The bridge under construction on Dennis Liberson's property is being built over Bolling Branch Stream to help reduce erosion to the stream.

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Dennis Liberson wades through a portion of Bolling Branch Stream, which runs through his property and was part of a restoration project. Bolling Branch feeds into Goose Creek, which feeds into the Potomac, which feeds into the Chesapeake Bay. Liberson redeveloped the creek on his property to make it more ecologically and environmentally friendly.

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Dennis Liberson stands in Bolling Branch Stream which runs through his property. This stream was part of a wetlands project.

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Seneca Ridge sixth-graders Meghan Kelly, Kurt Funkhouser and Jake Browning, all 12, are also working on reducing energy usage in their homes.

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Sixth graders at Seneca Ridge Middle School walk into a hall in the sixth-grade wing that has been darkened to save energy.

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Peck shows his class a ceiling light in the sixth-grade wing that will be darkened because it is using too much energy.

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Rick Peck, a sixth-grade science teacher at Seneca Ridge Middle School, shows his class a graph that illustrates the power usage in the sixth-grade wing of the school.

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Will Stewart and his wife Ann stand by a grain grinder in the kitchen of their Paeonian Springs home. The Stewarts try as a family to live green including grinding wheat to make breads.

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The Stewarts family in Paeonian Springs have made it their lifestyle to live green. They do everything from collecting rainwater to raising sheep to feed on their lawn. The family try to collect rainwater with wine barrels. And at the left is one of the first Hybrid vehicles, a Honda Insight.

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Ann Stewart and her daughter Julia, 10, sit in during an interview in their Paeonian Springs home.

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One of the ways the Stewarts conserve energy is by drying their clothes the old fashion way.

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The Stewarts let their sheep eat as much grass as possible, which allows them to run their lawn mower less.

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The Stewarts cover their windows with a honeycomb designed window shade which traps the heat and cool inside of the house.

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Kindergartners at AOL's child care center planted perennials and ground-cover to celebrate their LEED status and to honor Earth Day.

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Shadows cast by the group of kindergartners with a bucket of their tools at AOL's child care center planted perennials and ground-cover to celebrate their LEED status and to honor Earth Day.

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Caitlin Cox and Emily Zen plant perennials and ground-cover at AOL's child care center to celebrate their LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) status and to honor Earth Day.

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Gov. Tim Kaine speaks at Corotoman Farm, just north of Upperville, where he presented an award to the farm for following practices that help protect the Chesapeake Bay.

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Gov. Tim Kaine writes an excuse for Chase Curbow, 11, who missed school to attend the award ceremony. Kaine was presenting an award to Corotoman Farm for their efforts in protecting the Chesapeake Bay.

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While presenting an award to Corotoman Farm for their help in keeping the Chesapeake Bay clean, Gov. Tim Kaine speaks with Chase Curbow, 11. Curbow's grandfather tells the governor that Chase missed school to meet him. Gov. Kaine tells Chase to find a piece of paper and he'll write him an excuse for missing school.

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Gov. Tim Kaine talks with Corotoman Farm owner Mark Thompson, manager Dave Helmick and Larry Wilkinson, a District Conservationist, about the farm's alternative water supply for livestock. This water source is brought to the animals, which helps keep the livestock out of streams and ponds, which helps keep the Chesapeake Bay clean.

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