
				Pat Quinn, Governor

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Environmental Progress - Spring 1997

Check us out at http://www.epa.state.il.us/kids/

The Illinois EPA web site "Envirofun" is now on-line.

"Envirofun" web site contains interactive information designed to make learning about the environment fun as well as informative. Recognizing that the earth, like a spaceship, is a closed system with limited amounts of air, water, and soil available for use by its residents, "Envirofun" explains why everyone has a stake in protecting these essentials.

The initial entry, "Our Earthship," introduces Captains Earthworm, Bluegill, and Redbird, who look at the ways in which nature recycles the elements necessary for life. The program has been planned to evolve over a two-year "flight" with the three colorful animated captains as recurring participants.

The overall program is targeted at a third grade reading and comprehension level, but other parts of the "Envirofun" package will highlight young environmentalists at various grade levels who are displaying leadership qualities in their schools and communities, as well as essays, poetry, and posters that took top awards in the Illinois EPA's annual environmental education program for Illinois fifth graders.

Visitors can also solve a riddle, make their own copy of a water wheel, or learn how to put worms to work in a compost heap.

The site is now accessible through the Governor's Environmental Home Page/Web site at "http://www.state.il.us/" or can be found on the Agency's home page, "http://www.epa.state.il.us/".