollings Marine Laboratory, Boone Hall Plantation, The Nature Conservancy, LEEP, SCANA, Charleston Water System, The Sustainability Institute, The Clemson Extension and many more! More...

16 Jun 2008 - Jr.PLEWA, Erie Day School, Perseus House Charter School of Excellence- Maritime Center,House of Mercy and the J.E, Horan Garden Apartment Earth Force groups have planted three rain gardens in Erie. They include one at Erie Day School, 1372 W. Sixth St., another outside City Hall and a third on the bank of the McDannell Run stream that runs through John E. Horan Garden Apartments at East 10th Street and Tacoma Road. More...

12 Jun 2008 - Today Staples acknowledged these students. The Staples Foundation for Learning, which is designed to teach, train and inspire youth, awarded Earth Force teens from Erie, PA with the Staples Earth Force Award of one thousand dollars worth of eco-friendly products. Congrats to those young people. More...

11 Jun 2008 - The Staples Earth Force Award 2008 recognized Jr. PLEWA, Erie and Claysville Elementary School, Claysville. More...

5 Jun 2008 - Fourth graders educate community members about ways to protect manatees located in the local waters. A letter to Governor Charlie Crist details students’ hope that stricter policies will reduce boating speeds within manatee habitat. More...

5 Jun 2008 - The students in Ms. Mutert's Earth Force club share their Earth Force experiences at the 2008 Suncoast Earth Force Summit. More...

5 Jun 2008 - Students in Ms. Lopez’s class adopted nearby Boyette Springs Park and have a plan to include local community members and park visitors in a clean-up of graffiti and litter. More...

5 Jun 2008 - Canterbury students developed a partnership with Weedon Island Preserve in Pinellas County; after developing an understanding about issues that make the preserve a very unique environmental area, students created podcasts with scientific descriptions of things that inhabit the ecosystems there. More...

5 Jun 2008 - Gorrie Elementary students address stormwater issues on Davis Islands by encouraging sustainable lawn care practices among local citizen groups. More...

5 Jun 2008 - Fifth graders in Ms. Carmen’s 5th grade class are completing last year’s project addressing campus litter before finding a new problem to solve. Garbage cans have been turned into trash monsters through the artistry of students who are painting cans purchased with funds from Learn & Serve. More...

5 Jun 2008 - “Extreme Makeover” takes on new meaning when visiting Ms. Leacock’s fifth graders who hope to rejuvenate their campus wetlands boardwalk and promote wetland education among the student body. Students take their message to the road – literally – and educate neighbors about keeping stormwater clean. More...

5 Jun 2008 - Ms. Perez's Fourth Grade class at Nelson Elementary share their story at the 2008 Suncoast Earth Force Youth Summit held on April 23, 2008 at Al Lopez Park. More...

5 Jun 2008 - Ms. Perez's Fifth Grade class at Nelson Elementary share their stories at the 2008 Suncoast Earth Force Youth Summit held on April 23, 2008 at Al Lopez Park. More...

5 Jun 2008 - Eighth graders educate their community about three issues: sexually transmitted diseases, solid waste and bullying. More...

5 Jun 2008 - Sixth grade students in Ms. Sethi’s class in this central Tampa school have kicked off their Earth Force year and decided they would like to improve the health of their local watershed by addressing water quality issues in a nearby pond. More...

4 Jun 2008 - Here is a young person who made a video as a part of his Earth Force project. It is an enlightening (a pun about light). Take a look at what he has to say. More...

29 May 2008 - Lake Erie-Allegheny Earth Force is seeking an Administrative Assistant for the Northwest PA office located at the Tom Ridge Environmental Center in Erie PA. More...

27 May 2008 - Ms. Whitman's Earth Force Club at St. Anthony Catholic School talks about the importance of recycling at the 2008 Suncoast Earth Force Youth Summit. More...

21 May 2008 - Review this example of Fort LeBoeuf Earth Force projects facilitated with 6th, 7th and 8th Grade students. More...

16 May 2008 - The students chanted, "We want peace. We love peace. No more war," during their Peace Parade in Congress Park. More...

16 May 2008 - The entire school celebrates their Earth Day Network grant award and honors Earth Force, through a day of physical challenges. More...

