Life in the Balance - Find out how early pioneers and land developers affected the natural balance and impacted our local wildlife.  Learn about what local plants and animals have become endangered as a result of development and why saving natural areas like the pine rocklands is so important. Available on video.

Pollution Prevention - Learn what businesses can do and are already doing to protect the environment through pollution prevention. See how different companies of varying sizes and industry types have found ways to turn environmental practices into a competitive advantage! Available on video.

Urban Forest - Discover the "urban heat island." Follow a local artist's vision of South Florida and what drew him to landscapes. Join volunteers planting trees and helping to clean up a local pineland. Learn how to save money by planting trees around your home. Available on video.

Marine Resources - Learn how that discarded cigarette butt or paper cup ends up in the ocean. Discover the life-threatening affects of marine debris. See the restoration projects that have brought life back to Biscayne Bay. Find out how you can volunteer to protect our environment. Available on video.

Air - Take a stroll along one of Miami-Dade's busiest toll plazas and learn about what makes smog. Pop the hood and learn some simple things even the most mechanically challenged can do to make their car run better (and environmentally clean). Sweat it out in a greenhouse to figure out all this talk about "climate change" and what is causing it. Find out the difference between "good and bad" ozone and what is being done to protect us from harmful UV radiation. Available on video.

Water - Visit a drinking water plant, learn about the Biscayne Aquifer, check out some great water conserving ideas for your home, learn how the urbanized areas have affected our ability to replenish our drinking water and keep our streets dry, and find out what happens to our water once it goes down the drain. Available on video.

 

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