Clark County Green News

Current Green Schools news, articles and information
Apr
27

Celebrate World Migratory Bird Day with your Class

Thousands of migratory bird species will be flying over Clark County skies over the next several weeks. As we enjoy the warmer weather and longer days that Spring brings, we also celebrate the return of many bird species that call the Pacific Northwest their summer home. World Migratory Bird Day is celebrated internationally on May 14th. World Migr...

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Apr
22

Clark County Green Award Winners, Green Schools

The Clark County Green Awards is an annual celebration of our community's best environmental champions. Awards recognize outstanding sustainability work being done by individuals, organizations and businesses in Clark County. Winners are selected from individuals, businesses and schools nominated by our community as recognition of their green effor...

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Mar
01

Setting Up a New School Garden and Outdoor Classroom Space

The Lower Columbia Nature Network (LCNN) recently hosted a teacher workshop highlighting the value of outdoor classrooms and gardens in our local schools. This workshop focused on various topics including how to start a new school garden and outdoor learning space, garden organization, summer garden maintenance and resources available for educ...

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Aug
25

Sustainable Back to School Traditions

Let's kick off this school year the sustainable way! Returning back to classroom learning this fall is a big milestone for local students. There are some simple sustainable and eco-friendly ways of maintaining the traditions of this exciting season – like decorating last year's backpack or thrift shopping for the perfect first day of school outfit!...

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