Happy Earth Week! Did you know that this Wednesday is the 50th Anniversary of Earth Day? The first Earth Day was on April 22, 1970. Earth Day founder Gaylord Nelson came up with the idea for a national day to focus on the environment after Nelson, then a U.S. Senator from Wisconsin, witnessed the ravages of a massive oil spill in Santa Barbara, California, in 1969.
This Earth Week we are challenging our Watershed community to commit 150 #WPCS150ActsofGreen, one for each student. Make sure you post your Act of Green on social media with the hashtag #WPCS150ActsofGreen so we can count it! Tag us too!
What is an act of green and how can you participate? It's anything you can do to promote sustainability and protect the Earth!
Some ideas:
Organize a neighborhood clean up (while exercising social distancing)
Plant a tree
Plant a wildlife and pollinator habitat-- get FREE seeds here from our friends at the National Wildlife Federation