Party for the Planet! Earth Day 2019
Conservation
Party for the Planet! Earth Day 2019
Thank you to all of our 2019 sponsors and volunteers! Your commitment to a cleaner world helped remove 3 cubic yards of trash and almost 100 gallons of recyclables during our annual beach cleanup as part of our Party for the Planet Earth Day celebration on April 20, 2019. The 2019 Earth Day beach cleanup…
Read MoreIdeas for More Sustainable Gift Wrapping
CuriOdyssey Conservation Crew shares creative techniques for wrapping gifts in a more sustainable way! Find a variety of ways to replicate similar techniques shown below via your favorite online search engine. Make a fun recycled (and recyclable) bow! There are different variations you can find online, pick one and give it a try (or two, or…
Read MoreLearning About Science and Wildlife from Wildlife
At CuriOdyssey, we give kids the tools to think like scientists and let them loose to ask “what if,” observe what is, and let the natural world answer their questions. Support from donors like you helps us offer educational programming and care for the animals who help us teach over 175,000 children and parents about…
Read MoreOrangutan-Friendly Halloween Candy
Read this before your next candy purchase! Palm oil is an ingredient found in many candies. What’s the cause for concern—so what? As popular as the ingredient is, it has a dark history of environmental destruction that consumers tend to ignore or are unaware about. As Cheyenne Mountain Zoo explains, “Instead of using already cleared…
Read MoreConservation: Single-Use Plastic Substitutions
Thank you to everyone who participated in Plastic Free July! For those of you still looking for inspiration year-round, the following are some great ideas that CuriOdyssey staff shared. A great way to lead your family conservation plan and try living waste free is to start with simple substitutions! It’s never too early to practice sustainability…
Read MorePlastic and Your Health
Plastic packaging is everywhere-it covers the items that we buy at the store, it is wrapped around our food, and it is used as cushioning for items that we order online. While plastics have become a convenient product to use for shipping and storing items, studies are cropping up that share a different side to…
Read MoreWhat is Single-Use Plastic?
What is single-use plastic? While you may not have heard the term “single-use plastic” before, you are most likely familiar with items that count as single-use plastics, such as cling wrap, Ziploc bags and plastic straws. Single-use plastics are items that are made of plastic that are meant to be used just one time before…
Read MoreOur Clothing: The Hidden Source of Plastic Pollution
It’s time to acknowledge the plastic in our clothing. About 60% of the clothing worn globally is made from plastic-based fabrics like polyester, spandex, nylon, fleece, and more. When we wash these fabrics, they shed tiny pieces of plastic that are too small to be caught by water filtration systems. This is the #1 source of…
Read MoreTips for Packing A Plastic-Free Lunch
Tips for packing a plastic-free lunch! The average student produces about 67 pounds of waste from their lunches each school year (EPA). That means we have a big opportunity to reduce the amount of waste heading to our landfill each year by taking a few simple steps! Things to try: Re-use containers and jars from…
Read MoreWhat is Falconry?
Falconry: The Ancient Technique of Hunting Wild Animals by using Trained Birds of Prey. How old is Falconry? What are some modern examples? Visual tool: check out this timeline from PBS! The earliest evidence of falconry in recorded history is 2205 BC China. Records refer to falcons as royal gifts in the Heian dynasty in…
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