From Lawn to Wildlife Habitat: Conservation Starts in Your Own Backyard
The planting bed, roughly 25 x8. Upper left is flower and leaf from Leadplant, and Blue Grama grass in the middle. I’m hooked. I want to garden for wildlife by…
Simple Steps. Big Impact.
EnviroTips are simple, commonsense answers to questions about living mindfully in relationship with the environment.
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Save The Ocean: Taking Action From Home
Between absorbing up to 25% of carbon dioxide emissions from the atmosphere and nearly eight metric tons of plastic refuse each year, our oceans are working hard to support modern life.…
A Nurturing Lesson from the Hummingbirds
There is something incredibly special about spotting a hummingbird. A fleeting moment when one pauses at a flower in your garden, zooms by your window as you enjoy your morning…
Resources Search Engine: Our Gift To You
We started a resource to share our favorites, be they books, movies, podcasts, apps, websites, or organizations. It covers the spectrum from mental health to climate action and from Justice/Equity/Diversity/Inclusion to meditation. There are lots of resources in the Kansas City/Lawrence areas, along with many that are national or international.
I’ll Never Be the Next Jane Goodall
Talking to people has never been my thing. I have always been an introvert, preferring to spend my time with plants and animals and rocks and wind rather than humans.…
Why I Started Upcycle Philippines
"Upcycle Philippines" is a name given to the beloved advocacy project I founded that spearheaded the movement on environment conservation through the system of upcycling by fostering awareness of the…
Dreaming and the GPS
Early one morning, as we drove from suburbs into farmland, my friend’s dashboard emitted a worrisome DING and this warning appeared on the GPS screen: Confirmation Unverified area ahead. Exercise…
Our Earth Walk
Nature Easing Environmental Anger, Anxiety, and Grief (Editor's note: this article was written for a course at Rockhurst University on "Writing for the Environment." Students paired with nonprofit organizations to…
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Self-Care – Cultivating Play and Rest
In my last blog post, I wrote about activism as self-care…..which for me is the easy part….doing. But as I am learning, self-care should also include adequate rest and play.…
Four Steps for a Resilient Life
Reflecting on Embodied Activism and Overwhelm I've been thinking a lot about the concept of embodied activism and how it relates to eco-aware activities that give us the most stress…