Olivia

Before we were quarantined, GreenTeens101 visited three different stores to hand out free reusable cloth bags for consumers to use rather than the standard plastic grocery bags. By standing in front of stores, we are also able to communicate with consumers about the detrimental effects of plastic bags and had some intriguing conversations.
During…[Read more]

Hi all, if you’re looking for another way to help stop deforestation, look at the toilet paper that your family uses. A lot of common brands such as Charmin, Ultra Soft, and Cottonelle cut down a lot of trees and use no recycling to make a lot of their toilet paper. Other brands such as Seventh Generation and more use recycled paper or bamboo,…[Read more]

Today is the day of the Animal Shelter project! If you’d like to learn quick and simple ways to create enrichment items for shelters near you, check out our Projects page!

There are a couple new projects posted in the group! I am particularly excited about the Support Your Local Animal Shelter project! We will be making toys for animal shelters using material you may have at home already.

Fashion and clothing actually has a large environmental impact! For more sustainable clothing,here are some ideas:
-buy already used clothes from thrift stores
-after you are done with your clothes, donate them to thrift stores and hand them or hand them down to younger siblings, cousins, neighbors, or people you know
-when buying clothes, look…[Read more]

There is a new Roots & Shoots Facebook page called Move 4 Monarchs – Roots & Shoots group. It has a ton of information to help find native milkweed and resources for a garden.

Did you all have Monarchs this past spring and summer? I live in Ventura, California where we have some Monarchs year-round that they call a “resident population.” But we…[Read more]

Here’s a activity you can do this week to learn more about climate change! It’s a really good video and loved it.

Its 46 minutes long.

P.S. Don’t worry about the activity pages, Science Mom shows them on the video.