16 May 2008 - Slavens Elementary School helped their classmates learn how to care for animals and lower homelessness for animals. More...

16 May 2008 - Swimmable Bay Waiver Form 2008 More...

15 May 2008 - Make a Date with History - Now is the time to start training for a one-time event that will be part of Erie's History --

BaySwim 2008 is a 1-mile swim celebrating Presques Isle Bay's improved water quality.
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6 May 2008 - Ellis Elementary students pledged to Keep It Clean More...

3 May 2008 - Ellis Elementary Experiences Abundant Earth Day More...

29 Apr 2008 - Elyse McMahon's article: "Plant emissions concern teen" was published in Erie Times News-in-Education section on April 29, 2008 More...

28 Apr 2008 - 11th annual Youth Summit at the Denver Zoo; 1,000 students compete to raise awareness and create change More...

20 Apr 2008 - PEC and Earth Force announce the Northern Allegheny River Conservation Project. More...

22 Apr 2008 - Earth Force students at Ellis Elementary School have installed worm bins to turn waste into compost, started a recycling program and devised a way to reduce the amount of lunch food thrown away every day -- and now they got of more than $10,000 to install solar panels on their school. More...

14 Apr 2008 - 2008 Summer Institute Registration Form More...

24 Mar 2008 - Ellis Elementary, one in three schools in North America, has been chosen to receive "Green Makeover" through the Earth Day Network's GREEN Schools Campaign. More...

13 Apr 2008 - FREF 2008 Summer Institute Flier More...

18 Mar 2008 -
Wednesday, April 9, 2008, 6-8pm
Tom Ridge Environmental Center at Presque Isle

~ Art & Unique Gift auction ~ Hors D’oeuvres ~ Wine ~ Beer ~ Music More...

18 Mar 2008 - Mrs. Der’s class moved forward with a native species restoration project at Crystal Springs Preserve, a 525-acre property dedicated to environmental education and preservation of Florida’s natural resources. More...

18 Mar 2008 - In investigating their community the students at Gilpin Middle School decided to tackle local graffiti. More...

18 Mar 2008 - Students at Holland Middle School decided to take energy use in their school into their own hands -- the result? Significant savings and a plan for the future. More...

18 Mar 2008 - The gifted seventh and eighth grade science classes from Kirby District 140 in Tinley Park, Illinois have started multi year project to better protect vital wetlands in their area. The project began with an analysis of state of natural buffer zones in the area. Buffers help keep the water supplies clean by filtering contaminants in storm water run off. More...

10 Mar 2008 - The Earth Force project of the Environmental Club at the Erie Day School is school recycling. First the students inventoried the school building and campus. Our concerns: Where are the waste and recycling containers located? Are teachers, adults and students alike, using them properly? More...

4 Mar 2008 - Youth Summit Registration Form More...

4 Mar 2008 - Youth Summit Registration Packet More...

29 Apr 2008 - The Capital Region’s Youth Summit was a great success last April with almost 250 participants including students, teachers, school board members, volunteers, partner organizations and Earth Force GREEN program staff! More...

14 Jul 2008 - Last summer's Teacher Institute was a big hit with Earth Force educators throughout the Chesapeake Bay watershed, who studied the issue of Blue Crab population decline. More...

17 Apr 2008 - The mid-Atlantic region’s 2007 President’s Environmental Youth Award was given to the Arlington H-B Woodlawn Secondary Program sixth grade students for their electronics-recycling effort. More...

26 Feb 2008 - Earth Force is seeking an experienced non-profit executive as Executive Director for its Delaware Valley Earth Force (DVEF) office located in Wyncote, PA. More...

26 Feb 2008 - Executive Director Janet Starwood says goodbye to Delaware Valley Earth Force. More...

8 Feb 2008 - AP Environmental Science students at Collegiate Academy, facilitated by teacher Doreen Petri and supported by the PA Department of Environmental Protection, conducted an energy audit of the Northwest Pennsylvania Collegiate Academy in Erie, PA. The audit is the first step in their effort to make the school more energy efficient. More...

