Earth Day 2020
April 22, 2020 marks the 50th anniversary of Earth Day!
Earth Day Colouring Pages
Choose, download, and print off an Earth Day themed colouring page, colour it however you like, then take a photo and submit it back to us. You can post them to our Facebook page or email them to Carter at carterdorscht.tkc@gmail.com. We'll post all the submissions we get on our Facebook page!
Become a Citizen Scientist - In Your Yard!
Even the smallest of yards can have a wide range of biodiversity. We challenge you to go outside on Earth Day and see how many species of plants and wildlife you can find. Use your smartphone to take photos and upload them directly to the iNaturalist app or take photos with a camera and upload them to the iNaturalist website after. Can you find the following?
- 3 species of trees
- 1 species of insect or spider
- 4 species of birds
- 2 species of mammals (tracks or signs count)
- 2 species of herbaceous plant
- 3 species of fungus, lichen, or moss
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Build a Bird House or Plant a Butterfly Garden
If you have the resources at home, building a nesting box for birds or planting wildflowers for the butterflies can be a fun family activity!
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Some bird species found locally that use nesting boxes include:
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There are an abundance of butterfly species that are found in the St. Joseph Channel area. Turn your yard or garden into a sanctuary for them! All you need to do is plant native, flowering plants in sunny areas and you're bound to attract butterflies. Certain plants will attract certain butterfly species. Most people know that milkweed attracts Monarchs, but what do other butterflies prefer?
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Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle!
This is one that you're heard before many times, but it's so true. We challenge you to come up with some creative ways to reuse items in your house that you would normally recycle or throw out. Do you turn scrap pieces of "junk" into an art project? Do you turn an old container into a bird feeder? Do you fix something that's broken so that you don't have to buy a new one? The possibilities are endless!
Share your creations with us on our Facebook page!
Share your creations with us on our Facebook page!
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