ou're not up to speed on many of the environmental
issues we face today without understanding
the people and events that drove development
and the environment we have today. Let the
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission
(among others) jumpstart your understanding
of our environmental heritage. Catch up
with the environmental leaders and events
that shaped our current environment. Visit
www.dep.state.pa.us
directLINK "Environmental Heritage"
or www.GreenWorks.tv
GreenWords "EnviroPioneers."
Do any endangered plants or animals live in your
town? How clean is the air in your neighborhood?
Is it safe to swim or skate at that quarry down
the street? PlanetPA is the first place to go
to learn all about your most immediate environment
- Pennsylvania.
Need a cool idea for a science project? Want
to know how you can save the environment when
you go shopping? At PlanetPA, you'll find links
to all sorts of information about nature and the
environment. Check out online videos featuring
Pennsylvania kids protecting the environment.
At PlanetPA, you can learn to:
Recycle at our school.
Protect endangered plants and animals.
Get ideas for science projects.
Check air pollution levels near you.
Be an environmental shopper.
See videos about how kids like you are protecting
the environment.
Go with a DEP inspector.
Enter contests.
Visit live webcams to watch the world around
you.
Download "Litterbug" wallpaper and
a recycling screen saver.
atched in spring 2001 on the 15th floor ledge
of a tall office building in downtown Harrisburg,
the falcon fledglings are growing up and have
been sighted flying around the Market Street
area. Catch a glimpse on the webcam between
April and June or check out the photo gallery
at www.dep.state.pa.us
directLINK "Falcon" or www.GreenWorks.tv
GreenWords "Falcon."
f you've been working on a cool environmental project
in school or after school, here's your chance to share
your story with kids around the world! The Kids Corner
of the GreenWorks.tv website has fun and safe ways to
tell others about your work and to learn about new things
you can do to help the environment. Check it out at
www.GreenWorks.tv GreenWords
"Kids Corner."
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