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Youth Events

Earth Force Youth Summit Youth Training Days

Earth Force Youth Summit
                                      

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name LEA Earth Force celebrates an annual Youth Summit in both Pittsburgh and Erie. At the annual Summit at Presque Isle State Park over 400 students participate in programs provided by 40 -50 facilitators covering topics such as birding, wetlands, geology, cooperative activities and fishing.






Youth Training Days
LEA Earth Force in Erie provides four youth training days for student representatives from the various project sites. Each project can send 6 – 10 students to explore a watershed topic. Facilitators are professionals from the appropriate field. After the workshop the representatives return to their classrooms and share their gained knowledge with their classmates.

Youth Advisory Board
Pittsburgh is forming its first Youth Advisory Board this year to work specifically on the issue of diesel emissions from buses and their effects on human health.
Erie’s Youth Advisory Board meets monthly throughout the school year and is active in promoting the Earth Force program by participating at various events.
 

 

 

 

Documents

  • Plant emissions concern teen

    29 Apr 2008 - Elyse McMahon's article: "Plant emissions concern teen" was published in Erie Times News-in-Education section on April 29, 2008 More...
  • Documents on Trash

    1 Sep 2006 - Background information for Earth Force porjects that deal with Waste managment issues. More...
  • Documents on Trash (2)

    1 Sep 2006 - background Information for Earth Force projects that deal with Waste Management issues. More...
  • Documents on Trash (3)

    1 Sep 2006 - Documents for Earth Force projects dealing with Waste Management Issues More...
  • Documents on Agriculture

    23 Aug 2006 - This page contains information on agriculture. More...
  • Documents on Air Quality

    23 Aug 2006 - This page contains doucments on air quality More...
  • Documents on Ecosystems

    23 Aug 2006 - This page contains information on ecosystems. More...
  • Documents on Water

    23 Aug 2006 - This page contains information on water. More...
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