Luminant
  • Company
  • Corporate Citizenship
  • Contact
  • News
  • Careers

Luminant’s Environmental Awareness Day Educates Area Youth

  • Home
  • Spotlight Feature
  • Luminant’s Environmental Awareness Day Educates Area Youth
03.26.2013 Written by

2012BBEnvAwarnessDayWith a focus on sharing knowledge about our natural resources, their role in energy production and the importance of environmental stewardship, Luminant recently hosted Freestone County fifth-graders for its fifth annual Environmental Awareness Day at Big Brown Power Plant and Mine.

Held at the company park near Fairfield Lake, nearly 150 Fairfield ISD fifth-graders attended hands-on seminars, enhancing their wildlife, soil identification and land reclamation knowledge. Seven workshop stations, led by various environmental groups and agencies, helped students gain a greater understanding about the link between energy and the environment.

"Our primary goal is to provide an educational opportunity that gets students out of the classroom to receive first-hand knowledge about our natural resources,” said Maggie Bonds, Big Brown Mine environmental specialist. "It's our hope that these students will be inspired to continue environmental conservation at home and consider future careers in the environmental sciences field.”

Luminant's environmental team and five partnering agencies – the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department, Texas Forest Service, Freestone County AgriLife Extension and Natural Resources Conservation Service – provided instructors for all seven workshop stations.

This educational event is just one of many that illustrate the company's continued dedication to environmental excellence. To read more about Luminant's environmental legacy, visit our Environmental Stewardship and Environmental Education fact sheets. You can also view photos from the event on our Flickr page.

Spotlight Feature
Nurturing Nature at Luminant’s Big Brown Mine
Veteran Reporter Brad Watson Joins Luminant as New Communications Director

Latest News

  • Luminant Honored with Award of Excellence for Reclamation 10.14.2021
  • Statement on Illinois Pollution Control Board’s Multi-Pollutant Standards Order 10.8.2019
  • Luminant Brings Large-Scale Energy Storage to Texas 01.3.2019
  • Vistra Energy’s Battery Energy Storage Contract Receives California Public Utilities Commission Approval 11.8.2018
  • Luminant’s Upton 2 Battery Storage Project Awarded Million-Dollar Grant from the State of Texas 10.30.2018
  • Luminant to Close 51-Megawatt Power Facility in PJM Electric Market 08.24.2018
  • Vistra Energy to Develop 300-Megawatt Battery Storage Project in California 06.29.2018
  • Upton 2 Solar Power Plant Achieves Commercial Operation 06.4.2018
  • Luminant to Close Two Texas Power Plants 10.13.2017
  • Luminant Announces Decision to Retire Its Monticello Power Plant 10.6.2017

Legal Terms and Conditions | Home | Privacy Policy | CCR Compliance |  © Luminant. All Rights Reserved.