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Rachel Carson Sense of Wonder Contest

Share your love for water through a creative project - a poem, essay, photo, dance or video - that captures water around us. The Sense of Wonder contest is run by the U.S. EPA, Generations United, the Dance Exchange, Rachel Carson Council, Inc., and the National Center for Creative Aging. To honor the 40th Anniversary of the Clean Water Act, this year's contest has been renamed Sense of Water.

Siemens STEM Academy

The Siemens STEM Academy offers two one-of-a-kind, all-expenses-paid professional development opportunities for educators that provide unique experiences to middle and high school teachers across the country looking to bolster STEM learning and gain pragmatic skills that they can translate back into the classroom.

City to help local schools turn food waste into garden resource

Eugene, Ore. — The city of Eugene has partnered with the School Garden Project of Lane County to build and implement five new school gardens and cafeteria composting programs in the 2011-2012 school year.

'Extinct' monkey rediscovered in Indonesia jungle

Scientists working in the jungles of Indonesia have rediscovered a large grey monkey so rare that many had believed it was extinct.

To honor King, volunteers spruce up a school

Los Angeles, Calif. — Students, teachers, construction workers, professors and others spent Martin Luther King, Jr. Day working at Los Angeles Academy Middle School in the South Park neighborhood.

Wild gray wolf still roaming California

The gray wolf that crossed into Northern California from Oregon just after Christmas looks to be sticking around for a bit.

Ames High students organizing school garden

Ames, Iowa — Despite the cold temperatures, Ames High School students are busy with a big outdoor project: they're designing and constructing Ames’ second school garden.

2012 World Environment Day Contest

Any student, teacher, class or school (K-12) is welcome to enter Project Earth's World Environment Day Contest. Share your environmental efforts on ProjectEarth.net and submit an environmental project or activity being taken to conserve resources and protect our environment. The submission deadline is June 5, 2012.

2012 United States Earth Day Contest

Project Earth is hosting a national Earth Day Contest for any U.S. K-12 student, teacher, class or school featuring environmental projects, activities and actions being taken to conserve resources and protect our environment. The deadline to enter your project is April 15, 2012.

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