Talking about animals and enjoying a glass of wine are two of my favorite activities, so when my friend Ashley invited me to co-host a podcast with her involving both, I responded with a resounding Yes! This week, we launched The Watering Hole on iTunes, Google Play, and Spotify. In this first season, it’s a …
Day 6 Road Trip-TShirt Series: Clothing for a Cause
For a full description of this series, please click here. DAY 6: Free the Bears Free the Bears is a rehabilitation center with rescue centers peppered throughout Southeast Asia. The mission is to rescue bears from exploitation (like circuses) and abuse (like bear bile farms), rehabilitate them, and release them back into the wild. Free …
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Day 5 Road Trip-TShirt Series: Clothing for a Cause
For full description of this series, please click here. DAY 5: Happy Earth Apparel I remember coming across Happy Earth Apparel about two years ago. A Facebook ad popped up on my page with the line, “Clothes for conservation. For those who actually give a damn.” It was the first (and arguably the last) time …
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Day 3 Road Trip-TShirt Series: Clothing for a Cause
For full description of this tshirt blogging series, please visit this page. DAY 3: Elephant Valley Project The Elephant Valley Project (EVP) is an elephant sanctuary based out of Mondulkiri, Cambodia, roughly a seven-hour bus ride east of Phnom Penh, Cambodia’s capital city. EVP works to rescue captive elephants from exploitation and labor throughout Cambodia. The …
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Day 2 Road Trip-TShirt Series: Clothing for a Cause
For full description of this tshirt blogging series, please visit this page. DAY 2: Manai Design Two super cool dudes with a love of the outdoors created Manai Design Co and I fell in love with their brand and mission instantly. They've created tshirts and memorabilia that are inspired by nature and perfect for your …
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Creating a Happy Earth
What does a Happy Earth look like to you? To me, it’s one where winters are cold, oceans are clean, food sources are plentiful and fresh. It’s also a soft breeze, the smell of pine trees, the sound of birds singing, or bare feet in cool sand...It’s where humans and nature are thriving in harmony. …
Antarctica, One Year Ago
One year ago I went on the adventure of a lifetime. I traveled to Antarctica to learn about climate change and to be able to lend a firsthand perspective to related conversations. I believe climate change is the greatest threat to our world today, having rippling effects into national security, human health, economic development, environmental …
Stop Sucking
Did you know the United States uses 500 million plastic straws every day? And like most garbage, many straws end up in our oceans, floating aimlessly, never to biodegrade. It's estimated that by 2050, there could be more plastic in the ocean than fish. Is that the kind of world we want to live in? …
Cambodia – Elephant Valley Project
Volunteering was a big consideration while I was preparing for my six-week Southeast Asia adventure. After all, I was taking the trip to recharge from feeling professionally stagnant and personally over-committed. So I asked colleagues in conservation for their recommendations on environmental nonprofits or wildlife sanctuaries that would be worth visiting or supporting. I also …
