King County wants to honor the students, teachers, staff, school volunteers, programs or entire schools that have contributed to both environmental protection and student environmental education.

Nominations for the 2010 Earth Heroes at School are due March 1. Winners will be honored at King County’s ninth-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.

“We want to recognize these leaders and their accomplishments,” said King County Executive Dow Constantine.

Earth Heroes can be nominated by colleagues, classmates or the general public. Self-nominations are also encouraged.

Nomination forms and the list of 2009 winners can be found on the web or by calling Donna Miscolta at 206-296-4477.