Environmental impact reports are now available for January. As a result of recycling efforts last month, LPS saved:
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769 trees
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185,563 kWh of energy
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316,815 gallons of water
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149 cubic yards of local landfill space
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2,716 lbs of air pollution
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18,556 gallons of fuel
Calling all green schools advocates in Nebraska! You are invited to join a virtual gathering about green schools efforts across the state. The focus of this quarterly gathering will be all things Earth Day and Arbor Day! The official day of celebration for Earth Day is Wednesday, April 22nd, and it is the 50th year of Earth Day! Arbor Day is coming up right after that on Friday, April 24th. We know schools will be looking for ways to celebrate and take action in their community all week or even all month long, so we will be sharing resources and opportunities for planning your event or activities.
Who: K-12 School staff and supporting partners
When: Thursday, February 20th at 4:30 CST/ 3:30 MDT
Where: ONLINE! Zoom meeting login information will be sent to everyone who registers.
Hosted by USGBC NE Flatwater Community - Green Schools Committee
Speakers:
Hanna Pinneo, NE Forest Service Conservation Education Coordinator and NE Green Schools Program Coordinator
Logan Donahoo, Arbor Day Foundation, Tree Campus K-12 Program Manager
The Custodial Supervisor at Meadow Lane Elementary School, Tom Laswell, promoted waste reduction earlier this school year by implementing a waste container size reduction. This simple switch is continually benefitting the school and the custodial department as well as educating students and staff about reducing waste [more].
Many of our schools in the district have some type of garden or outdoor learning space for engaging students in nature and environmental education. The spaces are great for lessons across the board whether it is math, science, reading, or even an art project. In an effort to help schools understand best practices and acceptable components, we have created a School Garden FAQ.
If you need help starting a garden or maintaining an existing one, the LPS Sustainability department and several community partners have also worked together to develop an LPS School Garden Manual.
North Star biology teacher, Tracie Chapo, has been using the wetlands outside of her school as a living laboratory ensuring multiple state standards are taught, while also teaching students and the community about the importance of wetlands. Chapo teaches about migration, competition, hibernation, biodiversity, food webs, and more, all through the North Star wetlands [more].
The results of the Eastridge Elementary Recycle Holiday Lights Drive are in! This year, the Lincoln Community recycled 15,561 pounds of holiday lights! The drive raised a record of $4,668!
Eastridge PTO gives back 10% to Lincoln Fire Fighters Operation Warm and Scrap Central is matching that donation for a total of $933.66.
Over the 7 years the event has been held, 64,000 lbs of holiday lights have been diverted from the landfill through Scrap Central Inc recycling totaling $22,000 raised. This event is just one of many great examples of LPS schools raising money AND helping the planet!
In case you missed it, LPS Communications shared a great spotlight on a partnership with Lincoln Electric System and getting renewable energy into the classroom [more].
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