The Maine DEP has put together a spring celebration and project to welcome Earth Day 2000. The project involves monitoring our favorite sounds and sights of spring and exploring what future springs may look like here in Maine.
Most people grow up with a sense of the rite of spring - the changing from winter to spring.
Yet we sometimes take for granted the routine of spring. The robins come, the frogs sing, and the trees bud out. The first part of the project involves fifth grade students and teachers around the state. The DEP will enter the student data to help track the passage of spring across Maine. The DEP will also set up an e-group so that students can share their springtime observations.