Project Ideas

A list of successful projects run by YESC Clubs

Paint environmental murals

Sponsor a letter writing campaign and/or petition signing

Organize field trips to a local landfill, water reservoir, fish hatchery, or other interesting location

Invite environmental speakers to speak at your school or meeting

Throw an environmental dance: make everyone wear recycled clothes

Host an environmental education booth at a fair or community event

Sponsor a bike-to-school day

Create a nature walk around your school

Visit a local farmers’ market and interview farmers

Start a school recycling program

Plan an urban tree planting

Monitor a watershed

Adopt a block or neighborhood park

Clean up the schoolyard

Restore trails at nearby state parks

Paint recycling bins or garbage cans with environmental slogans

Stencil storm drains to help reduce harmful runoff

Research local conservation groups and volunteer with a campaign

Scrub the school’s recycling bins

Write an article about the club or an environmental issue for the school or local newspaper

Volunteer at a community garden

Partner with a local elementary school to teach students about the environment through art projects and skits

Organize community-wide phone book and battery recycling

Create a local “green pages” of environmentally friendly businesses in the community

Partner with a bike shop or bike club at your school to fix up old bikes and provide them for students to ride to school

The list goes on and on!