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Clean up the world!
Identify or find an outdoor issue. Pledge money to fix the problem, or do the work and earn cash!
Clean up the world!
Identify or find an outdoor issue. Pledge money to fix the problem, or do the work and earn cash!
Clean up the world!
Identify or find an outdoor issue. Pledge money to fix the problem, or do the work and earn cash!
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Creeklife is an online fundraising tool to raise money and create jobs for personal fundraisers, non-profit fundraising, community funding that raises public awareness for outdoor projects or events.
Creeklife Articles
How to Handle Invasive Plants in Your Local Environment
You have identified invasive plants on your property, and now you’re wondering about the next step. Although prevention is the best method of control, you still have some options to minimize the…
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Great Lakes water and the drought in California
You have likely seen the disturbing and shocking pictures of the effect of the drought in California that have been making their way around online. What was once a lush river environment now re…
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How to Use Trusts to Protect the Environment
The American legal system is rooted in English law, which is in turn rooted in the ancient and complex feudal system. We might think our modern ways of organizing citizenship and government have littl…
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Production Follows Values
Topics: Bees Companies with the same ideals end up sinking their roots into the same soil, not in competition but in mutually nourishing coexistence. These groups work together to promote a healthy ec…
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Creek Cleanup Safety: Protect Yourself While Protecting the Environment
Riverkeeper Sweep at Annsville Creek, via hudsonriverkeeper on Flickr. Although the dangers involved with creek cleanup are usually mild and easily avoided, crews do face some combination of physical,…
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Reintroduced Northern Riffleshell Thrives in Ohio’s Darby Creek
The life cycle of the northern riffleshell mussel is surprising both in its violence and its pacifism. The female riffleshell captures a small fish and releases its larvae onto the host. As the host f…
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How to Protect the Environment and Challenging The Governments Actions
Government agencies such as the US Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management are constantly making important decisions about the land under their jurisdiction. However, just because they have l…
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My Lake Has Invasive Species, Now What?
The following article is an aquatic followup to “How to Handle Invasive Plants in Your Local Environment”. Once an invasive species has entered a fishery or any other body of water, it is …
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Four Easy Ways to Help the Environment
Everyone has heard about global warming. We know that the environment around us is threatened. At times, the problem is so large that it becomes overwhelming. Most of us want to help but we simply don…
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The Benefits of a Volunteer Monitoring Program Flow Two Ways
Volunteer monitoring programs are an excellent way to keep tabs on local watersheds. Individuals from the community offer their time and effort to observe and record conditions in creeks, streams, and…
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Why people (and you) should give to charity
We plan all kinds of things to do with our hard earned money. Giving it away, however, isn’t one of the first things that comes to mind. Sure, plenty of us will throw a c…
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Methylmercury Poisoning: Waterborne Madness
Methylmercury (MeHg) is a very simple organo-metallic compound with a devastating ability to pollute and poison. The ramifications of widespread industrial use of methylmercury first appeared more tha…
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The Vast and Vital Drainage Basin of the Colorado River
Meander of the Colorado River; photo by CitizenFresh (deviantART). The drainage basin of the Colorado River constitutes the 7th largest watershed in North America. Size estimates vary from source to s…
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3 Tips to Get Comfortable Riding Your Bike to Work
Leaving your car behind and riding a bike instead is a great way to reduce pollution, while saving money and staying fit at the same time. If you have have a relatively short commute, consider …
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Beautify Butte: Civic Duty in Montana’s Litter-Less City
Community Pride & Civic Duty Helping to Prevent Litter in Butte Montana Related Articles: Environmental Health , Litter Pickup and Raising Money Butte, Montana is the state’s fifth largest …
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Crowdfunding for the environment comes to the Web
You’ve noticed that your favorite hiking trail has become littered with plastic water bottles and soda cans. The creek is getting darker and more polluted. The park could use sprucing up. You re…
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Fundraising Ideas Your Local Art Community Will Support
Crowdfund a Creek Cleanup with the Help of Your Local Art Community Pablo Picasso was a truly groundbreaking artist; throughout his career, he dared his audiences to find aesthetic value in the chaoti…
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Online Fundraising Sites: A Growing Trend On The Rise
Topics: Ways to help the environment and Online Fundraising Efforts Online fundraising sites have become some of the fastest growing philanthropy platforms available for people who are i…
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Plants and Erosion Control Go Together
Todays’ Topic: Plants and erosion control Today erosion control is a real concern for people who are planning any type of landscaping. Without the proper plants in place mudslides have been kn…
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Use Apps to Protect the Environment
Technology has proven to be a double-edged sword when analyzing its effects on the environment. So how can we protect the environment while utilizing technical tools, like computers or mobile devices?…
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Help Your State Preserve Its Endangered Species
The Endangered Species Act protects species which are in danger of extinction in the US. Once a species is listed, (declared to be endangered), it is illegal to kill specimens or modify the species…
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A Student’s Guide to Global Climate Change
Our world is always changing. Look out your window long enough, and you might see the weather change. Look even longer, and you’ll see the seasons change. The Earth’s climate is cha…
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7 Ways to Help the Environment Thrive Today
Our environment is threatened by a lot of things, but its biggest threat is our own activities. Here are the top 7 ways to help the environment thrive by changing our habits and producing positive res…
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Endangered Birds That Migrate through Ohio
Topics: Bird Populations and Wildlife. Top Five Endangered Water Birds in Ohio. As of 2010, sixteen of Ohio’s birds were listed as endangered and most of these are water birds. …
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Muddy Waters, Head Chief at Backyard Creeks
Creeklife matters because it’s the only place on the web that empowers and enables anyone (#evenme) to GET SOMETHING DONE to improve outdoor problems in my community. You might not think a little volunteer operation like ours could accomplish much, but thanks to The Creeklife Community #creeklifers, we ARE making a real and tangible difference one tiny creek at a time.
John Long Founder of Clean Bread & Cheese Creek
Creeklife is an incredible concept and a wonderful tool for small unfunded organizations like our where every dollar counts. Thank you so much for developing it!
David Wang - Portable Testers
As a green business we are always looking to support the environment and by working with our customers who buy a surface roughness tester from us, we help give back to the community. Thanks, Creeklife for all that you have done!
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