Student Environmental Leadership Forum (SELF)

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The Clark County Save Organic Scraps program team is committed to working with high schools to implement and improve all school recycling programs. High school students take a direct leadership role implementing the SOS program through science classes, senior projects and environmental clubs. And new in 2007, the first annual Student Environmental Leadership Forum (SELF) was created to meet the growing interest of students looking for environmental and sustainability education. SELF is open to all students in Clark County, WA who are interested in environmental and sustainability issues and want to take action! SELF provides educational and leadership tools to enable students to become active and effective community members. Past technical seminars have included: waste reduction and recycling, clean air & water, energy conservation, urban forestry, climate change alternate fuels, and more. Past leadership seminars have included: volunteerism, working with media, fundraising and grant writing, conflict resolution and civic dialogue.