Welcome to The Highland Environmental Education Coalition-HEEC

SPRING 2010

BREAKING NEWS

GO GREEN for the Holiday

Highland Environmental Education Coalition

ELC Happenings:

Join the City of Highland and the Highland Environmental Learning Center for their Annual Earth Day Celebration! In honor of the 40th anniversary of Earth Day, patrons are invited to visit the Highland Library & ELC all week long for special activities:

Monday, April 19, 3:00-5:00pm Garden for the Earth/Adopt-A-Garden Kick-off

The UCCE Master Gardeners invite adults and children to join them in the Rooftop Gardens to learn how to prep your garden for spring and start and maintain a compost bin.

The Adopt-A-Garden Program is ready to grow! Individuals, businesses, groups of friends, and community organizations are invited to adopt one of the rooftop gardens. There is no monetary contribution required; adoptees are simply volunteering to help maintain one of the gardens. Come see what’s growing and pick up a brochure!

Tuesday, April 20, 4:00pm Eco Teen Movie: Wall-E

Come meet the delightful compacting robot and his plant-seeking companion when the Highland Library presents Disney’s “Wall-E”. Patrons of all ages welcome, children must be accompanied by an adult to view movie.

Wednesday, April 21, 4:00-5:00pm Eco Reading Rascals and Teen Art Club

Reading Rascals, our after school book group for 1st-5th graders, goes green! Come expand your vocabulary with the eco-alphabet, and help a librarian read as you discover a new book.
Teen artists (age 12-18) will use old newspaper and advertisements to make their own recycled paper, with the option of adding “secret ingredients” to make their creation extra artsy!

Thursday, April 22, 1:00-4:00pm Earth Day Celebration!

Join us in celebrate the 40th Anniversary of Earth Day. This year’s theme is: Educating the Green Generation. This will be a great opportunity to learn about composting, preparing your garden for spring & the new ELC Adopt-A-Garden program, proper disposal of household hazardous waste, water conservation, and many other topics.

Join us in the Court Yard to make your very own Earth Day T-Shirt for the cost of $10.00. You buy the shirt, we will provide the supplies. Patrons are encouraged to bring in glass, plastic bottles and aluminum cans to help with our recycling drive!

For every 20 aluminum cans donated, patrons will receive a re-useable travel mug, refrigerator magnet clip or mystery prize. All prizes made from recycled plastic. All proceeds from the recycling drive go to the ELC to help care for the animals.

Visit the Compost Station on the rooftop gardens to see how you could win a Compost Bin.

Thursday, April 22, 4:00pm Backyard Birds Presentation and Book Premier

The City of Highland, Highland ELC, and HEEC are proud to host author Sheila Kee for her Earth Day book release! Sheila Kee will conclude the Earth Day celebration with an informational slide show featuring her new book, Backyard Birds of the Inland Empire, followed by a book signing. Books will be available for purchase during the signing. This will take place in the Community Room.

Friday, April 23, 3:00-5:00pm Aquarium at the Library!

The Aquarium of the Pacific is coming to the Library and ELC! Get your feet wet with an ocean activity inside, then dive into the Aquarium on Wheels where sharks, sea stars, and anemones are waiting to meet you!

All programs and activities are FREE and open to the public. Children must be accompanied by an adult at all times.

All donations support the programs and exhibits of the ELC.

In July the Environmental Learning Center created new programs for children, teens, adults and families. From story hour, to animals, to science experiments there is a new program for every patron!

Tiles are still available for purchase and are being showcased in our rooftop garden with plenty of room for more!

Next HEEC meeting will be Tuesday, January 5, 2010 at 5:30pm
Meetings will take place at the Highland ELC Conference.
Location: 7863 Central Ave, Highland, CA 92346

1. Support the Environmental Learning Center with fundraising activities for environmental education materials, programs, and support resources for the new building;

2. Provide volunteer efforts to support the Center's environmental education programs and activities for children, teens and adults. The Coalition is open to public membership on an annual basis, and is run by a volunteer board elected by the members.