Turkey Run Group Wins Eco-Challenge For Sugar Creek Work

Turkey Run science teacher Susan Seitz first contacted Friends of Sugar Creek in March with an invitation to help oversee a creek clean-up organized by her middle school students. While such requests are not uncommon, few groups display the level of ambition and motivation shown by Seitz and her class. The clean-up, performed Wednesday, March 18, at Turkey Run State Park, was only one small part of the students’ work this spring. They first conducted water testing to identify pollutants in Sugar Creek near their school. They then sent letters to 256 Indiana schools asking them to pursue similar work on their local tributaries to the Ohio and Wabash Rivers. The class also contacted State Representative Dale Grubb to fast track their protection of one and a half creek miles through the state’s Adopt-A-River program.
This group of “Eco-H2O Warriors,” in partnership with the Friends of Turkey Run, will conduct a creek clean-up throughout their adopted stretch on May 16. This event is coordinated with the
Friends of Sugar Creek cleanup held the same day in downtown Crawfordsville.

Their efforts were recognized by Lexus as part of the car company’s annual Eco-Challenge. They received a $10,000 award to fund future Sugar Creek projects. Some of the money has already been spent on laptops to help aid research and development of outreach materials. Seitz is also looking to purchase outdoor classroom materials including more notebook computers and Vernier Lab Pros with water probes. These items will be used by future students to continue the work this class started.

Ms. Seitz and her students at Turkey Run Middle School deserve recognition for their efforts and enthusiasm. They are true Friends of Sugar Creek!

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Does your service, product, or website need a review?

So in response to the many views of my Monsters vs Aliens movie review with my son, I thought it would be interesting if I offered to people/organizations the ability to have other products, services, or websites reviewed on my Ernest On-the-Go episodes. So if this at all sounds interesting please read on. Or watch my Ernest On-the_Go video below.

We here at KS Design are all about design, but why not help others improve on their designs. Now I don’t proclaim to be the end all be all definitive expert on what any design should or shouldn’t be, however we here at KS Design are curious by nature and are always testing out products and services on our own. We know how easy it is to get wrapped up in your own design and forget what it is like to experience a product or service for the first time. Our feedback on this experience is what we hope will be of value to you. So I thought it would be interesting if we could help others by providing (mainly small businesses and organizations) feedback on their products or services.

Now we do not want to just add to hype and buzz for some Jane Shmoe product. We are really concerned with providing interesting and valuable feedback on products and services. Here are the types of products and services that we are interested in and passionate about, but if you don’t think you fit into these categories, by all means do not hesitate to contact us anyways.

Anything related to or that helps Indiana or Hoosiers in general, Environmental Sustainability, Technology, Children’s Education, Web Technology, Movies (mostly family friendly), Music (we like to dance or make our kids dance), Web Videos + Movies, Web Sites that pertain to the above, and Events (we live in Central Indiana remember).

Now to be clear we will not just “ReTweet” some blanket promotional jive without actually investigating claims or the product itself. And we will be clear if we receive any type of compensation or benefit. For example if we are given a free membership to a web site that is usually paid for, we will bring that up or anything that may indicate that we have some type of vested interest in the product or service.

Contact KS Design for more details: info@ksdinfusion.com just ask for Ernest!

 

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Sustainable Indiana Offering Plots in Crawfordsville Community Garden

Sustainable Indiana, a green group based in
Montgomery County, is offering plots in a community
garden located 1 mile south from Crawfordsville
High School on State Road 47 South (next to
Golden Creek). Each plots costs $20. Visit
www.sustainableindiana.org or call Susan Smith
(765-362-0251) for more information.

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Are you interested in a job as a solar installer?

The above is in reference to an article in Treehugger online magazine. I am quite aware of the economic situations of many of my fellow Hoosiers with experience in the construction field. Also quite frankly I like Solar Panels and Solar Technology. Just seems pretty weird we are so willing to drill for oil and search for oil, but we have a hard time accepting that we need to use the Solar energy that is abundant all around us.

With that said follow this link to read more on this article from www.Treehuger.com:

A Day in the Life of a Solar Installer (Updated)

by Kristin Underwood, Sacramento, CA

“So I originally wrote about my job as a solar installer almost two years ago. Since that time, I have worked on many jobs in many cities, including international sites, and I have received many emails from readers wondering how they can get a green job in the solar field. I've also read over that old article and realized that I was a baby when I wrote it and that my impressions of the field have changed. Here is an update to the article with tips on how to get a job, what to look out for and how things have changed over the years. Plus I answer commonly asked questions from the emails that I received.”

 

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