Earth Day 2010

Crazy Hair and Trash pickup on Earth Day 2010

Earth Day 2010 / Diane Schwartz

I have never seen such enthusiasm for picking of trash. Armed with bags and gloves, I watched 13 Kindergarten and first grade kids pick up the trash around our center with a zeal I could never duplicate. They were unafraid of picking up trash and sought it out. “I found some,” Sue yelled. “Me too,” […]

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Earth Day at 40: Where do Kids fit in?

Earth Day 2010 / Diane Schwartz

Celebrating success is a good thing and the 40th Anniversary of Earth Day proved a big cause for celebration. Earth Day at 40: Valuing Wisconsin’s Environmental Traditions, Past, Present and Future, sponsored by the Gaylord Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies at UW-Madison, honored Gaylord Nelson, a Wisconsin native and the founder of Earth Day, and

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