As you finalize your New Year’s resolutions, vision boards and bingo cards, we ask that you make nature one of your top priorities. Our planet is facing enormous challenges, but together, we have the power (and the responsibility!) to take action and protect our environment. How will you make a difference for nature this year? Swipe to read some of our suggestions, and share your ideas in the comments!
Nicole Oziel
2w
My goal to make a difference for nature this year is to use my skills as a video editor and filmmaker in combination with the power to storytelling to create videos that showcase the beauty of nature to inspire efforts for protection and conservation, and that uplift the work already being done by other nature/ environmental organizations.
As a green career coach, I will be helping as many people get jobs to save our planet. In my spare time, I will continue expanding my two native pollinator gardens and sharing progress on social media to hopefully inspire others to create habitat for wildlife and to not use pesticides. I also plan to volunteer locally to protect as much habitat in my area. I am thinking of getting involved with providing input on our local master plan, supporting some local land conservancies, and rejoining the Nature Conservancy.
We are trying to make a difference by making wild bird feeders from recycled plastic! They are incredibly durable too…making less of an impact on landfills.
#SPFFX "How bad things get depends on how long we let the fossil fuel industry continue to call the shots. The oil, gas and coal corporations have known for half a century that they were causing irreversible climate chaos, and their executives, lobbyists and lawyers chose to spread disinformation and block the transition to cleaner energy. " (Peter Kalmus) Dr. Kalmus is a climate scientist in Chapel Hill, N.C., studying future extreme heat impacts on human health and ecosystems.
Jeannie Ruiz
2w
I've just applied to one our regional climate initiative programs, EarthGen. With any luck, I'll be contributing soon to educational platforms in the Pacific Northwest. My teen started feeling hopeless about climate this year, and I'm changing career paths to put my energy toward the eco-future. Cross your fingers, and Happy New Year!
Sara Tesmer
2w
This is so inspiring! For years now, I’ve been wearing second-hand clothes and donating them to those in need (because knowing what embedded water is, I just can’t bear the thought of “wasting water”). “Being less impacted” by climate change (if that’s even a thing) is a privilege! I’ll definitely be encouraging my family and friends to be more mindful in how they take care of our world 🌍❤️
Anita K
1w
One easy thing every one can do TODAY. I am using Ecosia as my default search engine every day. Ecosia uses 100% of its profits for the planet and produces enough renewable energy to power all searches twice over. https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/bjpsych-open/article/ecosia-bringing-a-greener-search-engine-to-the-nhs/51C27D33D74E4AD9E6692CC5975C587E
In 2025, we'll continue to conduct vital research to advance #conservation, #biodiversity, and #sustainability of critical habitats from the coast of North Carolina to the rainforests of Peru.
https://www.fws.gov/press-release/2024-12/monarch-butterfly-proposed-endangered-species-act-protection Lauren Miura Thanks for sharing. Here is another way to help. I raise these beauties in SoCal at my personal monarch waystation! Happy new Year!
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2wThis is so motivating, especially at a time when many climate enthusiasts experience climate burnout. To make a difference this year, I will be organizing and leading public tree tours in my city to educate people on local tree species and their significance to urban ecosystems!🌳