NRDC Offers Free Guide to Water Quality at U.S. Beaches
Heading to the Beach? See if it’s Safe
Could swimming at your favorite beach be hazardous to your health? Before you head off on that late-summer trip, let NRDC’s annual Testing the Waters report help you choose a clean shoreline to enjoy.
The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) rated more than 100 of the most popular beaches in the country based on their water quality, their efforts to keep clean, and steps they take to warn the public of any contamination problems. See if you might be swimming in troubled waters and share comments about your favorite beaches at YourOceans.org.
To view their free guide, go to the Issues: Oceans page at their site. At the right of their screen they allow you to download the full report in PDF format. But I suggest you check out the links below it first, which include the Table of Contents and the Individual States. It’s easier to find what you want that way.
The NRDC “works to protect wildlife and wild places, and to ensure a healthy environment for all life on earth.” To learn more about them and to find lots of “green” resources and tips, visit their home page at http://www.nrdc.org/
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Planet Snoopy
Cedar Point amusement park and resort, located in Sandusky, Ohio, recently opened this Peanuts-themed area. It’s a must-do for any Peanuts lover. It features seven rides that young children can ride by themselves or with their parents. There are also games, plenty of seating and shaded areas, and a Family Care Center that provides changing stations and rooms for feeding and nursing in a private atmosphere as well as First Aid. Snoopy, Charlie Brown, Lucy, and most of the other Peanuts characters also make special appearances.
Next door to Planet Snoopy is the Joe Cool Café that caters to young children by offering favorites such as peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, macaroni and cheese, hot dogs, and kid-sized pizzas. For dessert, creamy milkshakes and freshly-baked dog bone cookies are irresistible. Each child’s meal is served in a souvenir Snoopy lunch box.
And don’t miss Snoopy’s Big Bow Wow On Ice, kind of a Snoopy “Ice Capades”! Of course there is plenty for mom and dad and the older kids to do at Cedar Point which has 75 rides, including 17 roller coasters (more rides and more coasters than any park in the world).
For more information . . .
Call: 1-419-627-2350.
To get their special online deals, go to: http://www.cedarpoint.com/
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