Capital Region Earth Force Explores Technology's Role in the Restoration and Conservation of Our Environmental Resources during the Third Annual Youth Summit!
Held Monday, April 23, 2007 at Belle Haven National Park in Alexandria, Va, the Third Annual Capital Region Earth Force Youth Summit proved to be a very successful day. Roughly 150 middle and high school students from Arlington, Alexandria and Loudoun Virginia joined together to explore technology's role with conserving our natural resources. Each class visited four of the partners listed below:- Alexandria City's Recycling Program
- American Bar Association’s Section of Environment, Energy & Resources’ Air Quality and In-House Counsel Committees
- Contech Stormwater Solutions, Inc.
- DC WASA
- Environmental Protection Agency
- Huntley Meadows Park
- Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments
- National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration's Chesapeake Bay Office
- Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries
- WJLA/ABC7 Weather
- The Woodrow Wilson Bridge Project
Following the morning's exploration of technology, Earth Force students spent the afternoon meeting with lawyers from the American Bar Association’s Section of Environment, Energy & Resources’ Air Quality and In-House Counsel Committees and Mayor Euille of Alexandria City. Each class then presented their civic action projects.
Fifteen members of the Staples senior management team were on hand for the Youth Summit. During the event they provided assistance to the classes, gifts to all of the participating students and presented the 2007 Exemplary Classroom Award to HB Woodlawn Middle School.
We look forward to seeing you at the Fourth Annual Youth Summit in 2008!
Earth Force would like to thank Belle Haven Marina, the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration, Staples Foundation for Learning & Whole Foods for their support of the Summit.