Is your school's eco-club looking for a hands-on project that will make a difference in your community?

With help from SCARCE, your school can place storm drain medallions in your neighborhood. Many people are unaware that water from storm drains does not get filtered or treated before being released into local waterways. Medallions inform people not to pour anything down the storm drains.

For details about this project, email jean@scarce.org.

You should! By collecting pumpkins for composting, Pumpkin Smash events keep nutrients out of the landfill and prevent methane emissions.

Pumpkin Smash is a great event for schools to host. It supports environmental science, math, and even physics curricula. (Try building your own pumpkin catapult!)

Last year, Pumpkin Smash events prevented over 242 tons of pumpkins from entering landfills. This year's collection is taking place on Saturday, November 5th.

To find out more about hosting an event, contact erin@scarce.org

SCARCE is celebrating 32 years of service to our community and planet.

Trees make a great addition to school grounds, especially oak trees. Oaks are known as a “keystone" species, meaning they help hold an ecosystem together. Oaks provide food and homes to many other living creatures including birds, mammals, and insects.

These amazing trees are threatened due to urban sprawl, development, agricultural use, fire suppression, and invasive species. Planting oaks at your school can help reverse the trend.

Read more about oaks, their threats, and local OAKtober events.