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2010 Calendar:

Workshops in Erie:

Trees in Our Watershed--Wednesday March 24, 2010

Join Asbury Woods, PA, Lake Erie Watershed Association and Earth Force to improve tree cover in our watershed. Address concepts such as urban forestry, storm water management, tree characteristics and care. Receive resources to facilitate hands-on activities and actions with your students.

Elementary and Middle School Teachers consider participating in a tree planting campaign this spring, trees will be provided.

Time: 4:30 – 8:00 pm

Place: Asbury Woods
4105 Asbury Road
Erie, PA 16506-3642

Act 48 hours: 3 hours
Cost: $40
Light supper provided

Contact: Pat Lupo -- plupo@earthforce.org    -- 814.835.8069

Workshops in Pittsburgh:

Messages on the Mon: Learning into Action---Saturday, April 24, 2010
Learn about watersheds and non-point source pollution, the leading threat to our nation’s waterways. We’ll take that knowledge and show you how to get your students involved in solving the problem through storm drain stenciling. We’ll have fun and get a chance to stencil storm drains around the South Side neighborhood in Pittsburgh

5 Act 48 Hours
Time: 9 am - 3 pm
Where: Conservation Consultants Inc. (64 South 14 Street, Pgh 15203)

Cost: $10
Presented by: Three Rivers Earth Force
Register: Contact Kostoula Vallianos at pgh@earthforce.org at 412-431-4449 ext. 238.
Registration Deadline: April 20, 2010.
Registration Form - Word Document

Project Food, Land and People--Saturday, May 1, 2010

The Project Food, Land & People six hour workshop introduces a curriculum focused on promoting an understanding of the interrelationships among agriculture, the environment and people of the world. The day will be filled with hands-on activities. Each participant will receive a “Food, Land, & People” curriculum guide, a comprehensive 900 hundred page curriculum filled with activities for PreK – 12th grade educators

ACT 48 Hours: 5
TIME: 9:00am - 3:00pm
COST: $50
LOCATION: Regional Environmental Education Center Upper St. Clair, PA www.regionaleec.org
To Register Contact – Three Rivers Earth Force
Ph: 412-992-7938 Email: pgh@earthforce.org
Registration Deadline: April 23, 2010
Registration Form - Word Document



 

Youth Summit
May 11, 2010: Youth Summit (Erie) - Presque Isle State Park, Grades 4 -12
May 25, 2010: Primary Youth Summit (Erie) - Presque Isle State Park, K- Grade 4

visit the Pittsburgh Zoo Webpage May 7, 2010: Southwest PA Youth Summit (Pittsburgh)- Pittsburgh Zoo, Gr 5-8, 10 am to 2 pm

 

 

 


Special Events

May 22, 2010:                     Bike Around the Bay, 8:00 am to 4 pm, Cruise Terminal behind the Intermodal Transportation Center, Erie

July 23-25,2010               Discover Presque Isle, Presque Isle State Park, Erie, PA


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