Are you looking to start an environmental project? Or…maybe you already have some great ideas but just don't know where to start! Well, here are some great ideas and tips for you to get active and how to bring your project about!

Start your own environmental club
This is your opportunity to gather other students who have similar interests as you and do some really cool stuff together to help the environment! Click here for a guide from the Sierra Youth Coalition on getting involved in an environmental club.

Conduct an school audit
Where does your school get its energy from? Do you have leaky taps? Do you recycle old textbooks? To find out exactly how "green" your school is, try out the Global Footprint Quiz. And try out The Green Squad site for ways to take action for greener and healthier schools.

Tree planting and gardening
Know of an area that could use some greening up? Grab a shovel, some plants from a local nursery and get dirty… Here's some tree planting tips from EcoKids.

School and community naturalization
How do you get started? By building a project team, developing an action plan, fundraising tips, and getting ready to plant! Evergreen has some great ways to get started and find funds.

Anti-idling campaigns
Turn your key, be idle free! Get started with the Anti-Idling Kit.

Waste and recycling programs
If you want to bring environmental awareness into your school, then check out the link from Waste Reduction Week, a recycling and waste reduction program.

Composting
Food, yard and garden waste make up over 30% of the garbage in our landfills! Here's how to start composting in your backyard, the dos and don'ts, and some useful tips to start turning your leftover food into soil.

Create Art!
The Beehive Design Collective creates and shares non-copyright art “to build strong, functional connections between activists that use words, and those that speak in pictures, to help create more accessible, powerful campaigns for the important issues of our time.”

Letter writing
Get your voice heard! A letter to a government representative can represent what anywhere from 100 to 1000 people think. So make a good impression… here's some tips on writing an effective letter to elected officials on environmental issues.

Quick projects
Feeling inspired but short on time? The Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society has written a quick guide to easy projects for your classroom and your home.