2021 Earth Day Every Day Schedule

Week of April 5th - Climate Change

AT HOME

FOR THE KIDS

AT WORK

Register for an event through NAZCC (Northern Arizona Climate Change Alliance). NAZCC has a list of virtual events happening all month long! Look at their website, click on events at the top of the page, and sign up for a webinar or virtual event.
Watch the video, It’s Time to Rewire America and Electrify Everything.
Take this Climate Change Solutions quiz on CNN’s website. The results may surprise you!
Test your Climate Change IQ on the Department of Energy’s webpage

Watch Change for the Oceans video
Play OFFSET on NASA’s Climate Kids webpage (uses Adobe Flash player)
Play Wild Weather Adventure on NASA’s Climate Kids webpage (uses Adobe Flash player
Are you into Comic Books? Well check out Comics Uniting Nations! Read on your laptop, tablet or download a copy to your computer to read later. Comics Uniting Nations is a partnership between PCI Media and UNICEF, in collaboration with The World’s Largest Lesson and Reading with Pictures, to make the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals accessible to the citizens of the world through comics.

Watch A Record of Change: Science and Elder Observations on the Navajo Nation
Watch the Climate 101 Lunch and Learn from last year’s Earth Day, presented by Marco Alatorre from County Assessor’s Office.
Register for this free webinar Grass: From Sustainability Foe to Climate Hero - How the right turf can conserve water, sequester carbon and save money Wednesday, April 14th, 2 p.m. EDT

Padlet Links: Climate Change Climate Change for Kids

	Week of April 12th – Reducing Resource Consumption
AT HOME	FOR THE KIDS	AT WORK
Water Conservation	Water Conservation	Water Conservation
Fill out the Home Water Audit on the “Water Use It Wisely” website to determine your score and see how to improve. Chase down leaks with the 10 minute Watersense Challenge	Play Tip Tank on the Water Use it Wisely website. Take one of these True/False quizzes on Water Properties or Groundwater Download the Arizona Water Adventure book and discover the natural and man-made bodies of water across Arizona	Take the Pledge to save water! https://www.mywaterpledge.com/
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle	Reduce, Reuse, Recycle	Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
Participate in the City of Flagstaff’s Drop off Day, Dump the Drugs, and Shred-A-Thon event on Saturday, April 24^th at the Flagstaff Police Department parking lot from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. to drop off the following items: Aerosol cans, batteries, CFLs, Electronic waste (such as computers, printers, and televisions), expired or unwanted medications, vitamins, or supplements, Medical syringes, Fluorescent tubes, Sensitive documents for onsite shredding. Watch this YouTube video on how to waste less food and shop smarter. Put a stash of reusable bags and to-go containers in your car. Watch one of Dapper Dre’s Plastic Free Adventures videos on the Azulita Project’s website. Take the City of Flagstaff’s Recycling quiz and record your score. Take again and see if you improve!	Watch this YouTube video on The Importance of the 3Rs Play one of these Recycle City games Watch Willow Bend’s Environmental Education Center’s video on recycling.	Reduce your paper usage by changing your printer settings on your work computer. Click here for instructions. Commit to bringing your own coffee mug and reusable water bottle with you to work. Do you have a recycling receptacle at your desk? If so, take a picture to show us what a great Sustainability Champion you already are! If not, find a box or container to use for collection at your desk and decorate or print off a “We Recycle” coloring page to help you remember.
Padlet Links: Reducing Resource Consumption Reducing Resource Consumption Kids

	Week of April 19th – Energy Efficiency, Conservation and EVs
At Home	For the Kids	At Work
Learn how to review your APS bill. Click here for instructions. Are you considering getting solar on your home? If so, take a look at these tax incentives. The Residential Renewable Energy Tax Credit and the Residential Solar and Wind Energy Systems Tax Credit are the two most common. Also, look over these 40 questions to ask an installer. Check out these wikiHow Tips on How to Increase Fuel Mileage on your Car and check your tire pressure to make sure they are properly inflated. Test your knowledge on Electric Vehicles by taking this Earth911 quiz on EVs	Watch Change for the Oceans video Watch this fun Schoolhouse Rock video on Energy Blues Download the Energy Activities with Energy Ant booklet and complete at least ONE activity. You choose. Learn about fuel economy by downloading and completing the “What’s in a Label” assignment (for High School) What is your Energy IQ? Find out here.	Click here for instructions on how to change your monitor sleep time. Place a sticky note reminder on your laptop or Computer monitor at work to turn off when leaving your desk or especially, at the end of the day. Check out these tips for Greening your Workplace Watch the Electric Vehicle Lunch and Learn from last year’s Earth Day presented by Amanda Acheson from Coconino County Sustainability and Eslir Musta from County Public Works.
Padlet Links: Energy Efficiency, Conservation and EVs Energy Efficiency, Conservation and EVs Kids

	Week of April 26th - Firewise
At Home	For the Kids	At Work
Check out Coconino County’s Firewise webpage to learn more about Forest Restoration, how our Community can adapt to wildfire, and how to make your home more firewise.	Check out this collection of Firewise ads from New Zealand starring a dumb squirrel named Boofhead.	RSVP to this Lunch and Learn webinar on forest restoration and fire adaptation in Coconino County. TBA
Padlet Links: Firewise Firewise Kids

2021 Earth Day Every Day Schedule

Month-long schedule of Activities - Kick off is April 5th

Week of April 5th - Climate Change

Week of April 12th – Reducing Resource Consumption

Week of April 19th – Energy Efficiency, Conservation and EVs

Week of April 26th - Firewise