Pitch in and help! Many human activities severely impact Earth's environment. Want to help improve the state of your home planet? Here are some ideas. (Resource Guide).Celebrate Earth Day The global environmental event takes place this year on April 22, 2002. Join in on local or international activities to help save the environment. Or organize one for your class or neighborhood. Check out the official Web site for more information and ideas: www.earthday.net Save Pennies Pennies may be loose change in your pocket. But jars of them add up. Why not send them to the World Wild Life Fund's Pennies for the Planet campaign? Every penny raised will help fund projects that protect critical species, habitats, and ecosystems. The project targets specific regions each year. And in the current campaign, money collected will be directed to the Galapagos Islands, Terai This article is about the regions of India and Nepal. For specific Terai/Tarai region of Nepal, see Madhesh. For the former town in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan, see Terai, Ishikawa. Arc, and the Klamath-Siskiyou Coniferous con·i·fer n. Any of various mostly needle-leaved or scale-leaved, chiefly evergreen, cone-bearing gymnospermous trees or shrubs such as pines, spruces, and firs. Forests. To learn more, visit www.worldwildlife.org/windows/pennies or call (800) 960-0993. Plant a Tree Trees are important to Earth's health. A $10 membership to the National Arbor Day Foundation The National Arbor Day Foundation is the world's oldest and largest tree-planting organization.[1] Its million members plant millions of trees every year. New members receive 10 free trees. will buy you 10 trees, the informational Tree Book, a bimonthly bi·month·ly adj. 1. Happening every two months. 2. Happening twice a month; semimonthly. adv. 1. Once every two months. 2. Twice a month; semimonthly. n. pl. newsletter, and more. Contact: The National Arbor Day Foundation 100 Arbor arbor Garden shelter providing privacy and partial protection from the weather, most commonly a lightweight, latticed framework (trellis) of wood or metal with interlaced branches of vines or climbing shrubs trained over it. Avenue Nebraska City, NE 68410 www.arborday.org Clean Oceans About 70 percent of Earth's surface Noun 1. Earth's surface - the outermost level of the land or sea; "earthquakes originate far below the surface"; "three quarters of the Earth's surface is covered by water" surface is covered by water--and 97 percent of that water can be found in Earth's oceans. To learn how you can help protect one of our most precious resources, join in on beach clean-up efforts, and find ways to protect marine life, visit: Center for Marine Conservation 1725 DeSales Street, N.W., Suite 600 Washington, DC 20036 www.cmc-ocean.org Gain Knowledge Knowledge gives you power to make positive changes. To learn about the state of the environment in the U.S., visit the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Student Center at www.epa.gov/students/ Then evaluate and think of ways to improve your surroundings. Speak Up! Got an environmental problem that really concerns you? Tell the government. Every letter counts. Write to: President George W. Bush The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue Pennsylvania Avenue is a street in Washington, D.C. joining the White House and the United States Capitol. Called "America's Main Street," it is the location of official parades and processions, as well as protest marches and civilian protests. NW Washington, D.C. 20500 www.whitehouse.gov Or your Senator at: U.S. Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510 www.senate.gov Or your Representative at: U.S. House of Representatives House Office Building Washington, D.C. 20515 www.house.gov |
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