Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful has announced that revisions to its "Open Your Eyes to Litter in a Watershed" book is complete. It is part of the Open Your Eyes to Litter series of five educational activity books, which the organization is updating in partnership with illustrator and concept artist Brady Mock and the Eastern Pennsylvania Coalition for Abandoned Mine Reclamation (EPCAMR). The updates are being made to account for the changing environment, new environmental education standards, and new types of litter. The original series was created more than 20 years ago, and more than one million copies were distributed to schools throughout Pennsylvania.

"Open Your Eyes to Litter in a Watershed" is designed for kids in grades two through four. The book focuses on how illegal dumping and littering affect watersheds. The book includes vocabulary, activities, journal prompts, and activities that reinforce the concept of a watershed and how litter impacts the people and animals who live there.

Pennsylvania's first-ever Litter Action Plan, announced by the Governor's Office in 2021, called for education and outreach strategies to ensure that all Pennsylvanians know littering is unacceptable and that there are better ways to manage their waste. Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful's Open Your Eyes to Litter book series aligns with these aims.

The Open Your Eyes to Litter series provide hands-on learning and is appropriate for children in kindergarten through grade six; each book is tailored to specific grades within this range. Each book revision addresses Pennsylvania Department of Education academic standards and has an accompanying teacher's guide that provides multi-disciplined educational activities that expand on the information, ideas, and activities that are included in each book.

"Open Your Eyes to Litter," which has been revised, explains what litter is and whom it affects. The book is available in English or in Spanish.

"Open Your Eyes to Litter: Our Littered Past" illustrates litter and waste issues from prehistoric times to the present and explains how each culture managed or did not manage its waste. The book is available in English or Spanish.

"Open Your Eyes to Litter: Think Before You Toss" explains ways trash can be properly disposed of, what happens to trash once it is thrown away, and why people should reduce, reuse and recycle.

"Open Your Eyes to Litter in a Watershed" illustrates how litter and illegal dumping affect watersheds and the animals and people who live, work, and play there. The book is available in English or Spanish

"Open Your Eyes to Litter: Keeping Our Greenways Clean" explains how litter affects greenways and how greenways function. The book illustrates the major greenways in Pennsylvania and shows how they connect cities and communities, and it encourages awareness and stewardship of greenways.

The books and teacher's guides are available to download free of charge at https://www.keeppabeautiful.org/prevent-it/education-resources/.