Presidents Environmental Youth Awards

The EPA is accepting applications for those wanting to earn a Presidents Environmental Youth Award. The Mission Statement is, "Today's youth protecting tomorrows environment" Youth are being encouraged to enter, and Sponsors are needed for these groups and individuals. All 50 States and US Territories are invited to participate. 


Deadline is December 31, 2010! Click on the link below to find out more about the program. Check out 2009 year winners. You will be impressed by all of the good work done, and the Hope that is shinning brightly in our young people. This is bringing life back to our planet and a willing army who may actually save our planet. Thank you President Obama, and thank you Ms. Lisa Jackson for promoting this wonderful movement.


Presidents Environmental Youth Award (link to information and application links) PEYA | US EPA


Sara Jo Lambert's Blog - Built a Ecology Center, a high school student 2009 Winner


Greenversations - EPA Blog features Sara Jo Lambert

4th Annual Rachel Carson Contest - From the EPA

News Release by Date:
EPA Announces 4th Annual Rachel Carson Contest. Release Date 1/11/2010. Contact Enesta Jones jones.enesta@epa.gov 202-564-7873, 202-564-4355
http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/CF656C9CEED209FA852576A80052B39D

This contest, "Sense of Wonder" is intergenerational. The sponsors of this creative project seek to instill a sense of wonder for the environment among all generations and spur environmental stewardship. Rachel Carson wrote "Silent Spring", which is credited with reversing the nation's pesticide policy.

Entries must be:
1). A team of two or more people from older and younger generations.
2). The categories; poetry, photography, essays and dance.
3). The winning team will have expressed how they feel, the "Sense of Wonder" for birds, the ocean, wildlife; all that is beautiful around you. The complete rules can be found at the following link. http://www.epa.gov/aging/resources/thesenseofwonder/index.htm
Here is the link to the actual application. http://www.epa.gov/aging/resources/thesenseofwonder/2010-contest-entry-form.pdf

Remember entries are due June 16, 2010 ~ Winners will be announced October 2010

For more information on Rachel Carson: http://www.waterencyclopedia.com/Bi-Ca/Carson-Rachel.html#ixzz0bqXDRkLx