Issue 8 -- LAND, SEA, & AIR MAIL

April 2001

Celebrate with others around the world on Earth Day, April 22. This month’s LAND, SEA, & AIR MAIL is full of good ideas.

This month’s newsletters offers activities for K-3, 4-8 and 9-12 levels.

Cool School

Students at Ontiveros Elementary School in Santa Maria, California, went from no recycling to 80% recycling of school discards, all through the efforts of dedicated students and teachers. Students also carried the recycling program out to the community in their innovative “Kids Can Teach Kids About the Environment Too!” campaign. Inspire your students with their story. Their hard work received first prize in the “Environmental Outreach” category in the SeaWorld/Busch Gardens Environmental Excellence Awards given for 2000.

Teaching about the environment is not always easy. Do you know a teacher who’s figured out a unique way to inspire students, communicate concepts, or encourage exploration? What about a school that has dedicated itself to a project? We want to hear about them. Use our easy entry form to nominate your favorite school or teacher.

Julie's Journal
Julie Scardina, SeaWorld/Busch Gardens Animal Ambassador, speaks out about Anheuser-Busch theme Park's One Wild Week (celebrated during Earth Week). She also suggests ways to get involved in conservation—not just on Earth Day but every day of the year.

Conservation Partners: The Izzak Walton League of America (IWLA)
The Izzak Walton League is one of the oldest conservation organizations, established in 1922. Active across the country in defending wild America by changing public policy. Various programs promote energy efficiency, renewable energy sources, and other clean energy initiatives throughout the year.

Have You Seen This?

Need some ideas to help celebrate and participate in Earth Day? Try this kid-oriented web site for ideas. It’s part of the bigger kidsdomain.com site put together by parents. The site has games, activities, parental reviews of software, and more.

Get a worldwide perspective on Earth Day at this network web site and see what other organizations and countries are doing to celebrate.

Go Environ-mental!

Energy is the topic for this year’s Earth Day. Conservation and wise use can start at home. Here’s some tips.

COMING NEXT MONTH

It’s time to fly to summer places so next month we take to the skies and highlight migrating birds. Our May LAND, SEA, & AIR MAIL explores the fascinating story of how birds get from here to there, sometimes in trips of a thousand miles or more.

Migrating waterfowl often use wetlands for rest stops.

SeaWorld/Busch Gardens Animal Information Database
http://www.seaworld.org/ / http://www.buschgardens.org/