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March 2023

ECO-PARENT NEWSLETTER

West Hialeah Gardens Elementary

Green Team member working on maintaining their school garden.

See various school pledges here!

Highlight a Local School

Do you have a school that is participating in amazing 'green' initiatives and would like to share and celebrate their work? Send 1-2 pictures to share and a short description to barbara@dreamingreen.org and we will feature them in our next newsletter!

Saturday, March 25 @ 10:00 am

City of Sunrise Earth Day Festival

Free admission! Join us for live entertainment, great food and family-friendly activities – all in a beautiful outdoor setting. Event will start with a Tree-Planting Ceremony in commemoration of Arbor Day, followed by live musical performances. Other festival highlights include a Kids’ Corner with hands-on activities, arts and crafts, rides, and more!

More info here

Saturday, April 1 @ 1:00 pm

Miami Riverday Festival

Celebrate the unique culture and natural environment of the historic Miami River with us at the 24th annual festival. The festival features free Miami River boat rides, environmental education, children activities, historic tours and reenactments, food, drinks and more. More info here

Saturday, April 15 @ 9:00 am

Baynanza County Clean-up

On Biscayne Bay Cleanup Day thousands of volunteers join together to help clean up our bay’s shoreline to protect our marine resources at 31 locations across the County.

More info here

Celebrating Diversity Resources

How do we inspire all students to explore Green Careers?

Check out the new publication by the Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI), Project Learning Tree (PLT), and Minorities in Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Related Sciences (MANRRS) first-of-its-kind resource, Black Faces in Green Spaces: The Journeys of Black Professionals in Green Careers highlighting 22 Black Americans who share their personal stories about finding their passions and overcoming challenges, and offer advice to the next generation about exploring their own careers in the forest and conservation sector. Visit their Website
Celebrate 5 American Women Environmentalists this Earth Day. Some of the environmental movement’s most fervent supporters were women earth scientists, botanists, explorers and writers whose work and actions predate the 21st century, but contribute tremendously to our modern day movement. Learn more about these amazing women.
Read and share this article on how Green jobs for women can combat the climate crisis and boost equality.

Earth Month 2023

Participate in Food Waste Prevention Week on April 10 -16th to raising public awareness and inspire a call to action to reduce food waste, protect the environment, and increase food security. Learn more here.
EARTHDAY.ORG (EDO), the global organizer of Earth Day and the largest recruiter of environmental movements worldwide, announced today the theme for Earth Day 2023 – “Invest in Our Planet.” Join the World's Largest Environmental movement!
DIG is hosting its Eco-Summit on Earth Day! Join us at the Frost Science Museum where students participating in the Green Schools Challenge will share their green initiatives/ideas by hosting a table and interacting with museum guests. Register your schools Now

Together with Lady Green Miami Recycling we present Earth Day Plastic Jug Recycling Contest to raise awareness in Miami on the importance of recycling!

All Miami-Dade County public, private and charter schools can register to participate. Schools must collect as many plastic jugs as possible during the duration of the contest and the winner will be announced on Earth day. Learn more here

At home watching your electric bills go up? We have great news for Miami-Dade! Together with @SolarUnitedNeighbors we bring you the Miami-Dade 2023 Solar Co-op.

By joining, you’ll learn how solar works and what it takes to go solar. Then, you’ll have the opportunity to go solar at the group rate, alongside your neighbors!

Learn more and sign up here

Join Our Parent Advisory Committee

DIG is searching for parents of students in Miami-Dade and Broward County that are interested in working with our staff and Board to inform and advance our Green Schools Challenge program for the 2022-2023 school year.

Join Parent Advisory Committee

Did your child participate in the Green Schools Challenge challenge? Do you know of a former student that would be interested in joining a group of environmental stewards to organize events? Share the link to join.

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