Looking for ways to observe Earth Day?* Here are several ideas for all ages to deepen your connection to our planet, including drawing, journaling and noticing!
I spend a lot of time getting people engaged with our planet. These are some of my favorite activities.
Get to know a tree
Trees do so much for us, from generating the oxygen we need to breathe to providing shade and shelter. Use this activity to help you get to know more about the trees you encounter every day.
Keep a nature journal
You can do this formally, with a fancy notebook and cool writing utensils, or just scrawl on a little notebook or your phone's notes app. However you do it, paying closer attention to nature is a great way to deepen your connection and increase your gratitude. Get more nature journaling tips.
Be a shark & ray finfluencer
Our shark and ray friends need our help! Download this activity I created for Shark & Ray Awareness Day to tell people why we all should appreciate and protect our fun fishy friends.
Share your climate story
You may not know it, but you're a climate communicator! When people hear from folks they know and trust (like you), they're more likely to believe climate change information and take action. Check out my toolkit for creating your own climate story to share with your friends and the world!
Read all about it
There are so many terrific books about the Earth, the environment and our climate! Take a look at my list of must-reads and check out the monthly flora column, Refugium, that I co-write with Geoffrey Neal. Maybe one of them will inspire you to find more ways to show your gratitude for this Earth and try a new form of advocacy or action on its behalf! (I'm currently loving How to Love a Forest by Ethan Tapper!)
Connect with NASA
You can also find a ton of cool information and activities to help you learn more about our planet from my friends at NASA. Did you know the space agency employs more earth scientists than anyone else in the world!? So cool. Here's a sampling:
- Spell your name using images from NASA's LandSat
- Peep the raft of activities and resources at NASA|Earth
- See NASA's Earth Observatory image of the day
- Watch NASA's mesmerizing Oceans in Motion video
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* Or Earth Month or all the damn time