Category Archives: Youth Organizations

Kids Turning Green! An interview with Erin Schrode

This is part two of our interview with Erin Schrode. She is an inspiring young woman. She co-founded the national organization Teens Turning Green with her mom and her peers, when she was just 13. In the first part of … Continue reading →

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Teens Turning Green – Interview with Erin Schrode, young woman and national green leader

Twenty-year-old Erin Schrode co-founded the national organization Teens Turning Green with her mom and her peers, when she was 13 years old. The non-profit started as a way to raise awareness of and to try to change the cancer-causing toxins … Continue reading →

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Kids Confronting Climate Change – What an inspiration!

This week and next we are trying something new! We invited Sarah, a junior at UC Berkeley, to write a guest blog post on Kids vs. Global Warming. She enjoyed learning about their work so much that she suggested that … Continue reading →

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Empowering the next generation of conservation leaders

Ecology Project International combines exploration, conservation and cultural understanding. Whether it’s combing Costa Rica’s tropical beaches for endangered sea turtle nests or trekking Yellowstone National Park on a chilly morning in search for bison and elk, high school students involved with … Continue reading →

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Action for Nature inspires young people to do amazing things

We love groups that think the best hope for our planet’s future is reaching  out to young people.  The youth environmental organization Action for Nature is one such group. In fact, each year they celebrate young “Eco-Heroes” in order to … Continue reading →

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Walk for a cause by joining the iMatter March

With spring rains and warm weather making May a great month to enjoy the green outdoors, what better way to get out than by joining a march to protect the environment? The iMatter March is giving young people around the … Continue reading →

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Art, children and the environment: This summer’s World Children’s Festival will inspire environmental stewardship through art

This June, children, art and nature will all take center stage in Washington D.C., at the national mall. Young artists, their parents and their teachers will arrive via cars, planes, and trains. They’ll come from across the United States and … Continue reading →

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