Tip 22: If you blog, you can plant a tree in the Plumas National Forest in northern California which lost over 65,000 acres of trees in a wildfire last year. A German company has taken on the task of planting a tree (with the Arbor Day Foundation) for each blog post about the project (Click widget that says “This Blog is Carbon Neutral”) Their total goal is to plant 792,000 trees, and bloggers can be a part of the project.
This just in: Tip 21 After I posted this article, I saw a terrific Eco Frugal Life Guide. Available on line. (Don’t print it out!) With tips on everything–including TRAVEL!
Canyon de Chelley, Arizona
Earth Day (April 22) for us means traveling to a beautiful natural location, and becoming more aware of how tourism can effectively protect the earth’s resources. Last year I listed three books of travel literature for Earth Day.We have also talked about understanding storms and the effect of rising tides on islands in the Pacific.
The following is such a good source, that I have included these 17 travel tips from World Footprints for Earth Day.
Complements of World Footprints (formerly Travel N On Radio)
EARTH DAY INTERNATIONAL
April 22, 2010, marks the 40th anniversary of Earth Day and many individuals and organizations around the world are taking part in the celebrations. Here’s just a brief list of the many organizations and activities you could take part in.
- Earth Day International Interactive Map
- Earth Day Kids Fest (Atlanta)
- Wetland Watch Festivals (Grand Haven, MI)
- Miami Goin’ Green (Miami, FL)
- The Dow Live Earth Run for Water
- Kids Grow Expo (Ambler, PA)
- Party for the Planet (AZA Zoos/Aquariums)
- Santa Barbara Earth Day (Santa Barbara, CA)
- 17th Annual Brandywine River Cleanup (DE/PA)
- Believe in Books (North Conway, NH)
- Wilmington Earth Day events (Wilmington, NC)
- 1 By Youth events (Manassas, VA)
- Circling the Earth with Banyon Tree
PDF Tags: Arizona, Canyon de Chelley, Earth Day, World Footprints
Twitter: GermaineWrites
says:
Travel on Earth Day? The prospect underscores the dilemma many environmentally concerned people stung by wanderlust must confront: the strain most forms of transport place on one’s carbon footprint.
If ‘less is more’, perhaps ‘nearer is better’.
In any case, thank you for reprinting this tempting list.
Twitter: pen4hire
says:
Ah, yes, but since my readers hail from all around the country (and world) I thought it appropriate to give them this list that provides choices close to home. There is also the tradeoff to be experienced by observing first hand something like the change in the Marshall Islands due to global warming (vividly reflected in the book Surviving Paradise) vs. staying home and being vaguely aware that something is going on out there. How many people are jolted into action by actually seeing the effects of human encroachment?
Twitter: WanderingEds
says:
great list – thank you!!
.-= jessiev hopes you will read blog ..Book Review: If America Were a Village =-.
This is great! My daughter asked me if we could celebrate it by going to McDonald’s… the shame of it. So there are great options.
Good suggestions.
Laughed a good hearty and well needed laugh when I read Alisa Bowman’s comment- thank your daughter for this good dose of humor.