Holmdel Environmental Commission

Texas A&M
The "Just for Kids" page has an excellent slide show explaining composting. Also click on "Kindergarden" for many gardening activities and games for children.

National Gardening Association
Click on "kidsgardening" for info on grants and programs for educators and students...and for other computer resources.

California Department of Conservation
Features Recycle Rex, spokesdinosaur - contains a number of children’s activities, games, newsletters and school assemblies.

The E Patrol
Program for children and students with eco information, news and press releases, an e-patrol quiz and a screen saver.

Association of New Jersey Recyclers
Contains sections of recycling educational resources & where you can buy recycled products.

California Waste Management Board
Lots of helpful info including waste prevention ideas, classroom activities which can be downloaded, and a waste exchange.

The Pennsylvania Resource Council
Has Earth Day ideas, environmental shopping tips and listings of recycled products.

Cygnus
This site contains many ideas and documents on waste prevention. It also has a middle school curriculum developed in conjunction with the National Science Teachers Association. The curriculum called "An Ounce of Prevention" can be downloaded.

Specific Topics

Rain Gardens

See our Rain Gardens Resources page

Wildlife

National Wildlife Federation's interactive Backyard Wildlife Habitat

Look Up Birds Living in Your Zip Code

Raptor Trust - Rehabilitation

Composting

Composting (from the EPA)

Composting Information - from Cornell University

Clean Water

Ground Water and Drinking Water (EPA)

Water and Water Conservation
(Links to Internet resources)

Water Science for Schools
(Display of NJ air quality)

Clean Air

DEP Bureau of Air Monitoring
(Air quality forecasts and around the clock)

Radon

Radon
(Levels in NJ by municipality, testing, mitigation, etc.)

Radon in homes and schools
(From EPA)

Recycling and Waste Management

DEP - Recycling
has information on recycling rates, names of municipal and county contacts, and locations of recycling centers.

State of Pennsylvania Division of Recycling
Contains excellent information on composting, school recycling, buying recycled, environmental shopping and business recycling.

Northeast Recycling Council
Facts and figures on recycling in ME, NH, VT, MA CT, RI, NY, PA, DE and NJ.

Environmental Hazards

Environmental Hazards
(From the Boston University Medical Center)

Mosquito Control

New Jersey Mosquitoes - Biology and Control