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 Utah Green Schools Awards Program Planning Worksheet

 

This worksheet is to help you think about projects you may want to incorporate into your green schools plan.
 It does not need to be turned in with the application.

 

Sustainable Facilities

 

Topic

Program

Potential Resources

Air Quality

Appropriate ventilation throughout the school

 

Water Efficiency

Automatic sinks, toilets

 

Naturescaping

Deciduous trees planted by windows on South and West of buildin

Amy Collins
Tree Utah



Meridith Perkins
FFSL


Loyal Clark
USFS

 

 

Energy Efficiency

Eco/carbon Footprint

The Nature Conservancy

Energy Efficiency

Fluorescent lights

Energy Efficiency

Motion detectors (for lights etc.)

Naturescaping

Roof-top garden

Health

Use eco-friendly cleaning products

Air Quality

Use only low-VOC products

Energy Efficiency

Window tinting

Other Ideas

(must be approved)

 

 

 

 

Sustainable Practices

 

Topic

Program

Potential Resources

Naturescaping

Bird feeders

 

Waste Reduction

Cafeteria vegetable waste & composting

Waste Reduction

Cloth book covers

Naturescaping

Compost bin

Recycle Utah


Wasatch Community Gardens


Momentum Recycling


Eco Scraps

 

 



Health

Conduct activities outdoors whenever possible

Waste Reduction

Electronic messaging to parents

Energy Conservation

Energy audit

Rocky Mountain Power

 

 

Energy Conservation

“Lights Off” stickers

Janet Hatch
National Energy Foundation

Naturescaping

Gardens, pollinator and/or vegetable


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Wastach Community Gardens

Red Butte Gardens

Jordan Valley WCD



Health

Local farm to school program

Naturescaping

Mason bee nests

Naturescaping

Native plants

 Grow Wild Nursery

Naturescaping

Nest boxes & materials

Audubon Society

 

Waste Reduction

Online registration for parents

Waste Reduction

Recycling programs


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Recycle Utah

Momentum Recycling



Health

Replace soda and candy vending machines with more healthy options

 

Waste Reduction

Reusable metal foodware

 

Health

Salad Bar option in cafeteria

 

Health

Sanitation improvement (hand cleaners, disinfect desks daily etc.)

 

Water Conservation

Storm water runoff collection

 

Waste Reduction

Students use notebook paper for tests and worksheet answers etc.

 

Waste Reduction

Use both sides of paper

 

Naturescaping

Use fruit-bearing trees and shrubs for wildlife or cafeteria or donations

 

Waste Reduction

Use half sheets, duplicate message and cut paper in half

 

Air Quality

Use indoor live green plants

 

Water Conservation

Use personal water bottle

 

Waste Reduction

Use recycled paper products

 

Naturescaping

Worm box

 How to Make Your Own Worm Bin

Water Conservation

Xeriscaping, native plants

 

Other Ideas

(must be approved)

 

 

 

 

Community Involvement

 

Focus Area

Program

Potential Resources

Service Learning-Stewardship

Aid for emergency situations (floods etc.)

 

Service Learning-Stewardship

Assist non-profits

Energy Conservation

Carpooling, biking, walking, public transpor


Salt Lake City Office of Sustainability


Service Learning-Stewardship

Drives for food or second hand goods

 

Air Quality

Organize mass-transit, carpooling, during red-air inversions

 

Service Learning-Stewardship

Partner with international schools

 

Service Learning-Stewardship

Partner with less fortunate schools

 

Service Learning-Stewardship

Public lands (State, Federal, City, County)

 

Other Ideas

(must be approved)

 

 

Environmental Education

 

Focus Area

Program

Potential Resources

Environmental Education

GLOBE Program

GLOBE Program

Environmental Education

Integrate Environmental Education in class/grade level/school curricula (Entry, Merit, Premier levels)

Utah Society for Environmental Education

Environmental Education

Journey North

Journey North

Environmental Education

Monarch Program

Monarch Program

Naturescaping

Nature trail

 

Naturescaping

Outdoor classroom

 

Environmental Education

Outdoor Field Trips tied to EE curricula

 

Environmental Education

Project Feeder Watch

Project Feeder Watch

Environmental Education

Public Lands Day

Public Lands Day

Environmental Education

Teacher training tied to the core (PLT, Project WET, Project WILD)

USEE
Charice Bourdeaux


Environmental Education

Watershed WWMD

Watershed WWMD

Other Ideas (must be approved)

 

 




 

Utah Green School Planning Worksheet

This worksheet is to help you think about projects you may want to incorporate into your green schools plan.
 It does not need to be turned in with the application.

