ENVIROSCAPE NEWS
Volume 5, No. 1
January/February 1997

"Keep those cards and letters coming. We love hearing from our users!" -- Natalie Eichhorst, Marketing Director

Start Plans NOW for Spring and Earth Day Celebrations

Although it's cold and snowy in most places, Spring and Earth Day are right around the corner, and it's time to start planning activities to celebrate! Here's a few ideas to get your planning off to a good start:

Give enviroscape demonstrations at schools, day cares, libraries, malls, grocery stores - any public meeting place.

Make arrangements early.

Sponsor a nature walk.

Host an Earth Day breakfast for local government officials and business leaders and give an enviroscape demonstration.

Sponsor a poster or essay-writing contest.

Sponsor a radio or television trivia contest.

Host an enviroscape teacher training workshop.

Coordinate a town festival. Invite groups or agencies to set up displays and exhibits to teach environmental awareness.

Let us know what your plans are. And, don't forget to order your enviroscape models or accessories now, so that you'll get them in time for your event!

First "Official Enviroscape Contact" Selected

Congratulations to Helen Holdsworth, of the Texas Agricultural Extension Service in Bexar County, for being selected the first official enviroscape Contact! She says that the enviroscape "is a welcome addition to our resource base and I want to increase exposure to it and our other curriculum programs."

For information about the Official enviroscape Contact program, call (703) 631-8810.

Product News

Instructional videos for each model will be available for shipment in late January. A video showing set-up, a quick overview and clean up is available for each of the following: EnviroScape II, Hazardous Waste (includes Groundwater demonstration), Wetlands and Groundwater.

Price for each video is $12.50 or the set of four for $40. Shipping is included in the price.

Blue Plate Special

In honor of Earth Day, you have your choice of a FREE enviroscape II base ($249 value) or a FREE Accessory Kit ($299 value) when you order the complete enviroscape program (EnviroScape II with case, Hazardous Waste, Wetlands, Riparian, and Groundwater) - or on any order of $1,800 or more, not including shipping. Orders must be received between February 1-March 15, 1997.

Shipping charges apply to free items.

New Tips from the Field!

Mark Bergman, at Ohio EPA, uses mini chocolate chips for manure. He also suggests cutting cotton swabs in half for Wetlands root demonstration so that it's more realistic and uses less swabs!

From Craig Zinter at Talbot Soil Conservation District, "make small clay rolls (logs) for a base to hold fence pieces. You can also make clay bases for animals so they stand up better." Craig also uses model railroad landscaping material - Life-Like brand Grass (Model #1107), and Earth (Model #1109) for a realistic representation of soil and grass clippings. When the material reaches the lake as pollutants, it floats.

Recycle punch hole circles - sprinkle them on enviroscape for trash or use in landfill on Hazardous Waste model.

Become a house painter and spray paint your houses if they become dull after repeated use.

Try cinnamon instead of cocoa - when purchased in bulk, cinnamon may be less expensive than cocoa.

Use rubber bands for holding in wells as well as for storm drain. He also suggests cutting cotton swabs in half for Wetlands root demonstration so that it's more realistic and uses less swabs!