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Where do you feel the most connected to nature?

Orr Hot Springs

What’s your favorite/must follow green blog or social media account?

Center for Climate Protection newsletter

What’s one thing you make sure you do every day for the planet?

Compost and exercise not necessarily in that order

Where do you feel the most connected to nature?

Being a Gemini, it’s two places: the beach and the forest

What’s your favorite/must follow green blog or social media account?

Green Lodging

What’s one thing you make sure you do every day for the planet?

I try my best to always avoid using plastic water bottles

Where do you feel the most connected to nature?

The beach and the mountains

What’s your favorite/must follow green blog or social media account?

trashisfortossers.com by Lauren Singer

What’s one thing you make sure you do every day for the planet?

Reduce plastic usage as much as possible

Where do you feel the most connected to nature?

When hiking or biking along the ocean or in a redwood forest near our home in Santa Cruz, California

What’s your favorite/must follow green blog or social media account?

Sustainable Brands – https://sustainablebrands.com/

What’s one thing you make sure you do every day for the planet?

Seek opportunities to use my career experience to advance sustainability and to mentor students interested in sustainability

Where do you feel the most connected to nature?

By the ocean

What’s your favorite/must follow green blog or social media account?

GSN Planet of course!

What’s one thing you make sure you do every day for the planet?

Recycle and pre-cycle…Sorting rubbish correctly as well as my buying practices…. thinking about what happens to this item that I have chosen to buy when I no longer need it…what is it’s new purposeful life?

Where do you feel the most connected to nature?

In the water. I think I was a fish in a previous life.

What’s your favorite/must follow green blog or social media account?

I follow various but two are particularly interesting when it comes to green activities and sustainability (even if both are competitors!). One is Six Senses Hotels & Resorts and the other is Cayuga Collection. Both are consistent in their activities and language and have a proven history.

What’s one thing you make sure you do every day for the planet?

Again, I do various things but one thing is to ensure I waste no water. Every drop saved is my contribution to the planet.

Where do you feel the most connected to nature?

Paddling in the ocean and hiking in the trees!

What’s your favorite/must follow green blog or social media account?

Global Stewards and Green Lodging and for detailed information on the complicated world of recycling EPA’s Recycle site.

What’s one thing you make sure you do every day for the planet?

Separate out my compostables.

Where do you feel the most connected to nature?

Walking through the woods at my house. It’s 10 acres of trees and bees and birds.  We created trails and a walking art gallery. I also set a small space that I call my “Church”–my place to pause and meditate, and just be.

What’s your favorite/must follow green blog or social media account?

Kindtraveler.com

What’s one thing you make sure you do every day for the planet?

 I turn off the water when I brush my teeth.

Where do you feel the most connected to nature?

In the mountains of Colorado and the deserts of Utah.

What’s your favorite/must follow green blog or social media account?

GSN, Cool Effect, and Golden Eye Foundation

What’s one thing you make sure you do every day for the planet?

Source more eco-friendly alternatives to plastic.

Where do you feel the most connected to nature?

I feel most connected to nature at our rustic cabin on the East Branch of the Delaware River in the Catskills.

What’s your favorite/must follow green blog or social media account?

https://sustainabletravel.org/ because I am passionate about wellness travel which must focus on the wellness of the planet!

What’s one thing you make sure you do every day for the planet?

I compost!

Where do you feel the most connected to nature?

In the woods.

What’s your favorite/must follow green blog or social media account?

Would it be wrong to admit that I don’t do social media, including LinkedIn?

What’s one thing you make sure you do every day for the planet?

Not quite for the planet’s sake, but good for my community: I shop locally. I dread the day that skies are filled with delivery drones and the streets are lined with lifeless lockers; absolutely inevitable if we don’t support our local merchants.

Where do you feel the most connected to nature?

 In the forest – both in the mountains here in California- and also the tropical forests that cover the islands in Hawai’i. 

What’s your favorite/must follow green blog or social media account?

@OneTreePlanted or @Hoola.Honey (a bee relocation project on the Big Island of Hawai’i – they post facts about bees, our ecosystem and more.)

What’s one thing you make sure you do every day for the planet?

