Clark County Green News

Current Green Schools news, articles and information
Mar
14

Green Apple Awarded to Lacamas Lake Elementary’s Nancy Stoy

Nancy Stoy is the 2021 Clark County Green Apple Award recipient. Nancy is the Green Team leader and day custodian at Lacamas Lake Elementary. She has been a leader and champion for students and the environment, growing a Green Team to over 50 students and helping students find a place to belong.  The Clark County Green Awards are a celebration...

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Mar
03

Green classroom cleaning guidance and kits available!

Looking for ways to reduce chemicals in schools? We are too! Using guidance from the CDC, EPA and the Washington State Department of Health, we've collaborated with the Clark County Public Health Schools Health and Safety team to come up with a healthier alternative to classroom cleaning. While this is not a substitute for custodial practices,...

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Mar
02

Clark County students can win $500 in video contest for clean water

The Stormwater Partners of SW Washington are teaming up with Oregon's The River Starts Here campaign to bring a video contest to Clark County students in grades 6 to 12. Students have until May 20 to submit 25 or 55-second videos on topics related to pollution prevention, stewardship or their connection to local waterways. The videos can be submitt...

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Feb
17

Join the WasteBusters Challenge! Green Teams, classes, teachers, students - anyone can join!

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Join the WasteBusters Challenge! Each year, our Clark County Green Neighbors program, which handles residential waste reduction and sustainability outreach, hosts an annual WasteBusters Challenge to support the community in their efforts to curb unnecessary production of waste. We encourage Green Teams, classes, school staff and individual stu...

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Jan
28

Washington Green Schools has changed their name...what is it and why?

You may have heard that Washington Green Schools has made a change, and it's a big one! They've changed their name to EarthGen.  Here at Clark County Green Schools we've worked extensively with Washington Green Schools, now EarthGen, since their inception over a decade ago and our relationship will stay the same. They help support ou...

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