Environmental Education and Outreach

PDEQ provides FREE environmental education and outreach for youth, business, association, agency, and community groups of all ages and affiliations in Pima County.

Topics include and are not limited to the following:

• Air quality
• Compliance regarding airborne dust rules
• Alternate modes of transportation
• Solid waste management/recycling
• Pollution prevention
• Health and wellness related to air quality
• Climate change
• Green business
• Going green (or eco smart) and being a good neighbor
• Storm water
• Water quality for well owners and regulated systems

Click on the following links for more information on:

• Presentations
• Booths
• Air Quality Advisories
• Current Air Quality Information
• Airville
• Kids for Clean Air
• Educator/Teacher Resources
• News Releases
• Literature and articles

PRESENTATIONS are FREE and often customized, so if your topic needs to be specialized, for instance, to meet state standards or you need to discuss airborne dust with your site supervisors, let us know and we’ll focus the topic to meet your needs.

Who do we do presentations for?

• Classrooms (Teachers click here)
• After school and summer programs
• Public library programs
• Businesses
• Associations
• Government agencies
• Community & neighborhood groups

See descriptions of several presentations offered.

BOOTHS: Staff can provide information and an educational activity at BOOTHS for:

• Business benefits or health fairs
• Environmental fairs
• Earth Day events
• Community events

LITERATURE and ARTICLES on many environmental topics are available at outreach events and may also be distributed on an individual basis. Articles may be reprinted in community newsletters or newspapers upon request.

Literature

• Air Pollution and Your Health
• Kids for Clean Air Newsletters
• 50 Ways to Green the Earth (bookmark)
• Change a Light, Change the World
• Pima County Environmental Resources Guide
• How Green Can You Go? activity sheet
• About Air Pollution (brochure for kids)
• Save Money, Save Gas (bookmark)
• Airborne Dust Information
• Recycle While You Work
• Storm Water Pollution Prevention
• Tips for Desert Dwellers

Articles

• Pet Waste and Storm Water Pollution - November 2009
• Good Neighbor Guide for Horse-Keeping: Manure Management - November 2009
• A Halloween of Green is Keen - October 2009
• International Walk to School Day Attracts Millions Across the Planet - September 2009
• First Home to Receive Pima County Green Remodel Certification - September 2009
• Habitat for Humanity Tucson Builds Greenest Homes Ever - August 2009
• Back to School Eco Smart and Wallet Wise - August 2009
• Highest Particulate Levels Ever Measured on July 22 - August 2009
• Inspiring Eco Messages - May 2009
• Green Your Halloween – October 2008
• Pet Waste and Storm Water Pollution - November 2007
• We’re on the Road to Somewhere – April 2007
• Smoking Chimneys Burning Lungs January 2007
• Vehicle Maintenance and Storm Water Pollution Prevention – October 2006
• When Leaves Fall – September 2006
• Driving Safely in a Haboob – July 2006
• Summertime Funtime with Off-Road Vehicles – June 2006
• Disturbed Land, a New Focus – April 2006
• Crackling, Smoking Wildfires – March 2006
• The Nose Job – February 2006
• Bust the Dust in Your Fireplace – January 2006
• Off Road Riders, Bust the Dust – December 2005
• Landowners Bust the Dust – October 2005
• Bust the Dust Background Info – September 2005

Environmental Quality Public Service Announcements

Listen to our latest radio commercials addressing actions we can each take to breathe easier and save resources. Many thanks to 92.9 The Mountain radio station for obtaining permission from Grammy Award winning "Maroon 5" to use their song "Harder to Breathe" and to Clear Channel radio for providing the talent, recording studio time, and air time at no charge. Check the air in your tires Watch your dust on ATV's Drive less one day a week Click your gas cap all the way shut Avoid excess idling PDEQ's Clean Air Program radio commercials Solution Missing Mountains Combine Errands Maintain Your Car Car Pool or Bus Maintain Your Tire Pressure

PDEQ's Fugitive Dust Program “Got Dust?” 30-second television commercial (WMP) PDEQ's Fugitive Dust Program “Got Dust?” radio commercial

Call PDEQ at 740-3340 to schedule a presentation, invite us to attend your event, or if you have a question regarding environmental issues in Pima County.