Awareness

If you aren’t familiar with floodplain forests, they are the bottomland, low-lying areas adjacent to streams, rivers, oceans, bays, and lakes. Floodplains are home to a diversity of wildlife. The damp soil creates a rich home for insects and amphibian…Read More

As the concern for our environment continues to grow daily, it is so important to instill eco-friendly habits in the youth in order to create the conscious change that our Earth so desperately needs.    Ana Humphrey took action in…Read More

The U.S Center for Disease Control and Prevention states that about 45 million Americans wear contact lenses. Each year Americans dispose of 2.6 to 2.9 billion contact lenses by flushing them or putting them down the drain. Arizona State University…Read More

Today is Veterans Day, a day to honor all the people who have served in the U.S. Armed forces for their patriotism and willingness to serve and to sacrifice for the common good. As veterans risk their lives and leave…Read More

The earth holds fresh water beneath its surface, but it is being used faster than it is being replenished. Society lives off groundwater, which is our main source of drinking water. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) reports that the average…Read More

Over 800 million people in the world are undernourished. With about 72 billion pounds of food going to waste each year, we could be using that surplus to feed families that are facing hunger. There are always ways to help…Read More

Each year 2.7 million adoptable dogs and cats are euthanized in America because too many pets come into shelters and not enough people are considering adopting. Adopting an animal not only betters your life but makes a huge difference in…Read More

About one-third of all food produced for human consumption goes to waste. Between consumers, manufacturers, grocery stores and restaurants, approximately 72 billion pounds of food is wasted each year that could be feeding a family facing hunger.   Various organizations…Read More

Over the past month American Airlines, Starbucks and the state of Seattle have announced they’re going straw-free for very important reasons. On a daily basis, over 500 million straws are used. Straws are the main single-use plastic item that ends…Read More

The one thing that stands out in my mind about the events of 9/11 is how angry I was. For many months after the event, I couldn’t shake it. It actually began to seem abnormal to me. Everyone was sad,…Read More