MISSION STATEMENT
Windows-On-Our-Waters® is dedicated to raising the awareness of school children and the general public concerning the issues of watershed protection and preservation; motivating them and giving them the tools they need to help stop the amount of pollutants reaching our aquatic, coastal and marine ecosystems and empowering them to become active environmental stewards.
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KIDS' Page
Kids! Here are some fun things for you to download and do!
Did you know there's seaweed in toothpaste!
The Pollution Problem – Download a cool WordSearch.
The Kelp Forest – Download another cool WordSearch.
Stuff with Seaweed – After you've gone on the seaweed treasure hunt download this list of stuff with seaweed in it!
Kid's Quote of the Month!
"That sea star smells worse than my baby brother, Nicholas!" – Fourth Grader in LBUSD
The TIME it takes for debris to DECOMPOSE in the ENVIRONMENT |
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| Glass bottle | 1 million years |
| Monofilament fishing line | 600 years |
| Plastic beverage bottles | 450 years |
| Disposable diapers | 450 years |
| Aluminum can | 80-200 years |
| Foamed plastic buoy | 80 years |
| Rubber boot sole | 50-80 years |
| Foamed plastic cup | 50 years |
| Tin Can | 50 years |
| Leather | 50 years |
| Nylon fabric | 30-40 years |
| Plastic film canister | 20-30 years |
| Plastic bag | 10-20 years |
| Cigarette filter | 1-5 years |
| Wool sock | 1-5 years |
| Plywood | 1-3 years |
| Waxed milk carton | 3 months |
| Apple core | 2 months |
| Newspaper | 6 weeks |
| Orange peel | 2-5 weeks |
| Banana peel | 2-5 weeks |
| Paper Towel | 2-4 weeks |
| Click Here to download Biodegradable Timeline Source: Pocket Guide to Marine Debris, The Ocean Conservancy © 2003 pg. 10 |
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