How to Get Involved for Earth Day This Year
This will be the 55th year celebrating Earth Day here in the United States! My favorite way to mark the occasion is to get out into my garden and plant things. Over the last few years, though, I have wanted to get more involved as climate change is ever looming. And, now that we have an administration full of climate change deniers, it feels that much more important to reduce our impact on this planet we call home. I believe that even the smallest acts can make all the difference when it comes to protecting our environment. Today, I am excited to share with you how you can get involved for Earth Day this year!
How to Get Involved for Earth Day This Year
A brief history of Earth Day
The very first official Earth Day was April 22, 1970, and it was the birth of the modern environmental movement. After witnessing an oil spill in California in 1969, Senator Gaylord Nelson from Wisconsin was inspired to combine the energy of anti-war protests on college campuses with awareness about environmental pollution and the role humans play in that. He had the idea of teach-ins on college campuses and was able to organize it with the help of a congressman, Pete McCloskey, and a young student activist, Denis Hayes.
With the help of Hayes, they were able to scale this idea to a nationwide audience. They chose April 22nd because it was a weekday falling between Spring Break and final exams, so they could maximize student participation. They named it Earth Day and were able to inspire 20 million Americans to demonstrate against the impacts of 150 years of industrial development. Earth Day united groups fighting various environmental causes around their shared values and garnered the support of people from all walks of life.
Source: Earthday.org
How to Get Involved
***My source for this information is directly from Earthday.org***
1. Plant
Plant trees, plant bee-friendly plants, plant native plants. Earthday.org has an initiative called the Canopy Project that you can donate to and they will plant trees for you in communities that have felt the impacts of climate change the most, like India, Mexico, Uganda, Madagascar, South Africa, and Bangladesh.
2. Create
You can create and host your own Earth Day community clean-up and register it under their global campaign The Great Global CleanUp. If you don’t want to host, you can find a clean-up near you! Or, you can do your own mini clean-up. I have been bringing a bag and gloves with me on my morning walks to pick up garbage around my neighborhood!
3. Donate
You can donate directly to the organization, allowing them to continue their efforts against climate change and its effects on the planet, wildlife, and humans, continue organizing Earth Day events all over the world, creating free educational content for all, and so much more!
4. Follow
Follow them on social platforms and share their content with your friends, family, and followers!
5. Sign
Sign the Our Power, Our Planet Renewable Energy Petition Here. Help them get to 55,000 signatures by Earth Day 2025! Spread the word to your friends and family! There are also other petitions to sign that can be found across the website.
Head to Earthday.org for more ways to get involved! There is even a map highlighting Earth Day events, and you can check out your area! Small acts can make a big impact!
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