With a country singer, they designed radio public announcements to increase public awareness about environmental issues. The environment's one of them. It's just real rewarding and fulfilling to know that you have done something. The Jacksonville Woodlands Association in Oregon is preserving the historic woodlands there. Students from Jacksonville Elementary School have an interpretive trail around them.
Kids do the maintenance work on the trail so people can have a nice time hiking on it.
Even before the winners were announced these kids knew what they would do with the prize money. They built a community facility incorporating environmentally smart technologies, such as fluorescent lighting, geothermal heating and responsible landscaping. It was supposed to be a model for other houses. They raised all the money from area businesses. They won the grand prize, but it seemed as if their project didn't do as much as the other groups did.