Watershed Watch, 2010 Makes for a Great Earth Day
04/29/10 19:03
Press Release Contact:
Julie Hudash
949-633-5700
jhudash@teamkids.org
‘Watershed Watch, 2010’ Makes for a Great OC Earth Day
Team Kids Youth Council steps up for clean water.
Irvine, CA – April 28, 2010 - “Our generation cares a lot about the environment, and our team loved helping out with Earth Day,” according to Team Kids Youth Council Mentor Jenny Heenan.
The Team Kids Youth Council and Inside the Outdoors joined forces with Disney’s Friends for Change and the OC Municipal Water District for Watershed Watch, 2010. The purpose of the collaboration was to raise water awareness and build connections between Orange County residents’ use of this precious resource and the understanding of where our water comes from and where it goes.
Inside the Outdoors staff and Team Kids Youth Council members conducted water awareness activities and service projects at four sites across Orange County: Crystal Cove State Park; Bolsa Chica Reserve; Orange County Great Park; and Upper Newport Bay. Activities included an interactive watershed model, “WSI: Watershed Scene Investigators” scavenger hunt, and hands-on water-quality testing.
“I think our Earth Day efforts really made a difference. We interacted with hundreds of people all over Orange County at four different sites,” said Inside the Outdoors’ Community Program Director Meghan Barron.
Kids especially loved playing with the watershed model. “I learned that there’s so many kinds of pollution in our neighborhood, from cars and pesticides and even dog poop!” said one nine-year-old boy. “The rain washes all that stuff into storm drains, down creeks and rivers, and right into our oceans!”
According to Ran Yui Goheen, the newest member of the Team Kids Youth Council, the opportunity to serve made for a great day. “We talked to lots of people about the watershed, cleared an entire field of mustard plants at Upper Newport Bay, and even got to put about 175 native plants into the ground!”
Team Kids’ mission is to strengthen innovative community collaborations that empower and inspire young people to become responsible, resilient citizens with a passion for service.
Inside the Outdoors is a self-supporting program administered by the Orange County Department of Education that provides outdoor environmental education experiences and Service-Learning projects to over 147,000 students, families, teachers, and community members each year.
Disney’s Friends for Change Project Green is an initiative that invites young people to join together to help the environment across four key areas: climate, water, waste and habitats.
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Julie Hudash
949-633-5700
jhudash@teamkids.org
‘Watershed Watch, 2010’ Makes for a Great OC Earth Day
Team Kids Youth Council steps up for clean water.
Irvine, CA – April 28, 2010 - “Our generation cares a lot about the environment, and our team loved helping out with Earth Day,” according to Team Kids Youth Council Mentor Jenny Heenan.
The Team Kids Youth Council and Inside the Outdoors joined forces with Disney’s Friends for Change and the OC Municipal Water District for Watershed Watch, 2010. The purpose of the collaboration was to raise water awareness and build connections between Orange County residents’ use of this precious resource and the understanding of where our water comes from and where it goes.
Inside the Outdoors staff and Team Kids Youth Council members conducted water awareness activities and service projects at four sites across Orange County: Crystal Cove State Park; Bolsa Chica Reserve; Orange County Great Park; and Upper Newport Bay. Activities included an interactive watershed model, “WSI: Watershed Scene Investigators” scavenger hunt, and hands-on water-quality testing.
“I think our Earth Day efforts really made a difference. We interacted with hundreds of people all over Orange County at four different sites,” said Inside the Outdoors’ Community Program Director Meghan Barron.
Kids especially loved playing with the watershed model. “I learned that there’s so many kinds of pollution in our neighborhood, from cars and pesticides and even dog poop!” said one nine-year-old boy. “The rain washes all that stuff into storm drains, down creeks and rivers, and right into our oceans!”
According to Ran Yui Goheen, the newest member of the Team Kids Youth Council, the opportunity to serve made for a great day. “We talked to lots of people about the watershed, cleared an entire field of mustard plants at Upper Newport Bay, and even got to put about 175 native plants into the ground!”
Team Kids’ mission is to strengthen innovative community collaborations that empower and inspire young people to become responsible, resilient citizens with a passion for service.
Inside the Outdoors is a self-supporting program administered by the Orange County Department of Education that provides outdoor environmental education experiences and Service-Learning projects to over 147,000 students, families, teachers, and community members each year.
Disney’s Friends for Change Project Green is an initiative that invites young people to join together to help the environment across four key areas: climate, water, waste and habitats.
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