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Fun for Kids, Good for the Waterways

New York City has enlisted trees, "green" roofs and massive tanks in its effort to reduce the billions of gallons of untreated wastewater that overflow into city waterways during rain storms each year. Now, it's turning to schoolyards.

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Third-Graders on Field Trip Spot Rare Bald Eagle Chick

School field trips are intended to give youngsters an opportunity to connect with nature and to gain knowledge about life in the great outdoors -- but on one recent outing by a group of eagled-eyed third-graders in California, it was students who helped the grown-ups learn a thing or two.

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A Coming of Age Moment

U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan visited the Green Schools National Conference in Denver, where he praised the 1,500 educators in attendance for their commitment to greening our schools, developing environmental literacy, and nurturing stewardship and an ethic of sustainability in our students.

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Kids to Parks Day Class Contest

National Park Trust’s Kids to Parks Day Class Contest is calling for proposals from students exemplifying the theme “Explore outdoors, the parks are yours!” Win up to $1,000 to implement a Kids to Parks Day event during the week leading up to May 19th.