One day a year – April 22 – the beauty and fragility of planet earth is observed.
Started in 1970 the purpose of Earth Day was to demonstrate support for environmental protection, raise awareness and increase human involvement in protecting natural resources. Water, pollution and deforestation are key issues and they unite populations globally as it affects rich and poor countries alike. And when bees are disappearing and the food chain has lost a pollinator it is time for action.
No place is safe from the impact of environmental damage, and whether caused by business or individual there are small things that can be done to limit the impact of the damage. Easy ways you can help:
- Stopping single use plastic – use reuseable shopping bags, reuseable coffee cup, avoid plastic straws
- Use things longer before sending them to the landfill
- Recycle clothing – some designers and stores accept clothing for a credit
- Cancel catalogs
- Leave a strip of lawn uncut
- Shrink your grass garden – they use huge amounts of water
- Stop pesticides
- Planting a tree – or two
Here for Earth Day are a few suggestions. Every little bit helps and you will be part of a huge community of people working for the planet.
At it’s easiest planting some flowers and having a portion of your garden for beneficial pollinators is a easy start.
And for a one stop source on creating a bee garden and much, much more check out this great source.
Earth Day is the perfect day to do something special and celebrate our planet. Small steps make a difference when it is part of a global movement.
Final Note:
If you are one of the people who find it hard to accept that the planet has problems and that this is all just noise take a few minutes to view the time lapse images that Google has released showing changes throughout the world since the 1980s. With a variety of options to view, and the entire planet available thanks to NASA, US Geologic Survey and EU Copernicus Project. It takes a moment to load but the results are worth it.