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Spring Into Action
Celebrate a month full of activities for the environment with DCNR State Parks and State Forests
The Great Pennsylvania Clean Up
www.greatpacleanup.org
Earth Day
www.earthday.gov
National Arbor Day
www.arborday.org
National Environmental Education Week
www.eeweek.org
Watershed Snapshot
www.dep.state.pa.us
State parks and state forests throughout Pennsylvania have scheduled clean-up events and special programs during the month of April. Individuals, groups and schools should contact the state park or state forest near you to find out the dates and times of events or check out Earth Day on the Calendar of Events. |
What is the Great Pennsylvania Cleanup? The Department of Conservation and Natural Resources is joining DEP, Penn DOT and Keep America Beautiful in support of the Great Pennsylvania Clean Up. State parks and state forests throughout the Commonwealth will be participating. You can join your favorite state site or organize your own cleanup. Go to the DEP web site www.dep.state.pa.us and click on the Great PA Cleanup logo. Register your group and you will receive instructions for obtaining bags, gloves, vests and extras for your group effort.
What is Earth Day? On April 22, school children and communities throughout the United States participate in what many say is the third most important date on the school activities calendar. The first Earth Day was launched as an environmental awareness event in 1970, an event often credited with launching the modern American environmental movement. Click on “Earth Day” on the state parks web site for a calendar of events. www.earthday.gov
What is Arbor Day? Arbor Day is a nationally celebrated observance that encourages tree planting and tree care. It was founded by J. Sterling Morton in Nebraska in 1872. In Pennsylvania, National Arbor Day is celebrated each year on the last Friday in April. Visit the National Arbor Day Foundation Web site. The National Arbor Day Foundation is dedicated to helping people plant and care for trees and encourage the celebration of Arbor Day.
What is National Environmental Education Week? This is a week of "educational preparation" for Earth Day. The Deparment of Conservation and Natural Resources has partnered with the National Environmental Education and Training Foundation and other organizations throughout the country to promote environmental education in classrooms throughout Pennsylvania. www.eeweek.org
What is Watershed Snapshot? Thousands of children and adults will test the waters of local streams and send the information to DEP. You are welcome to join the state parks participating in this event. Participants will input data directly into an on-line database. A summarry of the report is posted online at a later date. www.dep.state.pa.us
Make Earth Day your day to "spring into action."
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