The Earth is our home and this fact is not likely to change anytime soon. In order that the generations to come  have a healthy landscape that can support the burgeoning human population, we must take care of our beautiful planet in any way we can. This includes recycling, reducing carbon emissions, reducing our dependence on fossil fuels, practicing sustainable forestry and agriculture, and reducing pollution in our rivers/lakes/oceans among many other things. My wife and I are TakingPart® in this effort by leaving as small of a “footprint” behind as possible by following an environmentally safe way of life. Of course we could do better, as could everyone. However every step towards a healthier planet is a good step. Below you will find links to sites to help you become a better steward of our environment:

http://www.kindnews.org KIND (Kids in Nature's Defense) News is an award-winning classroom newspaper for children in grades K through 6. It has been published since 1983 by the National Association for Humane and Environmental Education (NAHEE), youth education affiliate of The Humane Society of the United States. It is read by more than a million children in thousands of classrooms nationwide. The newspaper encourages good character in children with an emphasis on kindness to animals, respect for natural habitats, good citizenship, and peaceful conflict resolution.

http://www.arborday.org This is the web home of the National Arbor Day Foundation. They envision a world where trees and forests are abundant, healthy, and sustainable, and highly valued by all people.

http://www.epa.gov/recyclecity/ The Recycle City Web site is a project of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Region 9 office in San Francisco. It was brought to life on Earth Day 1997.  This is a kid’s site where they can learn about the benefits of recylcling.

http://www.eelink.net/studentenvironmentaleducationsites.html On this page you will find links related to environmental education, activities, and games for students interested in the environment.

http://www.kab.org Keep America Beautiful, Inc. is the nation's largest nonprofit community improvement and educational organization, founded in 1953. They have three areas of focus: litter prevention, beautification and community improvement, and waste reduction.

http://www.takingitglobal.org/themes/environment TakingITGlobal is an international organization - led by youth and empowered by technology. TakingITGlobal connects youth around the world to find inspiration, information and get involved in improving their local and global communities.

http://www.treesftf.org/main.htm Trees For The Future is an organization that has been the steward of planting trees throughout the world since the early 1970's. Through a people to people action plan they restore tree cover to the world's most degraded lands. Planting trees helps keep people productive on their lands, preserving their traditional livelihoods and cultures for generations to come.

http://www.audubon.org Audubon's mission is to conserve and restore natural ecosystems, focusing on birds, other wildlife, and their habitats for the benefit of humanity and the earth's biological diversity.

http://attra.ncat.org/ National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service is managed by the National Center for Appropriate Technology (NCAT) and is funded under a grant from the United States Department of Agriculture's Rural Business-Cooperative Service. It provides information and other technical assistance to farmers, ranchers, Extension agents, educators, and others involved in sustainable agriculture in the United States.

http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/recycling/ This is the Ohio Division of Natural Resources’ site dedicated to recycling. On here you will find tons of info about recycling.

http://www.reduce.org When you avoid making garbage in the first place, you don't have to worry about disposing of waste or recycling it later. Changing your habits is the key — think about ways you can reduce your waste when you shop, work and play. There's a ton of ways for you to reduce waste, save yourself some time and money, and be good to the Earth at the same time and on this site out of Minnesota you can find out how.