Something to think about. "Human health also depends on a well-functioning ecosystems. We cannot live without the goods and services that nature provides to purify our air and fresh water, maintain soil fertility, pollinate plants, break down waste, provide food and fuel and keep diseases in check."~~IUCN
Green Tip of the Week
Ways to save our water supply.
We need water for a healthy body and healthy environment.
Save water by taking showers instead of bath, and have a cheap easy to use time to ring when your time is up. I have to have an egg timer for when the kids take showers otherwise they would stay in there forever.
Try to limit the amount of bubble bath and shampoo you use. Their chemicals pollute the water and make it harder to clean. I use
Dr. Bronner's Kids Bubble Bath and we use it very sparingly.
Never flush your medicines down the drain!!!! The water filtration sites are not capable of getting Meds out of the water. Birth control, hormone replacements, antibiotics, steroids, and such have no place in my, your, water.
Never pour paint or oil down the drain. Instead, take them to a local dump to be disposed of correctly.
Look into natural approaches to lawn care and skip the chemicals all together. There are many ways to do this, and I will be giving a few recipes and ideas throughout April, in celebration of Earth Month.
Keep our Rivers, Oceans, and Beaches clean. Take the steps needed to always recycle and throw away waste correctly, and take an extra bag just for cleaning up behind those that need a little help still.
Wondering how clean your water is? You may not have noticed but
your water company sends you a report every year around July. If you want
to make sure you are getting this beneficial information contact your water
supplier and make sure. This usually comes by regular mail, but some
companies can have it emailed to you! Great news! You get it faster
and save some natural resources.
Environmental News
TEN WAYS TO OBSERVE NATIONAL INVASIVE SPECIES AWARENESS WEEK
March 3-8, 2013
Get Kids Involved!
Here is a Drawing Contest for kids in K-8th grade.
SHADE POSTER CONTEST
The theme is Sun and Skin Awareness.
You can get your school involved by grade or submit on you own. The poster needs to include a creative way to show:
using sunscreen
wearing a wide-brimmed hat and sunglasses
seeking shade when the sun's ultraviolet (UV) radiation is most intense
between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m.
covering up with full-length clothing
checking the UV Index
Instructions for the contest can be found by state in PDF HERE. Contest entries need to be mailed by April1st.
Green Business
Celebrating Woman!
You know how much I love my Libre Tea Glasses, and I am very excited to say they have a discount for ALL to use!
I wanted to share this because I love doing every bit of my part to limit the amount of waste we create. Living Green is so much more than recycling, and we can all do small steps in this direction. LibreTea is a Eco Glass that helps to reduce waste whether you drink coffee, tea, flavored waters, or plain refreshing water. I think it is great they are supporting Pad4Girls!
This is a great time to let you know about
Lunapads.
"There is no tool for development more
effective than the education of girls. No other
policy is as likely to raise
economic productivity, lower infant and maternal mortality,
improve
nutrition and promote health, including the prevention of
HIV/Aids. "~~Lunapads
Conservation News
Discovery Cove has a new baby Dolphin!
Picture from Inside Conservation Blog
"On Monday, February 25, 2013, Discovery Cove welcomed their newest addition to their family - a baby Atlantic bottlenose dolphin. The little guy is now a week old, weighs approximately 44 pounds and is 44 inches long. He is nursing and bonding with his mom, Kendall, both a good indication that he is doing well. This is Kendall’s fourth birth and the 26th dolphin born at Discovery Cove since the park opened in 2000."~~Inside Conservation Blog
For more information visit DiscoveryCove.com
This exciting news! It is a wonderful experience to see these beautiful treasures up close. We are heading to Sea World in just a few weeks, and I can't wait to share this with the kids. Teaching kids to love and appreciate nature and all its wonders builds them into conscious adults. Share Green Living, Conservation, and Awareness with your little ones, they are the future.
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