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July 4, 2009 Add Announcement     House OKs $6.4 Billion to Make Schools Greener On May 14 the House passed a $6.4 billion school modernization bill that would commit funds for the construction and update of more energy-efficient school buildings. The bill would require that 100 percent of the funds go toward green projects by 2015, the final year of funding. The measure now moves to the Senate for further review. Green at Fifteen? Report This report offers the first comprehensive and internationally comparative database of 15-year-olds' knowledge about the environment and environment-related issues. ASCD Article Addresses Education & Environmental Literacy In an article from Educational Leadership (May 2009) published by the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD), author Mike Weilbacher describes obstacles to developing students' environmental literacy and describes several innovative models for increasing environmental literacy.   Contests & Awards Audubon Photography Contest National Wildlife Annual Wildlife Photography Contest Richard Riley Award Adobe Youth Voices International Photo Competition Funky Nests in Funky Places ASCD Outstanding Young Educator Award Intelligent Use of Water Film Competition NAAEE Photo Contest 2009 Families Gone Wild Bonnie Plants 3rd Grade Cabbage Contest and Scholarship Program Bright Green Dream School Sustainability Challenge National Public Lands Day Volunteer of the Year Green Your School Earth Science Week Contests Science Zine-a-thon Contest Grow what you eat raised bed giveaway Apprentice Ecologist Volunteer Litter Cleanup Program for Youth Obestar Safe Routes to School International Year of Planet Earth & Earth Science Week 2009 Photography Contest Ranger Rick Photo Contest Nominate a Kid for Radio Disney's Team Green! John Muir Youth Award The Lexus Environmental Challenge Energy Conservation Experiment Units & Awards Program Grants Foster's Community Grants Sharing the Dream Grant Open Meadows: Grants for Women and Girls Leave No Trace Connect Grants for Culturally Diverse Communities Donna J Heinrich Environmental Education Grant Hydroponics Indoor Gardening Award Healthy Sprouts Grant Awards Georgia Pacific Foundation Youth Garden Grants Lorrie Otto Seeds for Education Grant Program Big Green Help Earth Day Event Quaker Go Grants Global ReLeaf Grants Tom's of Maine Annie's Grants for Gardens Project AWARE Foundation Grant Jenny Jones Community Grant Program Ben & Jerry's Foundation Annenberg Foundation Learning and Leadership Grant Love Your Veggies Grant Challenge for the Environment Grant PalmettoPride Tree Grant Community Pride Grant Sylvan Dell Publishing Educational Resource Grant National Education Foundation Achievement Grant Plum $500 Youth Grants Museum and Library Services Grants National Geographic Society Young Explorer Grants Dollar General's Community Grants David, Helen, and Marian Woodward Grants Campus Ecology Fellowships Braitmayer Foundation Grants GameStop $500 Youth Grants Lowe’s Charitable & Educational Foundation Grants Digital Wish Grants Toshiba America Grants for Enhancing Math and Science Ed. Operation Green Plant - Free Seed Grants American Honda Foundation Grants Pay it Forward Foundation Minigrants Captain Planet Foundation $250 - $2,500 Grants Jobs & Internships Museum Coordinator, National Wild Turkey Federation Summer Intern, Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont Master's International Program Ambassador, Peace Corps National EE Jobs Database Environmental Education Instructors & Challenge Course Facilitators for Fall - Betsy Jeff Penn 4-H Educational Center Teaching Resources EcoLibrary Photos Inside Birding Firefly Watch Citizen Science Project Ducks in the Flow The Pollination Equation Posters Children's Gardens: A Field Guide for Parents, Teachers, and Volunteers Nature Rocks Activity Finder H2O Conserve Water Curriculum Ocean Adventures Nature Clubs for Families Tool Kit Seaturtle.org The Great Turtle Race

Upcoming Events Lakes Appreciation Month Now until Friday, Jul 31, 2009 Recreation and Parks Month Now until Friday, Jul 31, 2009 Smart Irrigation Month Now until Friday, Jul 31, 2009 University of Hawaii Adventure - Teachers Only Tuesday, Jul 7, 2009 until Tuesday, Jul 14, 2009 Leopold Education Project Workshop Thursday, Jul 9, 2009 until Friday, Jul 10, 2009 9 AM to 4 PM World Population Day Saturday, Jul 11, 2009 17th Annual National Children & Youth Garden Symposium Thursday, Jul 23, 2009 until Saturday, Jul 25, 2009 Journey South Begins Tuesday, Sep 1, 2009 World Ozone Day Wednesday, Sep 16, 2009 Clean Up the World Weekend Friday, Saturday & Sunday Sep 18, 2009 until Sep 20, 2009  World Water Monitoring Day Friday, Sep 18, 2009 TV Turnoff Week Sunday, Sep 20, 2009 to Saturday, Sep 26, 2009 Make A Splash Day Friday, Sep 25, 2009 National Estuaries Day Saturday, Sep 26, 2009 National Public Lands Day Saturday, Sep 26, 2009 National Energy Awareness Month Thursday, Oct 1, 2009 until Saturday, Oct 31, 2009 Rivers Alive Month Thursday, Oct 1, 2009 until Saturday, Oct 31, 2009