Welcome to the Kids Cave's "Kids in Action" section. This section highlights fun activities for kids like the River of Words contest. The site also contains other kids' environmental stories, and even allows you to post your own!
Success Stories
 River of Words Contest Information
Virginia Naturallly Success Stories
Case #1: Cooks Creek, Rockingham County
Students at Turner Ashby High School in Bridgewater have spent the past few years testing the water quality of a section of stream near their school. They have found that the creek has lots of fertilizers and dirt, running off the surrounding farms and housing developments, in it. Click the link above to read what they did to help the problem.
Case #2: The Old Manchester Docks, City of Richmond
Students from Virginia State University recently helped restore the Old Manchester Docks for public use as part of the 1998 Fall River Renaissance. The students became involved in cleaning up the docks, located on the banks of the historic James River, as part of their Community Service project for Minorities in Agriculture, Natural Resources and Related Sciences.
Case #3: Kids Against Trash (K.A.T.)
K.A.T. is a school based environmental program founded in 1996 to help revitalize and improve the town's appearance and change resident's mindset concerning litter and waste reduction.
What You Can Do
Clean Virginia Waterways
Just as water from the streams and rivers makes its way to the ocean, so does litter, if it does not degrade. Ocean animals and plastic litter just don't get along very well. Sea turtles can mistake plastic bags for delicious jellyfish and eat them. Swimming beaches can be closed because of trash. Clean Virginia Waterways is a great opportunity for you, your class or your school to get involved in not only cleaning up trash but also contributing to an international database on types and sources of debris. The 1999 Virginia Waterways Cleanup Day is Saturday, September 18th from 9am to Noon, but you can organize a clean up day any day of the year. Volunteers across Virginia will gather along the shorelines of Virginia's waterways and pick up trash. They will also contribute valuable data to the International Coastal Cleanup program which is managed by the Center for Marine Conservation. For more information, a list of clean up sites planned for September 18th, or to sign up to be a site captain, visit Clean Virginia Waterways.
Adopt-a-Stream
If once a year for litter clean up is not enough for you, why not adopt your local stream and take care of it year round? The Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation manages this statewide litter education and clean up campaign. Join the 82 groups already participating and help Virginia add to the 238 stream, river and shoreline miles that have already been adopted. You can call 1-877-42WATER to request an information and registration packet or you can surf the net for more program information at: http://dit1.state.va.us/~dcr/sw/adopt.htm
Virginia Naturally
Check out the Things You Can Do in the Volunteer and Stewardship Opportunities section of Virginia Naturally. You'll be amazed at the opportunities. It's up to you to decide where you'll start helping the environment.
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