The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection is pleased to focus its Earth Day 2000 efforts on Pennsylvania's Environmental Heritage and on measuring environmental progress into this new century!

Earth Day Message from the Governor

Environmental Progress in Action! Poster
A bird's eye view of DEP's 2000 Earth Day poster with a description. You may print the poster activities, timeline text and drawings from this location.

DEP Environmental Trading Cards
To help celebrate Pennsylvania's environmental heritage DEP has created a set of trading cards highlighting the commonwealth's environmental leaders of the past. You may also print a classroom activity for fourth graders based on these trading cards.

Earth Day Fact Sheet
Describes the history of Earth Day and lists resources for getting involved

Earth Day Links

Earth Day 2000 Schedule of Events by PA County

1999 Earth Day resource for educators on land

1998 Earth Day Home Page

1997 Earth Day resource for educators on air quality