Growing Green Minds - Fall 2009  (PDF - 348 KB) • NEW!

Growing Greener Minds - Summer 2009 (PDF - 413 KB)

Growing Greener Minds - Spring 2009 (PDF - 545KB)

Past Issues

Teachers and Educators - Please take this survey (External Site) to help us make the Growing Greener Minds newsletter a beneficial tool for you. 

• Frequent our Events page to stay up to date on whats happening.

External Sites

• Earth 911 - Making Every Day Earth Day 
• Earth 911 for Students & Teachers
• EPA for High School Students
• Expand Your Environmental I.Q.
• Keep your vehicles in good repair and make breathing a little easier for everyone (2.4MB - requires Adobe Flash Player) 
• Our Environment Needs Your Help - a partnership with WFTV Ch 9 

Air Quality

External Sites

• eXtraordinary Road Trip • XRT - a computer game for eco-drivers
• Air Defenders • the Quest for Clean Air
• EcoDriving • Simple Solutions to Increase Mileage & Reduce your Carbon Footprint

Pollution Prevention (P2)

External Sites

• Orange County P2 Program
• U.S. EPA Pollution Prevention
• Florida Pollution Prevention Roundtable
• National Pollution Prevention Roundtable
• US Department of Energy P2

Waste and Recycling

Young Kids

• EPD Coloring Book (PDF - 963KB)
• The Story of Drinking Water

Education

External Sites

• Horace Mann Educator Scholarships • winners announced in May

Environmental Education

External Sites

• Green Your School contest • deadline October 9, 2009
• American Museum of Natural History • Young Naturalist Award • winners announced 
• Captain Planet Foundation
• Grant Wranglers • K-12 school & teacher grants
• Richard C. Bartlett Environmental Education Award • keep posted for winner information
• The Volvo Adventure Competition • finanalists announced

Plants, Gardening & Outdoor Education

External Sites

• The Fruit Tree Planting Foundation
• Lowe's Outdoor Classroom Grant Program
• Project Orange Thumb • keep posted for winner information
• Wild Ones: Seeds for Education

External Sites

Florida Solar Energy Center • Continuing Education, K-12, University, Community Partnerships, Employ Florida Banner Center

Climate Discovery Courses • National Center for Atmospheric Research 

Facing the Future: Educating & Inspiring a Global Generation • The Heritage Institute

External Sites

• Eco-Schools
• Eco-Cycle - Green Star Schools
• Green Schools Initiative
• Alliance to Save Energy - Green Schools Program
• US Green Building Council (USGBC) - About Green Schools
• NWF Campus Ecology

Growing Greener Minds - Winter 2008 (PDF - 278KB)

Growing Greener Minds - Fall 2008 (PDF - 423KB)

Growing Greener Minds - Summer 2008 (PDF - 453KB)