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For people who work 9-5 jobs, it might not be that easy to attend an Earth Day event. At a small nonprofit in Scotts Valley, California, one of the staff members organized an Earth Day project that...
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Through a partnership with the Cosumnes River Preserve, students in the Galt Joint Union Elementary School District are helping to restore valley oak riparian forests. The Cosumnes River Project is a...
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Conservation efforts in the state of Texas are increasingly being emphasized. For students enrolled in service-learning courses at Blinn College, serving at deer data collection check stations...
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The Salmon and Trout Education Program (STEP) is a hands-on curriculum that uses a thematic approach to the preservation of salmon and steelhead trout. The program was originally developed for use in...
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This effective practice details how to stencil storm drains in order to alert citizens that toxins dumped out into the street wind up in the nearest body of water. The material is excerpted from the...
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Schools are a perfect place to teach composting and recycling habits that can last a lifetime. However, sometimes busy teachers and students can use additional motivation and support. At the...
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Multiple-use trails are a viable solution to the problem of increased demand for recreational access to a limited amount of public land in Northern California. In Santa Cruz, California, volunteers...
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During the summer of 2002, teens from all over the country traveled to the 87,000 acre Chico Basin Ranch in Colorado Springs, Colorado, serving as ranch hands to accomplish much-needed manual labor...
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The Homeless Garden Project in Santa Cruz, California, provides jobs and life training for homeless people within the therapeutic context of an organic garden. Meaningful and productive work within...
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For Earth Day 2001, RSVP of the Capital Region of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, partnered with several governmental and nonprofit agencies to hold a "Water Snapshot" at a nature center to correspond with...
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Corresponding with Earth Day, 2002, four AmeriCorps members from Habitat for Humanity, New York City held their community service project in Fort Tryon Park in the Washington Heights section of...
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In conjunction with Earth Day 2002, AmeriCorps team members in Lincoln, Nebraska, coordinated efforts involving youth in the development of community gardening space. Making the most of donated land...
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People often don't know where to take their used or outdated computer equipment for recycling. AmeriCorps*VISTA members, serving with Teaming for Technology as part of the Philadelphia Digital Divide...
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Many communities, particularly in rural areas, have few options available to properly dispose of waste oil. A one-day collection event provides a relatively simple and economical way to recycle this...
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The Environmental Protection Agency's publication, Service-Learning: Education Beyond the Classroom, describes seven environmental conservation projects that schools and community groups have...
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The Environmental Protection Agency's publication, Service-Learning: Education Beyond the Classroom, describes five environmental conservation projects that schools and community groups have...
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The Environmental Protection Agency's publication, Service-Learning: Education Beyond the Classroom, describes five environmental conservation projects that schools and community groups have...
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Lead poisoning harms children and results in increased costs to society. This has been a problem for many years, particularly in older housing, typically occupied by low-income residents. Supported...
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AmeriCorps*National Civilian Conservation Corps (NCCC) joined with the West Virginia Commission for National and Community Service and other Corporation for National and Community Service programs to...
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Because there is no home pickup for recycling in Cascade County, Montana, the Cascade County RSVP organized a recycling program. Approximately 187 volunteers collect and transport materials from...
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As part of its after-school program for at-risk children, an elementary school in Manatee, Florida, developed a year-long service-learning gardening activity, where children maintain an ongoing...
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Students at an alternative middle school program in northwest Washington helped restore a natural creek environment while gaining skills in a variety of disciplines including physical, biological,...
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The Montana Conservation Corps turned an erosion control project into a service-learning opportunity. The corps members then passed along the knowledge they gained about water quality and erosion...
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This 1997 case study from the Elkhart EnviroCorps in Indiana presents one program's successful partnership with a local agency that increases training resources, enhances training quality, and...
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This excerpt from "Best Practices in Service Learning: Building a National Community College Network, 1994-1997" from the American Association of Community Colleges, highlights a service-learning...
