King County wants to honor students, teachers, staff, school volunteers, programs and even entire schools that have contributed to both environmental protection and student environmental education, through the Countyís Earth Heroes at School awards program.

Nominations for the 2011 awards are due March 4. Winners will be honored at King County’s 10th-annual Earth Heroes at Schools recognition event in April.

Recycling, restoring habitat, composting lunchroom waste, and growing pesticide-free gardens are among the many types of projects conducted by students, teachers and others in schools across the county.

Earth Heroes can be nominated by colleagues, classmates and the general public. Self-nominations are also encouraged. Nomination forms and the list of 2010 winners can be found at http://your.kingcounty.gov/solidwaste/education/earth-heroes.asp, or by calling Donna Miscolta at 206-296-4477.