Spread out a blanket and join our Picnic Celebration this Earth Day (April 22)

Written by Matt Barrett on April 5, 2011

Looking for something to do for Earth Day? How about a picnic lunch? This Earth Day (April 22), The Nature Conservancy is celebrating with a big picnic party – all over the world.

We’re really excited about how quickly (ahem, organically) the word has spread and can’t wait to see how many people join our celebration.

All you have to do to join in is grab a date (and/or some friends) and pick your favorite near-by outdoor spot (or join a picnic already started near you) and visit the Conservancy’s MeetUp page to share your plans and spread the word!

Check out the 1-minute video above for more info.

Once you’ve seen the video, check out the Conservancy’s Picnic for the Planet site to see the 250+ picnic locations already in the works (in 40 states in the U.S. and 31 countries) and to click through to the Conservancy’s MeetUp page to join one of those picnics or to start a new one!

And, here at Planet Change, we just want to remind you that you can make your picnic climate change-friendly by following these five food-smart actions and carpooling, or – better yet – setting out on a walk to your destination.

Also, we want to hear your plans! Tell us in the comments below what you plan to eat, where you plan to go and how you might make your picnic climate-friendly!

More soon as Earthy Day 2011 approaches.

Matt Barrett is marketing manager for climate change at The Nature Conservancy

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Bronson Griscom

May 7, 2012 | #

Great article Rane! Sounds like Paulinho is really engaged/informed on these issues, which hopefully means a great representative for the Kayapo.

I realize TNC is more actively engaged with tribes to the north of Sao Felix town (while CI and IPAM more actively engaged with Kayapo and others to south).

I understand that the national Policy is key, but can you say a few words about your impressions of CI/IPAM’s work on the ground with Kayapo to south and TNC’s existing/planned work on the ground with groups to north?

-B

Adriana M. Moellmann

May 4, 2012 | #

Amazonia is the key of South America weather. Without this forest South America would be a desert and the world weather would be very different today. But it is not only Amazonia that must be protected. The oceans are more vital to our live then the Amazonia, since our oxygen comes from the activity of very little algae called the phitoplankton. The comsuption of cow meat also contributes to climate change, wherever you are eating meat. So if you want to preserve our planet we must avoid to eat meat and also do not use so much plastic products. There are several studies showing the toxicity os plastics like PET and others materials as aliminium and teflon. Our target must be more wide trying to do act at microscale to make an effect in large scale. And this attitude must be the most important thing that we must do in our intire life, always, everyday, eveey minute.

Matt Powell

May 2, 2012 | #

Congratulations on getting the word out.

Spread out a blanket and join our Picnic Celebration this Earth Day (April 22)

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