Environmental Education

We help young people understand how everyday choices can make a meaningful difference in our environment and our community.

Through hands-on cleanup projects, recycling education, invasive species awareness, conservation activities, and outdoor learning, students and Scouts gain a better understanding of how to care for the natural environment and the public spaces we all share.

In partnership with local organizations, we introduce topics such as recycling and waste reduction, biodegradability, native and invasive plants, habitat protection, and conservation.

We encourage young people to see how individual actions — from reducing waste to protecting local habitats — can contribute to a healthier, more resilient community.

Programs have included school groups, Scouts, and the Greenwich Youth Conservation Program, combining environmental education with meaningful community service.

Students learning the basic rules of recycling at Holly Hill Resource Recovery Facility with Sally Davies.

Students learning the basic rules of recycling at Holly Hill Resource Recovery Facility with Sally Davies.

Greenwich Youth Conservation Program participants, organized by Greenwich Human Services, with Congressman Jim Himes.

Greenwich Youth Conservation Program participants, organized by Greenwich Human Services, with Congressman Jim Himes.

Sally Davies shares the 3Rs — Reduce, Reuse, Recycle — and helps students understand why they matter, including where plastics and other everyday materials come from and their impact on our environment.

Sally Davies shares the 3Rs — Reduce, Reuse, Recycle — and helps students understand why they matter, including where plastics and other everyday materials come from and their impact on our environment.

Brunswick students remove invasive plants at Roger Sherman Baldwin Park, helping protect native habitat and care for a shared public space.

Brunswick students remove invasive plants at Roger Sherman Baldwin Park, helping protect native habitat and care for a shared public space.

A second grader explores where everyday materials come from through a hands-on recycling match-up game, following a beach cleanup as part of a Reduce, Reuse, Recycle unit.

A second grader explores where everyday materials come from through a hands-on recycling match-up game, following a beach cleanup as part of a Reduce, Reuse, Recycle unit.

Students and community volunteers plant daffodil bulbs together at Binney Park, combining hands-on learning with seasonal beautification.

Students and community volunteers plant daffodil bulbs together at Binney Park, combining hands-on learning with seasonal beautification.