Children Green Keepers
There are Green Keeper (緑の少年団) groups for elementary school children all around the country, but only two groups for small children nation-wide: one at Tenki-Mura, and another in Akita prefecture. As children green keepers, we aim to grow up into persons with big hearts, who appreciate people and our birth places, by taking care and raising trees and forests, protecting and appreciating them. In addition to playing in the forests, we plant trees, go camping, experience carpenting, do cleaning, have fund-raising and other activities to support environmental conservation.
Theme of the activities
（１）Outdoor Play・Learning about nature
Trough nature games, adventure plays, camping, creative playing, outdoor dinner parties etc, we aim to make playing in the nature a natural thing for the children.
（２）Woodland preservation activities・Tree planting
By cleaning the forests and cutting weeds, we learn the importance of taking care of our environment.
（３）Activity details
We have educational, voluntary, recreational and fundraising activities.
Educational activities
| Outdoor playing | Outdoor cooking, nature games, mowing, clearing the forest etc. at the park |
| Learning from nature | Study trips to the water station |
| Wildland preservation activities | Cutting branches and weeds at mountain forests |
Voluntary activities
| Voluntary cleaning | Cleaning and mowing the Old Kusatsu River's riverbanks |
| Planting flowerbeds | Planting flowers by the road Kusatsu Elementary School's students use when walking to school |
| Memorial tree planting | At Tenki-Mura's premises and other locations |
Recreational activities
| Outdoor Camp | しゃくなげ学校で Study exchange |
Fund-raising activities
| Fund-raising |
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