Ways to Celebrate Earth Day 2023

Dedicate this day to "Mother Earth" in your own special way to commemorate the modern environmental movement. Here are some ideas to get you started:

Join an Earth Day event

Take a Solo Nature Walk

An impactful way to nurture a child’s connection to the natural world is to take a solo nature walk. I first learned about solo nature walks on my daughter’s class trip to Walker Creek in Petaluma, CA. It was the perfect way to feel and listen to the sounds of the natural world while feeling a deeper connection to the Earth. Pick a quiet path, lay cards on the ground with instructions and send each person individually to do the tasks while maintaining a safe distance from others. Design your own cards to fit the environment you plan to explore. Focus on the native flora and fauna in your immediate area. Some other card ideas, “Tell this tree a secret”, “Take a deep breath and think about what you smell”, “What shaped leaves do you see on the ground” or a favorite quote.

Clean Out Your Closet

Purge clothes that are worn and torn. Donate those items that don’t fit to non-profits like Bloom who provides complimentary wardrobes to children, women, and men who are transitioning to a life of self-reliance.

Cleanout Boxes

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Home Energy Audit

Click here to see this checklist which outlines actions that conserve energy within homes. How much can you save?

Build a Bird Feeder

Attracting birds to your backyard provides many opportunities to watch and learn about birds in your area all year long.

Make Your Own Paper

Turn scrap paper into one-of-a-kind, handmade paper projects with flower petals, leaves and even seeds from your garden.

Calculate Your Footprint

Lowering carbon footprints doesn’t happen overnight! By making small changes to our actions we can start making a big difference. Click here and find out more how to improve your footprint.

Recycle Crafts

Teach kids the principle of recycling with these fun crafts geared to repurposing discarded materials into craft supplies.

Start a Nature Journal

Imagine sitting in nature with your child, focused on drawing and describing this spring's wildflower bloom. Time slows, wind moves the grass, your senses seem heightened, and though each of you is lost in the moment, you feel connected through your common activity.

Centering Meditation from Spirit Coach Training

There is something so comforting about an old redwood tree. Just the sight of it opens one’s heart to a truth that this tree has been there long before we came and will be there long after. This continuity makes us feel safe and held, grounded in the beauty and magnificence of nature of which we are a part. This is why using this Centering Meditation with an ancient redwood can be so restorative for calming our nervous system and returning on mind’s to the present where peace resides. You can practice this in the woods or in your home, either way, you will gain a felt-sense of health and well-being.

Centering Meditation