Green Kids Making a Difference

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Kidz Tips

Use less hot water.
Turn off lights, TV and computers.

Be sure you are recycling at home.
Plant a tree.
Eat less meat.
Use less electricity.
Save energy at home.
Save water.

Top Tips for Teenagers

Out and About

Unfortunately, people are not always good carers of our natural world. Overfishing and overhunting can disrupt a habitat's balance. Mountain bikes and horseback riders can alter the landscape. Even hiking and camping leave their mark. Following are our top guidelines every outdoor enthusiast should try to follow while enjoying the best that nature has to offer.

Do not dump pets. If you have a pet that you no longer want, do not dump it. Fish, cats, dogs and other animals can survive and breed. They can end up in the bush or in rivers and feed on or compete with native species. Give the pet to a friend, sell it or take it to the RSPCA. If you have a native pet, contact your local wildlife authority for information on how to care for it.

Control cats. If you have a cat, make sure it does not catch native birds or other animals. You can do this by attaching three small bells to its collar to warn animals that it is coming, and keep the cat inside as much as possible to stop it from roaming, especially at night. Take the cat to the vet to have it desexed so that it won't have unwanted kittens.

If you go fishing, throw back fish that are too small. Also be careful not to lose your nets, lines, hooks and sinkers in the water. Fish and birds can get tangled up in these things and may die because they cannot breathe, move or eat. kids litter

Don't be a litterbug! Many things that we use or make in our lives have an effect on our native plants and animals. Building a large dam so that people in cities can have water, building roads and houses, producing plastics and metals, takes up land that was originally habitats for native plants and animals. So we must be very careful not to waste these resources and not to create a lot of rubbish. Cities now have a big problem because people are making more and more rubbish.
Ask your parents if you can plant domestic plants instead of non-native ones in your garden. Native grasses, flowers, shrubs and trees are more likely to attract native birds, butterflies and other insects, and maybe even some threatened species.
You can visit a nearby National Trust estate or nature reserve. Some national parks have special guided tours and walks for kids. Talk to the guides/staff to find out whether there are any threatened species and how they are being protected. You and your friends might be able to help the rangers in their conservation work. When you visit a national park, make sure you obey the wildlife code: follow fire regulations; leave your pets at home; leave flowers, birds' eggs, logs and bush rocks where you find them; put your rubbish in a bin or, better still, take it home.
If you have friends who live on farms, encourage them to keep hedges and woodland as wildlife habitats and to leave old trees standing, especially those with hollows suitable for nesting animals.
Start an Action Group. Some areas have groups which look after local wetlands, moors or places of natural beauty. They do this by removing weeds and planting local native species in their place. You could join one of these groups, or even start a new one with your parents and friends. Ask your local parks authority or council for information or click here. By removing rubbish and weeds and replanting with local plants you will allow the land to gradually regenerate. This will also encourage wild animals to return.

Home Sweet Home

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Rot
Recycle! Separate all your old glass bottles, plastic, cans & paper and take them to your local recycling bins.
Turn off electronics that you are not using. Don't leave on standby over-night.
Save water.
Write responses to global warming articles.
Write to your leaders now. More...

Make your School Green!

Make recycling fun! Get some schoolmates together and get your school to supply some bins, one set for each school House. Then everyone in school brings in segregated waste for their House bins. At each end of term, the House that collects most waste is the winner!
If you are not on a school bus, start a car pool with your classmates.
Start a Plant a Plant scheme at school every spring. Encourage your teachers to have some more trees around the playing fields.
Make a habit of collecting litter and putting it in the right bin at the end of classes: just as you'd do in your bedroom!
Ask your teacher to do a poster or essay competition with an environmental theme.
Give your teacher the link to this site: there is a teacher page too!