A Monthly Look at a Topic July '09: A Look at Our Country's Natural Beauty For more great tips go to this website http://www.grandcanyonadventurefilm.com/. It has information about saving water at home and great history facts about the river and the people who lived on the river. Also look at: www.waterkeeper.org.
By the Ecosavvy Kid
August '09: Take a Hike, Nature Walk or Nature Class!
My sister Jamie and I attended camp at the the Cape Cod Museum of Natural History that was all about nature: studying ponds and the creatures in them. I enjoyed going out in the ponds and lakes and catching fish(especially with the seine net!), frogs, and pond life and then looking at them under microscopes and in tanks. You should get out and check your local nature center for fun classes like this too! If you live on Cape Cod make sure you check out the Cape Cod Museum of Natural History www.ccmnh.org for great classes all year round.
Doug, Colin and Abby
Jamie and her councelor, Mike
Jamie checking out water bug
KidSummer is sponsored by the International Fund for Animal Welfare. IFAW, the International Fund for Animal Welfare works from world headquarters here on Cape Cod and 16 offices around the globe to protect animals and our shared environment. IFAW focuses on finding practical solutions to animal welfare and conservation challenges that benefit both animals and people.
We are vacationing in Colorado now and we have been to a number of national parks: Garden of the Gods, Cave of the Winds, and the Rocky Mountain National Park. The views are incredible. Our family feels even more dedicated to protecting our country's national parks after seeing the breathtaking scenes from the mountains of Colorado. One tip we have for walking in National Parks is stay on the trails (don't walk on areas marked under restoration), pick up what you bring into the park and keep an eye out for trash others leave behind. While in Denver we saw an IMAX movie at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science about the Grand Canyon and how because of damns on the Colorado River, our incredible use of water and climate changes; the river and lakes are drying up. This effects the small towns at the end of the Colorado, mostly because Las Vegas uses a large portion of the water from the Colorado River but also because 80% of the water is used for agriculture. The Colorado River doesn't even reach the ocean anymore. Now that we are in the summer season people use more water to cool off, wash their cars, and to water their plants. We need to be more water savvy!! Here are some ways you can conserve water this summer:
Here is a picture of what we need to protect!
Rocky Mountain National Park
April '09: Eco-easy
There are so many ways you can make small changes. Check out my flyer and post it on your fridge. In April make a small change!
A great website to take a peek at is www.thedailygreen.com. Daily ideas on how you and your family can be greener!
"Nothing great in the world has ever been accomplished without passion."
-Hebell
2008 Ecosavvykid "My View" column
