Earth Day 2011 – A Billion Acts of Green
http://www.earthday.org/earth-day-2011

EPA / Earth Day
http://www.epa.gov/earthday/

Earth Day Network Blog
http://www.earthday.org/blog

Waste Management – Think Green
http://www.thinkgreen.com/earth-day2011/

Starbucks Earth Day Offer
Bring in a travel mug on Earth Day (4/22/2011) and get a free coffee.

Google Earth Day
http://www.google.com/search?q=Earth+Day&ct=earthday11_hp&oi=ddle

Planet Forward
http://planetforward.org

B(eco)me Green
http://becomegreen.info/

The Daily Green
http://www.thedailygreen.com/going-green/

Going Green
http://www.goinggreen.com/

Green Living
http://www.care2.com/greenliving/green-101

Green Living Tips
http://www.greenlivingtips.com/

Low Impact Living
http://www.lowimpactliving.com/

World Watch
http://www.worldwatch.org/resources/go_green_save_green

National Geographic
http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/

The Green Guide
http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/green-guide/

Go Green Info Blog
http://www.gogreeninfoblog.com/

Best Green Blogs
http://www.bestgreenblogs.com/

Green Seal of Approval
http://www.greenseal.org/

Sites for Kids

Eekoworld (K-3rd Grade)
http://pbskids.org/eekoworld

The Green Squad (Gr 5-8)
www.nrdc.org/greensquad

National Geographic / Kids - Living in a Green World
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/activities/funscience/green/

The Big Green Help
http://www.biggreenhelp.com/

EPA Environmental Kids Club
http://www.epa.gov/kids/

EPA Student Center  
http://www.epa.gov/students/

Here are some more websites with recycling, environmental themes and fun for kids.

• Recycle Zone
  Activities and information on this site from Wastewatch. Also includes resources for teachers, and fun quizzes, songs and games.
• KidsRGreen
  Quizzes and puzzles on nature and the environment.
• Ollie Recycles
  Site with lots of cool games, screensavers and recycling information.
• Quest of the Ring Leaders
  Adventure game where you must use your knowledge of recycling to stop the destruction of earth.
• The Lorax's Save the Trees game
  Dr Seuss' character in an environmental game (requires Shockwave)
• NIEHS
  Pages by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences including songs, printables, jokes, games and stories.
• Happy Earth Day
  Downloadable PDF booklet from the US Environmental Proetection Agency includes colouring and activites.
• Rainforest Heroes
  Rainforest campaign and activity ideas for kids from the Rainforest Action Network.
• Dan The Gardener
  Great site aiming at encouraging children to help the environment
• Greening Schools
  Green lesson plan ideas for children of all ages
• Tesco Greener Living
  Lots of great green activities, fun things to make and eco events that you can do to keep kids busy.
• National Geographic Kids
  Green tips from Zipper the dog.
• CBeebies Green Balloon Club
  Games, stories, colouring and songs for the under 5's.
• The Greens
  Green games with an environmental theme.
• Charlie And Lola
  Save the Planet game.

Free Educational Recycling Resources
Green Colouring Pictures and Printable Puzzles

Wauconda Area and
Other Local Area Sites     

SWALCO – Solid Waste Agency of Lake County
http://www.lakecountyil.gov/swalco/default.htm

Wauconda Township – Electronics Recycling
http://www.waucondatownship.com/page5.html

Sustainable Lake County Video Library http://www.lakecountyil.gov/AboutOurCounty/sustain/VideoLibrary.htm

Village of Wauconda – Public Works – Refuse and Recycling
http://wauconda-il.gov/online/village-of-wauconda-departments/wauconda-illinois-public-works/refuse-recycling/

McHenry County Conservation District - Links to Local & Environmental Websites
http://www.mccdistrict.org/web/di-links.htm

Northern Moraine Wastewater Reclamation District
http://www.nmwrd.org/

Chicago Wilderness
http://www.chicagowilderness.org/

Waste Management – Think Green
http://www.thinkgreen.com/earth-day2011/

Lake County – Going Green
http://www.lakecountyil.gov/ABOUTOURCOUNTY/SUSTAIN/Default.htm

Illinois EPA: Pollution Prevention
http://www.epa.state.il.us/p2/

Chicago GreenWorks
http://www.chicagogreenworks.com/

For more information on the United Partnership, please go to www.unitedpartnership.org.