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A Guide to Planting Trees

April 01, 2026 — Planting trees is one of the easiest ways to strengthen your relationship with the natural world. From birds to insects, all different types of animals use trees as their homes and as sources of food. Trees also help protect the health of an ecosystem like by preventing erosion since their roots hold the ground together. […]

Read “I Am Jane Goodall” to honor Dr. Jane’s Birthday — #83yearsofJane

April 01, 2026 — I am… a scientist, an explorer, a hockey fan, a dog-lover, a sister, an intern, a student, and a teacher. I am Sam Asper. I am ordinary and I can change the world. Because ordinary people DO change the world. Jane Goodall is an ordinary person who does extraordinary things. From her first venture into […]

200 More Years of Drought, California? Time to Rethink Water Conservation Messages.

April 01, 2026 — “Every drop counts!” “Save our water. Californians don’t waste.” “Brown is the new green… Join us in fighting the drought.” California is one step closer to a 200-year-long mega-drought, and water conservation messaging may be contributing to the problem, instead of acting as a solution. “If carbon emissions continue to increase, NASA projects a dramatic […]

March Project of the Month (POTM): What is a “Man” Without His “Grove?”

April 01, 2026 — Imagine a world with only bleach white coral reefs, no coastal birds, and floods that could take your feet right out from under you. This is a world not so far in the future if the destruction of mangroves escalates any further. Mangroves are some of the most important intertidal habitats that exist. You’ve most […]

“Let’s go surfin’ now, Everybody’s learning how” …To Do It Right by the Environment

April 01, 2026 — If you live near the beach, I bet you love surfing or know someone who does. Or maybe you’ve just heard The Beach Boys’ hit song “Surfin’ Safari” and imagined grabbing a board and hitting the waves. But not so fast! I bet you didn’t know that surfboards have a negative impact on the environment. […]

How Mango Trees Are Improving Lives In Haiti

April 01, 2026 — Haiti is a beautiful country located in the Caribbean Sea. Frequently experiencing natural disasters such as hurricanes, floods, and earthquakes, Haiti has struggled to rebuild and thrive while facing such destruction. According to Haiti Partners, 50% of children don’t attend school and 59% of citizens live on just US $2 per day. Many groups and organizations are […]

Compassionate Young Leaders You Should Get to Know: Sophia Hu

April 01, 2026 — Just after our excited chat about the new Ed Sheeran album, Sophia taught me that Python is more than just the name of a venomous tropical snake and that I should have paid more attention in seventh grade Powerpoint class. This seventeen-year-old computer whizz from East Brunswick, New Jersey could probably write groundbreaking code in her sleep […]

Celebrate World Wildlife Day: An Action Plan

April 01, 2026 — Join us in celebration of March 3rd, World Wildlife Day! The UN urges us to “Listen to the Young Voices,” because they are the ones who face a world with the possibility of a vast reduction in wildlife due to the actions of their ancestors. They’ve grown up singing about the wolf crying to the […]

Delhi, India Has Banned All Plastic. Yes, ALL Plastic.

April 01, 2026 — Every year, roughly 8.8 million metric tons of plastic — the entire amount of plastic we humans produced in 1961 — is swept into the ocean with the devastating future of strangling sea life and polluting plankton. Nearly 60% of that plastic littering the seawater comes from a single country: India. Trailing after China and […]

Roots & Shoots Project of the Month (POTM): Feral cats find hope when they stray onto the beaten path

April 01, 2026 — It looks like these feral cats wandered into the right place when they chose to take up residence in the scaffolding of PS 223Q in Queens, New York. Students had observed the furry felines roaming around school buildings and became fearful that they might become homeless if the scaffolding were to come down, so they […]

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A Guide to Planting Trees

Read “I Am Jane Goodall” to honor Dr. Jane’s Birthday — #83yearsofJane

200 More Years of Drought, California? Time to Rethink Water Conservation Messages.

March Project of the Month (POTM): What is a “Man” Without His “Grove?”

“Let’s go surfin’ now, Everybody’s learning how” …To Do It Right by the Environment

How Mango Trees Are Improving Lives In Haiti

Compassionate Young Leaders You Should Get to Know: Sophia Hu

Celebrate World Wildlife Day: An Action Plan

Delhi, India Has Banned All Plastic. Yes, ALL Plastic.

Roots & Shoots Project of the Month (POTM): Feral cats find hope when they stray onto the beaten path