How to Protect the Environment During a Drought: Everyday Water Conservation

Dry, cracked earth in Portugal. Photo by Pedro Valdez. It’s always important to consider how we can conserve precious natural resources. During times of drought, we need to be extra cautious about local watersheds. Sensitive species and delicate biomes are especially prone to damage when water is scarce. This article will suggest ways for you […]

How to Raise Money for an Environmental Project by Recycling Scrap Metal

So, you’ve almost done it all: you raised the money for those contractor-sized trash bags through your Creeklife campaign, you wrangled all the volunteers you could find in coffee shops around town, you got your hip waders on, and you got all of that trash out of your watershed and into the bed of your […]

How Are You Helping the Earth?

When was the last time you made a conscious effort to help the environment? Can you name more than three ways that you are benefiting Earth today? This world is unfathomably large. And yet, with a small amount of energy, motivation, and commitment, you can make a gigantic difference in the future. Children are being […]

River Erosion: What It Is & How It Happens

River Erosion: How Does It Happen? Here’s how you can help right now! Erosion is the process by which soil and rock are removed from the Earth’s surface by wind or water flow, and then transported and deposited in other locations. It is an environmental reality that can have great affect on bodies of water, […]