About this episode

The episode celebrates Earth Day by highlighting student efforts to protect the environment, focusing on the RiverXchange program and the founder of Earth Day, Gaylord Nelson.

We celebrate Earth Day on The Children’s Hour with students working to save the environment around them. RiverXchange is a program that partners with schools on the Rio Grande to create projects that protect our precious environment. We also learn about the founder of Earth Day, Gaylord Nelson.

Topics covered

• Earth Day
• environment
• rivers
• education
• student projects

Keywords

• Earth Day
• environment
• RiverXchange
• Rio Grande
• Gaylord Nelson

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: RiverXchange

Places: Rio Grande

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