WHATS YOUR 1 THING?

My boyfriend and I (we've been together a long while) shower together every morning. It saves water and energy heating water  -Angie, Port Orchard
I put a watering can under the faucet while I am waiting for the water to get hot.  -Holly, Seattle
I quit buying bottled water.  -Tony Russell, 100.7 The Wolf
we raise quarter horses and one thing we do is catch rain water and use it to spray down the arena.  -Leah, Freeland
I started a blog to help green parents reduce their energy use and exposure to toxins.  -Kathleen R., Seattle
I don't water my lawn, my clothes dryer broke down in April,as a result I now use clothes racks for drying, & shop thrift stores  -Beverly, Enumclaw
I re-use almost everything I buy at least once and if I cant, I dont buy it.  -Faith, Everett
I recycle @ home & work; and use boxes wine comes in for many crafts. Also I educate every one I can to recycle.  -Freilah Allen-Sonn, Renton
I recycle all the garbage I can and compost food scraps. I try to buy organic products with minimal or biodegradable packaging.  -Megan, Tacoma
I put a sweater on instead of turning up the heat  -Jake, Puyallup
I recycle my old printed documents by using the clean side as scratch paper before I recycle them in the WOW bin.  -Joanne, Everett
Dry clothes outside as often as possible!  -Jennifer, Redmond
When I see a light turn yellow, I turn off the ignition and coast up to it.  -Erin, West Seattle
I have compact florescent bulbs in most of my light fixtures at home  -Anne, Seattle
instead of throwing out old things, i find someone who can use them, i even rehome the things my neighborhood puts on the curb.  -C.P., poulsbo
Built our "chicken condo" and children's tree fort out of recycled wood from local demos.  -Vicki, Puyallup
I use hankies instead of kleenex. If you wash them with existing laundry and use a new one each day or so, they don't get gross.  -Gracie, Federal Way
For drying clothes I use a clothesline when the weather is good, or a wooden drying rack in the house when it's not.  -Jeanne, Onalaska
Bio-degradeable doggy poo poo bags... My dog poops a lot.  -Johna, Sammamish
i started recycling like crazy. my husband and i even set up recycle bins at work and bring them home everyday.  -C.P + A.P., poulsbo
to get to places like school, and other towns i walk, ride my bike, rollerblade and when necessary, take the metro.  -kylie repp, snoqualmie
I don't drive anywhere one day a week and one weekend a month.  -Charlotte, Vashon Island
I grow as many vegetables as I can year round at my neighborhood P-Patch. I give extras to neighborhood foodbank or neighbors.  -Cristina , Seattle
I only drive when absolutely necessary. Biking, walking or busing is 1Thing I do to help reduce my impact on our planet.  -Jenny Konway, Seattle
I sell and use laundrypure in my home to remove soaps,bleach and other chemicals from my water discharge into city sewer system  -eric byers, Gig Harbor
I use a "GREEN" product called Eximo to remove oil stains from my driveway to prevent toxic water runoff.  -Derek, Issaquah
I changed all my bulbs to fluorescents  -Kelly, Seattle
wearing flip flops. (no socks to wash!)  -S, Renton
I Carry a travel mug with me for coffee.  -Katie, Kelowna
I have a Klean Kanteen stainess steel water bottle that I carry with me instead of constantly buying plastic disposable ones!  -Laelle, Tacoma
I educate my neighbors about surface water run off to the Puget Sound and encourage them to properly dispose of pet waste.  -Jacqui, Snohomish
I installed a gray water toilet, using one of our rain barrels.  -Rich , Seattle
Solar heated water and a soapstone masonry heater with baking oven minimize our propane use. Awesome.  -Michele Keyes, Olga
Very simple - stop eating meat! Going veggie drastically reduces your carbon footprint.  -Diane, Seattle
I turn my old clothes into new clothes so i won't have to go out and buy many  -laree, portland
Replace bath towels with half sized hand towels, plenty of towel to get the job done. Reduces laundry/energy/water/soap 1/2.  -Michael, Quilcene
Alot of people forget about being green at work, put an extra garbage can next to your desk for recyclables.  -Tim, Seattle
Riding my bike to work or carpooling.  -Cheryl, Seattle
Seattle based Go Financial Solutions to deliver a secure eDisclosure service to their customers. 100% paperless mortgage loan.  -Joe, Seattle
I have a cardboard box that I use to gather all of my veggies in at the grocery store. No more plastic bags!!!  -Scout, Bainbridge Island, WA
I carpool with my divorced spouse 5 days a week.If we can make it work, you can make it work!  -Sherry, Arlington, WA
We recycle everything we can in the house.  -Michel, Auburn
I only use naturally derived cleaning products in my home. No chemcals. They smell fantastic!  -Mina, Kirkland
I recycle paper, cans, bottles and I have a compost pile for the garden.  -Colette, Tacoma
I collect everything in the house that can be recycled and I take it down to a designated drop-area to have it sorted.  -Antonie Moffett, Lakewood
I use as much wood as possible as it a renewable resource and the global demand for wood does not exceed the annual growth rate.  -Ed, Portland Oregon
I use a bicycle instead of the car for meetings and minor errands such as going to the post office, bank or grocery store.  -Doug, Seattle
I use cloth diapers and cloth wipes on my 10 month old daughter Abigail!!  -Megan, Fort Lewis
I ride my bike as much as possible rather then drive my car. I can easily put 150 miles on my bike a week this time of year.  -Lyn, Kent
I garden with Pacific Northwest native trees and shrubs to save water and attract birds.  -Erick, Seattle
 

Environmental Science Center

Organization Type: 
Conservation

Environmental Science Center is in south King County with programs for all ages. With a primary focus on elementary school students, ESC offers school-day programs consisting of classroom and field trip portions.