This Saturday, October 24th, the International Day of Climate Action, will inspire over 4000 actions in 170 countries, aimed at focusing attention on the number 350. This day may be the most widespread day of environmental activism in history, with the intention of urging world leaders to support a clear solution to the climate crisis: [...]

Step Forward | No Impact Week: October 18-24

Posted October 15, 2009 by Jane Engelsiepen | Permalink
Filed under Conservation, Health, Wellness, Home, Transportation, Volunteerism, Water

Perhaps you’ve heard of the ‘No Impact Man,’ Colin Beavan, who, in 2006, with his wife and daughter, went off the grid in New York City to minimize their negative impact on the environment.
This incredible experiment, which inspired a blog, a book and a movie, has now inspired a challenge to which more than 2000 [...]

Step Forward | Plant a Tree for Peace on September 21st

Posted September 17, 2009 by Jane Engelsiepen | Permalink
Filed under Humanitarian, Plants, Gardens, Volunteerism

The International Day of Peace will be observed across the globe, on Monday, September 21st, with events planned in every UN Nation State. Individuals, schools, communities and nations worldwide are joining in, with over 10,000 events planned this year, sponsored by thousands of organizations, with the estimated participation of over 200 million people.
Human rights, environmental, [...]

Step Forward | Student Stories from the Student Conservation Association

Posted September 3, 2009 by Jane Engelsiepen | Permalink
Filed under Conservation, Nature, Volunteerism

The Student Conservation Association (SCA) provides college and high school-aged members with hands-on conservation service opportunities in virtually every field imaginable, from tracking grizzlies through the Tetons to restoring desert ecosystems and teaching environmental education at Washington, D.C.â€™s Urban Tree House. SCA is truly building the next generation of conservation leaders by engaging young people [...]

Step Forward | Clean Up the World!

Posted August 13, 2009 by Jane Engelsiepen | Permalink
Filed under Environmental Issues, Volunteerism

Clean Up the World inspires communities to clean up, fix up and conserve their local environment through carrying out initiatives ranging from waste removal and tree planting to water and energy conservation projects. Clean Up the World is a global team of volunteers across every continent working together to ensure our environmental future. Clean Up [...]

Step Forward | Speak Up Virtually!

Posted July 16, 2009 by Jane Engelsiepen | Permalink
Filed under Media, Volunteerism

With the myriad of opportunities to be an Environmental Internet Activist from the comfort of your desk chair, there is no limit to the depth and breadth of your influence. Online activism can provide a needed sense of community and hope for those of us who are intent on creating a sustainable future.

Online activism has [...]

Step Forward | Calling All Teens!

Posted June 11, 2009 by Jane Engelsiepen | Permalink
Filed under Volunteerism

Calling All Teens!
This summer vacation, in between work and play, step forward by volunteering for an environmental organization.

“I always wondered why somebody doesn’t do something about that. Then I realized I was somebody.”Â — Lily Tomlin
Today, more teens than ever before are volunteering their time to make a difference in their communities, and their world. [...]

Step Forward | World Oceans Day, June 8th

Posted June 4, 2009 by Jane Engelsiepen | Permalink
Filed under Climate Change, Environmental Issues, Oceans, Volunteerism

Hundreds of Zoos, Aquariums & Museums Planning Events Around the World for World Oceans Day on June 8th
From: TheOceanProject.org
(Providence, RI) – On June 8th hundreds of communities around the globe will celebrate World Oceans Day â€“ an opportunity to learn about our world ocean and our personal connection to the sea, to raise awareness about [...]

Step Forward | Itâ€™s a Family Affair

Posted May 28, 2009 by Jane Engelsiepen | Permalink
Filed under Volunteerism

Guest post by Betsy Crowfoot
What sort of fantasy was this? My teenaged daughter â€“ typically coifed, made-up, and wearing the latest of fashions; with her hair in a ponytail, donned in yellow overalls and rubber boots splattered with fish guts. The same child I had to beg and plead to clean her room; on her [...]

Step Forward | The Virtual Volunteer: Getting Involved without Setting Foot Outside Your Door

Posted May 21, 2009 by Jane Engelsiepen | Permalink
Filed under Media, Volunteerism

Is it possible to help and preserve the natural world, without setting a toe outside your door? Perhaps you have some time, Internet access, and a burning desire to make a difference in the world, but your “spare” time is late at night, or you just can’t factor travel into the equation. Many organizations are [...]

Step Forward | Plant Conservation Day & World Biological Diversity Day

Posted May 14, 2009 by Jane Engelsiepen | Permalink
Filed under Conservation, Plants, Gardens, Volunteerism

Plant Conservation Day and World Biological Diversity Day stand together as reminders of the multifaceted interrelationship of all living things.
Plant Conservation Day, May 18th

Plant Conservation Day provides a wonderful incentive to celebrate and explore the momentous importance of plants, their fundamental place in our lives, and our role in their conservation.
Plants form the foundation of [...]