Seek alternatives to plastic.  We recycle, compost and reuse as much as we can but getting my family out of using plastic has become a necessity.  And now that we are doing it, it really is not that hard. 

Where do you feel the most connected to nature?

I am most connected to nature when I hike. I love exploring local trails, seeing trees, flowers and animals in the wild, and challenging myself physically- it keeps me centered and also gives me inspiration for work and life.

What’s your favorite/must follow green blog or social media account?

https://www.californiasun.co/ The California Sun is a daily newsletter that brings to light interesting and important news from California. Although it’s not specifically geared to environmental issues, the featured stories often bring awareness to the sustainability challenges we are facing.

What’s one thing you make sure you do every day for the planet?

I make a point to pick up at least one piece of trash from the ground every day- leaving the space I’ve been a little cleaner than I found it.

Where do you feel the most connected to nature?

San Luis Obispo County is such a magical place! I’m so grateful that I live close to so many beautiful hiking trails through rolling hills or can easily head to the coast. I feel most connected when I’m able to soak up some sunshine and dig my toes into the sand while watching the wildlife and the waves roll onto the shore.

What’s your favorite/must follow green blog or social media account?

I love following our local land conservancy, @ecoslo! I learn so much about our impact on the environment at a local level and love seeing what other businesses are doing when it comes to sustainability.

What’s one thing you make sure you do every day for the planet?

Again, I do various things but one thing is to ensure I waste no water. Every drop saved is my We try our best to eat with the seasons by sticking with local produce whenever possible. It’s great because we get to support a hyper-local food system and it is easy to do because it all tastes so fresh and delicious!

Where do you feel the most connected to nature?

I feel most connected to nature when I am outside. I have been lucky over the last year to have lived near the beach in Florida and now in Napa. Everytime I look out my window I am lucky to see mother nature and I am only a short drive away from being immersed in nature itself.

What’s your favorite/must follow green blog or social media account?

While I try personally to “reduce and reuse ” one of my favorite blogs is www.goingzerowaste.com for inspiration on not using or over consuming. Outside of blogs, I also enjoy nature documentaries like those narrated by Richard Attenborough.

What’s one thing you make sure you do every day for the planet?

One thing we can all do is the tried and true practice of “reducing and reusing.”

Where do you feel the most connected to nature?

I feel most connected to nature on my mountain bike or camping with my family.

What’s your favorite/must follow green blog or social media account?

Green Matters is my favorite sustainability Instagram Account

What’s one thing you make sure you do every day for the planet?

Every day I make sure I minimize my consumption of plastic, abstain from eating meat, support brands whose mission embodies my philosophy of Conscious Consumption, and articulate the importance of these decisions to my kids!

Where do you feel the most connected to nature?

First off, I love the great outdoors! I feel most connected with nature when we go dry camping as a family in our airstream. My daily life if fairly busy working full time, plus running Holistic Umbrella, participating in non-profit work and being a mom. So I don’t get to be outside as much as I would love to. However, when opportunity arises I am the first one to play frisbee in the grass, sleep on the beach listening to the waves, swimming in the pool with the kiddos and of course camping.

What’s your favorite/must follow green blog or social media account?

I would have to say my favorite green blogger would be Kathryn creator of GoingZeroWaste.com. She is also the author of 101 ways to go zero waste. A focus on living more sustainable and a healthier life by limiting the amount of waste we produce.

What’s one thing you make sure you do every day for the planet?

The one thing I do daily for the planet is something everyone could do and it doesn’t cost a single cent. I wake up and thank mother earth for the beautiful day ahead. In the early morning when I grab a cup of decaf coffee I walk outside and listen to the birds chirp. I intentionally for those few minutes focus on the sounds of nature. Setting up the day with gratitude for mother earth allows me to make more conscious decisions regarding my footprint on this planet. Even though I would love to convert my life to 100% eco and sustainable ways; I’m aware we don’t all have the ability and access to choose those resources. I know I am doing my part when I avoid single use plastics, drive less often, use biodegradable dog bags (even the little things) and turn off the water when I’m brushing my teeth. Thank you mother earth!