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You’re Using Too Much Plastic

June 05, 2018 — Plastic waste is a serious issue. Every year, a profuse amount of plastic garbage, like straws, wrappers, and bags, are thrown away. In fact, the amount of plastic that ends up in landfills each year could circle the earth four times. Shockingly, a lot of this waste piles up in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch […]

A Reflection on Youth Activism and the March for Our Lives

June 01, 2018 — On February 14, 17 people were killed in the mass shooting at Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. Fourteen students and three staff members lost their lives that day. One would expect such a tragedy to be an anomaly, a horrible and unlikely devastation that had never occurred before and would never occur again. […]

She’s a champion for Puerto Rican animals…and now, she’s on TV

May 29, 2018 — When I found out about the good things Dr. Jane had done for chimps, I knew that I wanted to do something similar, but for the animals of my island.” In 2015, then 7-year-old Isabella Rivera, already knew what she wanted to do with her life. Growing up in Puerto Rico, with about 500,000 stray […]

YOUth Are Changing the World For the Better, Right Now!

May 24, 2018 — Roots & Shoots is a program for young people to help all living things and to take action to make the world a better place. Dr. Jane Goodall started Roots & Shoots as a program of the Jane Goodall Institute in 1991, when a group of young people in Tanzania expressed feeling frustrated by the problems facing […]

Strong Woman, Strong Scientist: Khalifa Stafford, Roots & Shoots Alumna

April 04, 2018 — Khalifa Stafford dreams of one-day using stem cells to treat psychiatric and developmental disorders. Her passion for science has been a constant for most of her life and much of her drive to create change in the world stems from finding a role model in Jane Goodall. According to Khalifa, “Roots & Shoots placed within […]

Nebraskan Youth Leading the Charge in Compassionate Crane Conservation

April 04, 2018 — Central Nebraska Roots & Shoots’ project, “Common Ground Program,” is our March 2018 Roots & Shoots Project of the Month! See more projects we love here. When you live right next to the Platte River and its adjacent prairie ecosystem, you know a thing or two about cranes. For students of Grand Island Public Schools, […]

Los Angeles 4th-Graders Rally For Raptors

March 01, 2018 — Mr. Reynaga’s 4th-grade class’s Raptor Birds in the City project is our February 2018 Roots & Shoots Project of the Month! See more projects we love here. A falcon soars overhead and dives in between buildings in search of prey on the ground. After spotting something shiny below, the predator swoops in and consumes it heartily. […]

He Speaks for the Trees, for the Trees have no Tongues

February 27, 2018 — Meet the young leaders of Roots & Shoots and learn how they’ve grown through the program! Click here for more profiles like this. YANNI PAPPAS, 18 Hometown: Plymouth, Massachusetts Studies: Northeastern University, Environmental Science major Involvement with Roots & Shoots: 7 years total, 4 years on the U.S. Roots & Shoots Youth Council USA (RSYC) Fun […]

Classrooms, Clubs, & Communities. Roots & Shoots is here, there, everywhere.

February 21, 2018 — Using the Roots & Shoots online course as a springboard, community leaders, each from different learning environments, have employed the Roots & Shoots 4-Step Formula to lead service campaigns to better their communities. The individuals below, each stellar examples of compassionate leaders, led their groups in mapping local needs, collaborating with stakeholders and designing practical solutions […]

Here’s What 10 Years with Roots & Shoots Looks Like

February 20, 2018 — For Lauren Gibson, the journey into environmental activism began almost ten years ago when, in the seventh grade, she started up a Roots & Shoots club. Lauren, recently listed on the North American Association for Environmental Education’s 30 Under 30, is an emerging leader in the world of conservation and environmental advocacy. Since starting a […]

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You’re Using Too Much Plastic

A Reflection on Youth Activism and the March for Our Lives

She’s a champion for Puerto Rican animals…and now, she’s on TV

YOUth Are Changing the World For the Better, Right Now!

Strong Woman, Strong Scientist: Khalifa Stafford, Roots & Shoots Alumna

Nebraskan Youth Leading the Charge in Compassionate Crane Conservation

Los Angeles 4th-Graders Rally For Raptors

He Speaks for the Trees, for the Trees have no Tongues

Classrooms, Clubs, & Communities. Roots & Shoots is here, there, everywhere.

Here’s What 10 Years with Roots & Shoots Looks Like