What I learned on the walk & update

    First off, I learned that kindergarten and 1st graders are a real pain and they reminded me why I will never go into teaching. But I also learned that they are easily influenced and warning kids about the environment and informing them about the Earth at a young age can make a difference. They are still curious and I think starting now is a great idea. My kids seemed to have a great time on the walk and took a lot back with them. Both leaves and knowledge. I'd like to do it again soon even if it can be frustrating.
   Payton and I are doing fecal coliform for our water chemistry test. It relates to our theme of awareness because poop is gross and letting the community know the amount of it in our river will hopefully make them more conscious of what they might be doing to contribute to that.
   We are doing local awareness for our project. We are letting people know all the great things Eaton Rapids is doing for the environment which will hopefully encourage them to get more involved.
   We have to weekly submit a new piece of information to Flashes News. They agreed to help us by putting something in the paper about Eaton Rapids and our goals, ideas, and actions regarding the environment. We are also responsible for letting people know about events such as the trail clean up we had last weekend. We will put up posters, post information around town, send e-mails, and hand out fliers to make sure as many people as possible are informed on what green actions are taking place in our community.