Roots & Shoots - The DIRT


YLC Member Heads North! Roots & Shoots Activities Forest Campaign: Planet Releaf New YLC Recruited Winner of Flip camera from Project Blue Events Jane in Canada – April 2010 International and national days Resources Preview of forest campaign fact-sheet Editorial Contemplating Copenhagen Staff & Volunteer Shout Out New Aboriginal Program Coordinator Shout-Out to our most devoted volunteers

Katie O'Connell, Youth Leadership Council member (2008-2010) and long-time Roots & Shoots group leader and volunteer, was selected to participate in Polar Bears International's (PBI) Leadership Camp. The Camp, held in Churchill, Manitoba during the polar bear migration, allows high school students from around the world to experience the tundra in person, meet field scientists and community members, observe polar bears in their natural habitat, learn how global warming is affecting polar bears and explore how individuals can make a difference. Read about Katie's experiences first hand.


		Forest Campaign – Planet Releaf – to Launch Soon! Let's speak for the forests! We will be launching Planet Releaf, the Roots & Shoots national forest campaign, on February 19th. Throughout 2010 and beyond, members across the country will participate in our second annual campaign to make a concerted effort to positively increase our impact on forest-related issues. Stay tuned for details about our launch event! Learn more about how you can get involved. New YLC Recruited Welcome to the 2010 Roots & Shoots Youth Leadership Council! We have broadened our horizons quite literally this year, as our 11 members come from several Canadian provinces, spanning from British Columbia to Nova Scotia. We are excited to get started this year, to bring leadership to Roots & Shoots initiatives across the country and to provide mentorship to Roots & Shoots groups. Meet the new YLC! Winner of Flip camera from Project Blue Winners for the Project Blue campaign have been selected! Congratulations to L'Ecole Saint Catherine's School Roots & Shoots in Halifax, NS, who worked very hard to reduce water consumption in their school toilets. They will be awarded with a Flip camera to help document their next projects. Get inspired by reading about how they saved 1 litre of water for every flush!


		Jane in Canada – April 2010 We are excited to announce that Jane Goodall will be in Canada this spring! Dates and events will be confirmed soon, so stay tuned and keep checking our website! International and national days Check out our calendar of international and national days and celebrate our diversity.


		New Planet Releaf fact sheets Did you know that up to 90% of the world's terrestrial biodiversity lives in forests? In Canadian forests alone, there are over 92,000 species of animals, insects, plants, trees, microorganisms and so much more! Learn more about our Planet Releaf fact sheets and get a sneak preview by reading about why forests are so important to maintaining biodiversity.


		Contemplating Copenhagen: Searching for Climate Change Solutions Ali and Amy deliberate on the successes and failures of the climate change negotiations in Copenhagen last December. Like many other global citizens, they are disappointed with the outcome of the negotiations, but believe that the steps that have been taken can provide the groundwork for real change. They also emphasize that the level of youth participation at the Copenhagen conference shows that youth in Canada and around the world can make a positive impact on decision-makers, and will be the responsible leaders of the future. Read the article.

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