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Be an environmental hero
Share the Love for the Environment
Our Purpose
Our purpose is to launch, inspire, and encourage EVERYONE to think beyond the 5 R’s (Refuse, Reduce, Reuse, Repurpose, Recycle) and create a sustainable network of Environmental Heroes.
We have broken the exponential concept of “Share the Love” Environmental Action into 3 main steps below.
Stay informed, engaged, and take action
Be conscious about your impact on the planet daily
Invest for the future
We have then broken it down further into 3 categories from an individual level to a global level:
A. Individual Actions
B. Family and Friends
C. Community and Beyond
*Come back often for even more tips and suggestions as this web page is updated frequently!*
Stay informed, engaged, and take action!
Write letters, emails, leave voice messages, vote, and spread the word (about issues, meetings, legislation, fundraising events and efforts, and any other activities that have an exponentially positive impact to save the environment and fight climate change). Volunteer, donate in any form, and speak up! Most environmental groups are always looking for new ways to reach people, always need help in one form or another, and appreciate hearing from concerned citizens.
A. Individual Action: Vote for upcoming legislation and local environment-friendly candidates
B. Family and Friends: Spread the word about Ridge/Goodell online (social media, blog posts, community forums, email, etc.), by sharing our newsletters and printed materials with your own community (church, school, club, neighborhood, family/friends, etc.)
C. Community and Beyond: We are on social media! Come follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter and share with others in your social network!
Be conscious about your impact on the planet daily
From food to energy, and everything in between, every little bit helps, but don’t beat yourself up if you forget once in a while. We’re all human and life happens. Help others remember and become aware in an encouraging and supportive way too! After all, getting your family, friends, and community involved has the biggest positive effect on positive change. Start in your own home then get your extended family, friends, neighbors, church groups, clubs, schools to start themselves (create programs, community goals, etc.).
A. Individual Actions: Different areas in your daily life: home, office, vacation, yard, water, electricity/energy, transportation, carbon footprint, food use/waste/source etc.
B. Family and Friends: Create a friendly competition or reward system between groups/neighbors/clubs, family units, etc.
C. Community and Beyond: Bring a friend, group, family, etc. to an organized event (like our Bolsa Chica Stewards volunteer days!), volunteer to help at events or become regular volunteers at clean ups, restoration, education booths etc.
Invest for the future
Invest resources, time, money, almost anything will do. This is going beyond just taking action on a current issue, but investing in long-term conservation, innovation, ‘eco’ technology, and even the next generation.
A. Individual Actions: Planned giving (Learn more about the Bolsa Chica Land Trust Planned Giving)
B. Family and Friends: Invest to improve your own and your family’s property, and help your friends improve their properties, for long-term energy, water use, solar panels, water and local wildlife friendly yards, rain catches, electric cars, etc.
C. Community and Beyond: Invest in businesses, projects, infrastructure to improve community carbon footprint, make it easier and safer for people to improve personal impacts- city friendly bike paths, public transit, green spaces, community gardens etc.