Solid Waste Reduction:

www.greenschoolproject.com - To earn money by recycling cell phones and printer cartridges

www.mdrecyles.org - For ideas of where to take various materials; this is from the website of MDE--each county has its own program.

http://www.mde.state.md.us/Programs/LandPrograms/Recycling/Education/index.asp - List of websites related to recycling

http://www.paperretriever.com - Earn cash for recycled paper

www.terracycle.net - Pays for recycling of 20oz soda bottles and fills them with organic fertilizer

www.p2pays.org/ref/20/19856.htm - Waste reduction fact sheet for schools

Habitat Restoration:

Please remember to call Miss Utility before doing any digging on your school property.

http://mddnr.chesapeakebay.net/eyesonthebay/index.cfm - Information on Bay Grasses in Classes

www.wetland.org/ - Environmental Concern, Inc. Training and professional development

www.nwf.org/backyard - National Wildlife Federation

www.fws.gov/chesapeakebay/school/SYasst.htm - List from USFWS, Chesapeake Bay Office of state and local contacts for schoolyard habitat projects

www.qacps.k12.md.us/cms/sci/intr/ecohab.htm - Centreville Middle School's approach -- one of the first and one of the best to conducting a schoolyard habitat assessment

www.dnr.state.md.us/forests/treemendous - From MD DNR, Forest Service. Tree plantings, Tree-mendous MD program, PLANT community recognition

http://uwarboretum.org/eps/ - From Wisconsin, but loaded with ideas for projects and how to incorporate into the classroom

www.cbtrust.org/projectsuggestions1.html from the Chesapeake Bay Trust -- ideas in addition to grant applications for funding

http://www.ecoschools.com/Wildlife/Wildlife_wSidebar.html - International, but has many ideas

www.cbf.org - From the Chesapeake Bay Foundation; lots of ideas, programs that they sponsor

http://www.for-wild.org/hotlinks.html - Information on native plant landscaping and organizations that assist with planting plans

http://www.gnps.org/SCHOOL2.HTM - Schoolyard gardening resources--excellent list

www.fws.gov/chesapeakebay/nursery.htm - List of native plant nurseries

http://birds.cornell.edu - Project Feeder Watch and other bird related monitoring

http://mdflora.org - The MD Native Plant Society provides plant lists, information on native plants and recommendations on environmentally responsible control of invasive species

Building Structures:

Please remember to call Miss Utility before doing any digging on your school property.

http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?action=pg&p=AboutLowes/outdoor/index.html - For grants to build Outdoor Classrooms

http://outdoorclassroom.org/ - List of activities and how to build outdoor classrooms

http://www.teachernet.gov.uk/growingschools/ - A website from the UK

http://nabluebirdsociety.org/nestboxspecs.htm - Directions on building blue bird boxes

http://nabluebirdsociety.org/nestboxplans.htm - More information on blue bird and blue bird boxes

http://www.lincstrust.org.uk/factsheets/nestbox.php - Information about different types of nest boxes

http://www.lincstrust.org.uk/factsheets/batbox/index.php - Information on bat boxes Other ideas: Wildlife Viewing Blinds, Amphitheaters, Boardwalks, Trails with signage.

Responsible Transportation:

http://www.epa.gov/owow/nps/lidnatl.pdf - Information developed by Prince George's County on Low Impact Development, including rain gardens associated with curb cuts and parking lots

http://www.walktoschool-usa.org - Ideas about walking and biking to school

http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/kidswalk/resources.htm - Ideas about walking and biking

http://chesapeake.towson.edu/landscape/impervious - For information and maps looking at impervious surface in the Chesapeake Bay watershed

Healthy School Environment:

http://www.greenflagschools.org - For an ongoing program about how to get involved with their healthy school initiative

www.epa.gov/iaq/schools - A toolbox for dealing with indoor air quality

www.lungusa.org - Dealing with indoor air quality

www.niehs.nih.gov - National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences; deals with environmental issues as they relate to human health

http://www.mde.state.md.us/CitizensInfoCenter/Environmental_Justice/index.asp - Information about Maryland's effort on Environmental Justice issues

www.des.state.nh.us/nhppp/chem_schools_guidance.htm - Guide for managing school chemicals

www.epa.gove/iaq/modls/prevention.html - Mold prevention in schools

General sites:

http://www.hardbargainfarm.org/hbf/modelschool.html www.cbtrust.org/projectsuggestions1.html - Funding for projects and ideas for projects

http://www.chesapeakeecologycenter.org/chapterx.htm - List of additional web site for information on native landscaping, BayScaping, composting, etc.

http://www.mde.state.md.us/CitizensInfoCenter/environmental_education/index.asp - List of MDE services and programs

http://www.bayrestoration.org - Information about the Chesapeake Bay Environmental Center

www.cbf.org - The Chesapeake Bay Foundation-programs for teachers and students as well as adult volunteers

http://www.dnr.state.md.us/education - Information on programs available to schools, including Aquatic Resources Education grants, "Check Up" which provides environmental audits for water, energy, waste, schoolyard habitat, stormwater runoff and a list of other programs at DNR

http://www.globe.gov - Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment

http://www.secondnature.org - Teaching about sustainability

http://www.usgs.gov - General site from the US Geological Survey

www.epa.gov - General site for the US Environmental Protection Agency; ideas for projects and some funding

www.chesapeakebay.net - General Bay related site from the Chesapeake Bay Program office

http://noaa.chesapeakebay.net/educationmain.aspx - General information from the Education and Outreach office of NOAA's Chesapeake Bay Program

http://www.acb-online.org - Information about the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay and its programs

www.livingclassrooms.org - For information about Living Classrooms Foundation and their programs

www.cwp.org - Center for Watershed Protection; lots of ideas and resources and additional links

www.nrdc.org/greensquad/default.htm - Resource for how kids can take action for a greener school

www.ase.org/greenschools/start.htm - Alliance to Save Energy

The Maryland Green School Award Program is sponsored byThe Maryland Association for Environmental and Outdoor Education (MAEOE).


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