Local
environmental & historic
organizations:
Morton
Arboretum Benefits of Trees
Chicago
Region Trees Initiative
Chicago
Wilderness
DuPage
Monarchs Project
Friends
of the Edwards House in Downers Grove,
IL – website
Friends
of
the Edwards House in Downers Grove, IL
– Facebook
Downers
Grove Heritage Preservation
Corporation
Downers
Grove
Park District Museum
Downers
Grove
Park District
Nature Center
Downers
Grove Historical Society
Village
of
Downers Grove Community Development
Department
Midwest
Invasive
Plant Network
DuPage Wild Ones
The
Nature
Conservancy
Illinois
Environmental Council
Environmental
Defense
Fund
The
Conservation
Foundation
https://www.chicagoenvironment.org/
Educational resources and guides:
>>
Water conservation -
Environmental Education link
provided courtesy of Deb E. Coleman:
Home
Water Conservation Guide
Environmental Education link
provided courtesy of Mrs. April
McVey's 5th Grade Class,
Cleary Mountain Union Free School
District:
Water
Conservation
for Kids
Environmental Education link
provided courtesy of Suka and Kate
Jackson in San Diego, CA:
How
To Save Water In Daily Life
Environmental Education link
provided courtesy of Lynette Brown
and her daughter Ava:
The
Clean Water Act, a video presentation
Environmental Education link
provided courtesy of Ames lat:
Save
water
at Home
Environmental Education link
provided courtesy of Markella
Williams:
Saving
water in the kitchen
Environmental Education link
provided courtesy of Courtney
McNally:
Home
Water Conservation
>>
Energy conservation -
Environmental Education link
provided courtesy of John
Markson:
LED vs. CFL vs. Incandescent: Save Money and Energy
Environmental
Education link
provided courtesy of Joni Croce,
Outreach Coordinator, Keen’s Buildings:
A
Guide to Eco-Friendly Downsizing and
Minimalist Living
Environmental
Education link
provided courtesy of Tom Coner, AI
Horizon: Computer Science and
Artificial Intelligence Programing:
Energy
Conservation for Kids
Environmental Education link
provided courtesy of Ashley
Jones, Community Coordinator,
Berkeley, CA:
Reducing
Your Digital Carbon Footprint in the
Wake of Covid-19
Environmental
Education
link
provided courtesy of Olivia
Miller:
21
Useful Tips To Save Energy This
Summer
Environmental
Education
link
provided courtesy of Hannah
Davis:
A Guide to Global Internet
Energy Usage
>>
Recycling and
sustainability -
Environmental
Education link
provided
courtesy of
Liam Williams:
Where
To Recycle
Tires +
State-by-State
Disposal Fees
Environmental
Education link
provided
courtesy of
Liam Williams:
How
to Safely Get
Rid of 50
Household
Items
Environmental
Education link
provided
courtesy of
Mykael Ray:
How
to Be
Environmentally
Friendly in a
Home With Kids
Environmental
Education link
provided courtesy of Anna
Quinn and her daughter:
Ways
to
Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle
Your Plastic Containers
Environmental
Education link
provided courtesy of Mary
Alston:
Green
Solutions for your Home
and Family
Environmental Education link
provided courtesy of
Tyler at GreenTeensClub.Org:
Recycle
home appliances
Environmental
Education link
provided courtesy of Kayla
Russell & Cathy:
Proper
disposal of batteries
Environmental
Education link
provided courtesy of Edelyn
Cali:
Recycling
101: How & Why You
Should Recycle
Environmental
Education link
provided courtesy of
Kathleen Clark and Aubree at
mycozygarden.com:
The
Sustainability Guide for
College Students on a
Budget
Environmental
Education link
provided courtesy of Mari
Williams, Junior Researcher,
Wilkes
Institute for
Environmental Sciences and
Sustainability:
Complete
Guide to Electronic Waste
Recycling
Environmental
Education link
provided courtesy of
Oliver Smith:
A
Guide to Recycling
Environmental
Education
link
provided courtesy of
Sophia and Andrea Gomez:
A
Glass Recycling Guide
Environmental
Education
link
provided
courtesy of
Yvonne
McQuarrie:
How
to Be
Sustainable in
College: 18
Green Tips for
Students
Environmental
Education link
provided courtesy
of LouAnne
Taylor:
Ways
to make your home
more environmentally
sustainable
Environmental
Education link
provided courtesy
of Lindsay
Allen:
Guide
to recycling
furniture and
appliances
Environmental
Education link
provided
courtesy of
Alex Kelly:
13
awesome uses
for your old
smartphone
>>
General -
Environmental Education
link
provided courtesy of Emily
Moore, lawn and garden
blogger in
Greensboro, NC:
55
Arboretums
Everyone Should Put on
Their Bucket List
Environmental
Education link
provided
courtesy of Hillary
Chazen:
The
Eco-Friendly Guide
for Airbnb Hosts
by Dan Perlman
Environmental
Education link
provided
courtesy of Michelle
& Katie Bass:
An
Environmental
Conservation Guide
Environmental
Education link
provided
courtesy of Mitchell
Cruickshank:
Teaching
Kids to Care
for the
Environment
Environmental
Education
link
provided
courtesy of
Julio Paternina:
Asbestos
contamination
in the water
supply
Environmental
Education link
provided
courtesy of David
Wright:
Starting
a green
business
Environmental
Education
link
provided
courtesy of
Andrei
Kurtuy:
Finding
a green career
Environmental
Education
link
provided
courtesy of
Stephen
Mash:
Kids
environmental
education
guide
Environmental
Education
link
provided
courtesy of
James
S. Dent:
How
to Plan an
Eco-Friendly
Wedding”
Note:
Opinions expressed by
the foregoing
organizations and
individuals should not
necessarily be
regarded as opinions
of Pierce Downer's
Heritage Alliance.
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