THE THREE R'S:  REDUCE - REUSE - RECYCLE

Did you know that:

• In the U.S. the average person create 4.39 pounds of trash per day and up to 56 tons of trash per year?
• Every year we fill enough garbage trucks to form a line that would stretch from the earth to halfway to the moon?
• Americans throw away 2.5 million plastic bottles every hour?
  

LEAVE NO TRACE BY CAMPING GREEN!!

The concept "Leave No Trace" originated with the U.S.D.A. Forest Service in the 1960’s.  In the 1970's and 1980's, the Forest Service, the Bureau of Land Management, and the National Park Service started to teach their visitors how to have a minimal impact on the land.  Also in the 1970's, groups such as the Sierra Club were advocating minimum impact camping techniques.

LET'S MAKE EARTH DAY BE EVERY DAY!

Earth Day celebrates its 40th anniversary this year! When Senator Gaylord Nelson of Wisconsin proclaimed April 22, 1970 to be Earth Day, more than 20 million people participated in events to help clean up the environment.  Today Earth Day is observed around the world, with events planned to encourage environmentally aware behaviors, such as recycling, reducing or reusing disposable items, using energy efficiently, reducing air pollution, conserving our natural resources, and using chemicals safely or reducing their use as much as possible!