19 Feb 2008 - 8th Grade students at JoAnn O’Connell teach other students in their school about the ladder of prejudice. The goal is to open minds to tolerance. This is an important attitude as we try to solve environmental issues and work with people who can have very different views on the topic. More...

19 Feb 2008 - Jim Martin, a Community Advisory Board member of LEA Earth Force works for Highmark. Highmark was cited for its environmental efforts as TOP Green- IT company on Febraury 18, 2008 by Computer World. More...

16 Feb 2008 - Mrs. Edwards Form 8M Class looks to tackle storm water issues in Tampa Bay More...

16 Feb 2008 - Earth Force students at Robinson Elementary setup a tutoring program for younger students More...

16 Feb 2008 - Investigating their butterfly garden More...

16 Feb 2008 - Madeira Beach Students take inventory of their campus More...

16 Feb 2008 - Students look to provide habitat for native birds in their school yard More...

16 Feb 2008 - Second year Earth Force students look to reduce energy consumption More...

16 Feb 2008 - The Earth Force Club at St. Anthony works to “Green” their community More...

16 Feb 2008 - Mrs. Edwards Form 8M Class looks to improve the health of Tampa Bay More...

16 Feb 2008 - Mr. Lee’s class kicks-off Earth Force at Shorecrest Prep More...

16 Feb 2008 - Fifth graders look to help turtles in Tarpon Springs More...

16 Feb 2008 - Students at Clair Mel Elementary target the issue of dirty water More...

16 Feb 2008 - Incarnation’s Earth Force explores their campus retention pond More...

4 Jun 2008 - Fourth Grade students at Twin Lakes Elementary beautify their campus with native plants to improve habitat for their school yard neighbors. More...

16 Feb 2008 - The Baypoint Elementary maintain a community resource. More...

16 Feb 2008 - Azalea’s Earth Force Club begins a campus wide recycling program More...

16 Feb 2008 - Admiral Farragut’s Earth Force Club looks to clean-up a storm water canal on campus More...

15 Feb 2008 - Students in Ms. Vickstrom’s 7th grade science class have begun the Earth Force process. More...

5 Jun 2008 - Academy Prep students identify erosion and storm drainage problems on campus. More...

5 Jun 2008 - Fourth graders at Colson Elementary in Seffner take action quickly when problems are discovered. Their spacious campus, dotted with beautiful old oak trees, is located next to Colson Park in Seffner. The park and school campus have been the focus of students’ attention since the beginning of the school year. More...

5 Jun 2008 - Students in the Earth Force elective class are beginning to learn about several issues on their school campus by studying invasive species and they have found several types on campus. More...

5 Jun 2008 - Fifth graders take their pro-CFL (compact fluorescent lightbulb) message to their local community members and beyond, all the way to the steps of the capital in Tallahassee. More...

5 Jun 2008 - Middle School students in Ms. Durkee’s after-school Earth Force Club create interest among students to watch their use of energy. More...

5 Jun 2008 - Fifth graders in Ms. Courser’s class have a lot of passion when it comes to making a difference in their community. They have decided that the combination of drought conditions and increasing population of newcomers to the area has created a problem with water supply. More...

5 Jun 2008 - Students in Mr. Oliver’s fifth grade science classes research threats to the habitat of various endangered species due to climate change. More...

5 Jun 2008 - Students in Ms. Manteiga’s 5th grade class take environmental stewardship seriously. Student efforts include creation of an anti-litter display at the Florida State Fair, establishment of a campus-wide recycling program and organization of an Earth Day assembly for the entire student body. Hillsborough County School Board member Susan Valdes congratulated students on their initiative and leadership. More...

5 Jun 2008 - Sixth grade students in Ms. Sethi’s class in this central Tampa school have kicked off their Earth Force year and after observing trash in the solid waste stream, decided to begin a campus recycling program. More...

8 Feb 2008 - Kevin Hengelbrok reflects on his years with Earth Force. More...

7 Feb 2008 - Mrs. Z’s Super Seventh Graders!!
Mrs. Zajicek’s seventh graders at Moon Area Middle School have started their Earth Force year by getting dirty and cleaning up the nature trail adjacent to their school grounds. More...

29 Jan 2008 - Bike Around the Bay 2008 brochure. Please call 814.835.8069 ext. 100 for more information. More...

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