Mid-Columbia Earth Month
"Building a Better Community Through Environmental Education, Volunteerism, and Stewardship"
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Upcoming events
- Ongoing Garden Classes (Now)
- Severe Scary Tales associated(7 hours)
- Also in the course (7 hours)
- Rock and Mineral Show(11 hours)
- Habitat for Humanity IMPACT(1 day)
- Container Gardens classes- Job's nursery(1 day)
Recent blog posts
- Ways to stay involved when the month is over.
- 2012 Electrathon Car Rally! April 28th at CBC
- Environmental Education (EE) Week is April 15-21, 2012
- Earth Day
- Photos: Amon Basin and Tapteal Bend plant restoration projects
- West Richland Annual City-Wide Clean Free Clean Up Day! Info and pictures.
- Send us your Earth Month project info!
- THANK YOU to all sponsors, supporters and participants of Mid-Columbia Earth Month and related activities!
- River’s Edge High School proclaims April 11-17 Environmental Education Week
- Changing your lightbulbs! BYOB! (videos)
Earth Month Contest Winners
2011 Earth Month Contest Winners
Mid-Columbia Earth Month organizers and contest sponsor Mission Support Alliance announced the winners of the Mid-Columbia Earth Month Kids Essay and Video Contest today.
Videos:
Pasco's totally awesome earth cleaners - 1st place group video, People's Choice video
Richland fought the battle of the trash - 1st place individual video
Earth day is a special day
Essays:
Keepin' it green - 1st place individual essay (K-5), People's Choice
Let's go green - 1st place individual essay (6-8)
How to help during earth month
2011 Contest Recap
First place for group video goes to Meg Nelson, Logan Jackson and Kali Saueressig from Ruth Livingston School who submitted, Pasco’s Totally Awesome Earth Cleaners. The group will share a $250 cash prize.
First place individual awards each receive $100. They are:
- Lucy Allen, Lewis and Clark Elementary School for her video and song, Richland Fought the Battle of Trash
- Katelyn Dirham, Cascade Elementary School for her essay, Keeping it Green
- Enterprise Middle School’s Naveena Bontham for her essay, Let’s Go Green
A special recognition was awarded to Jennifer Gonzalez, second-grade teacher at Cascade Elementary School for her environmental stewardship in the classroom.
An online vote resulted in People’s Choice Awards for
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Pasco’s Totally Awesome Earth Cleaners video
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Dirham’s Keepin' it Green essay
This is the first year for the essay and video contest. Seven entries were received by area school children who demonstrated how to conserve resources and protect our environment.
Congratulations to the winners of the first Earth Month Essay and Video Contest, and thank you to everyone who entered!