Sustainable Facilities

Topic

Program

Potential Resources

My Efforts

Air Quality

Appropriate ventilation throughout the school

 

 

Water Efficiency

Automatic sinks, toilets

 

 

Naturescaping

Deciduous trees planted by windows on South and West of buildings

 

Energy Efficiency

Eco/carbon Footprint

 

Energy Efficiency

Fluorescent lights

 

Energy Efficiency

Motion detectors (for lights etc.)

 

Naturescaping

Roof-top garden

 

Health

Use eco-friendly cleaning products

 

Air Quality

Use only low-VOC products

 

Energy Efficiency

Window tinting

 

Other Ideas

(must be approved)

 

Sustainable Practices

Topic

Program

Potential Resources

My Efforts

Naturescaping

Bird feeders

 

 

Waste Reduction

Cafeteria vegetable waste & composting

 

Waste Reduction

Cloth book covers

 

Naturescaping

Compost bin

 

Health

Conduct activities outdoors whenever possible

 

Waste Reduction

Electronic messaging to parents

 

Energy Conservation

Energy audits

 

Energy Conservation

“Lights Off” stickers

Naturescaping

Gardens, pollinator and/or vegetable

 

Health

Local farm to school program

 

Naturescaping

Mason bee nests

 

Naturescaping

Native plants

 

Naturescaping

Nest boxes & materials

 

Waste Reduction

Online registration for parents

 

Waste Reduction

Recycling programs

 

Health

Replace soda and candy vending machines with more healthy options

 

 

Waste Reduction

Reusable metal foodware

 

 

Health

Salad Bar option in cafeteria

 

 

Health

Sanitation improvement (hand cleaners, disinfect desks daily etc.)

 

 

Water Conservation

Storm water runoff collection

 

 

Waste Reduction

Students use notebook paper for tests and worksheet answers etc.

 

 

Waste Reduction

Use both sides of paper

 

 

Naturescaping

Use fruit-bearing trees and shrubs for wildlife or cafeteria or donations

 

 

Waste Reduction

Use half sheets, duplicate message and cut paper in half

 

 

Air Quality

Use indoor live green plants

 

 

Water Conservation

Use personal water bottle

 

 

Waste Reduction

Use recycled paper products

 

 

Naturescaping

Worm box

 

 

Water Conservation

Xeriscaping, native plants

 

 

Other Ideas

(must be approved)

 

Community Involvement

Focus Area

Program

Potential Resources

My Efforts

Service Learning-Stewardship

Aid for emergency situations (floods etc.)

 

 

Service Learning-Stewardship

Assist non-profits

 

Energy Conservation

Carpooling, biking, walking, public transport

 

 

Service Learning-Stewardship

Drives for food or second hand goods

 

 

Air Quality

Organize mass-transit, carpooling, during red-air inversions

 

 

Service Learning-Stewardship

Partner with international schools

 

 

Service Learning-Stewardship

Partner with less fortunate schools

 

 

Service Learning-Stewardship

Public lands (State, Federal, City, County)

 

 

Other Ideas

(must be approved)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Environmental Education

Focus Area

Program

Potential Resources

My Efforts

Environmental Education

GLOBE Program

www.globe.gov

 

Environmental Education

Integrate Environmental Education in class/grade level/school curricula (Entry, Merit, Premier levels)

www.usee.org

 

Environmental Education

Journey North

www.learner.org

 

Environmental Education

Monarch Program

www.monarchprogram.org

 

Naturescaping

Nature trail

 

 

Naturescaping

Outdoor classroom

 

 

Environmental Education

Outdoor Field Trips tied to EE curricula

 

 

Environmental Education

Project Feeder Watch

www.birds.cornell.edu/feederwatch

 

Environmental Education

Public Lands Day

www.publiclandsday.org

 

Environmental Education

Teacher training tied to the core (PLT, Project WET, Project WILD)

www.usee.org

 

Environmental Education

Watershed WWMD

www.worldwatermonitoringday.org

 

Other Ideas (must be approved)