Earth Day Celebration

Get Inspired: A Young Scientist’s Quest for Clean Water

Happy Earth Day! On April 22nd, 2020 we celebrated the 50th Anniversary of Earth Day, a day where people around the world mobilize to protect our planet - even from home! We're challenging your family to become environmental stewards everyday and learn about the ways youth are taking the lead in environmental activism. Check out Deepika Kurup's Ted Talk about becoming a scientist at age 12 and her mission to provide clean drinking water for all.

Let’s Talk

After watching Deepika Kurup's Ted Talk, use the questions below to kick-start a great conversation with your family:

• What inspired you about Deepika's story? What did you learn?

• Why is it important to maintain our environment for people and planet?

• How do you appreciate nature during each season? What can you do today?

• Bonus! Celebrate environmental victories. Sometimes saving the planet can feel like a big problem to tackle. Take a moment today to celebrate the strides we’ve made to protect our planet!

Community Connections: Alliance for the Great Lakes

Protect the Midwest's biggest source of fresh water - the Great Lakes! Lake Michigan provides fresh drinking water to our city and sustains a diverse ecosystem of plants and animals. Taking care of this natural resource is a community effort we can all take part in.

It is estimated that more than 22 million pounds of plastic end up in the Great Lakes every year. Our partners at Alliance for the Great Lakes have created a Plastic-Free Toolkit to provide lake lovers with tips on how we can all care for the Great Lakes. We can make decisions in our every day lives to protect our fresh water resources. Read over these tips and make tangible change as a family.