Earth Day - A Day Late

Belated Happy Earth Day! What a great planet we live on! I have been involved in the "GREEN" movement before it was COOL. I was a young environmentalist as I started in 6th grade being involved with an environmental science camp with Mr. Stern and Mr.Szigethy (sorry if I spelled that wrong). I did this for 2 summers and we were fortunate enough to visit ecofriendly sites all through out Long Island. My favorite trips were Caumsett State Park, canoeing the Nissequogue and traveling out east to Orient Point. I then got involved in the environmental club, hiking and then took an enlightening course called A.P. Environmental Science. As I got older I became an avid hiker and naturalist explorer. My husband and I have a national park pass that allows us to visit many national parks around us... so far we have visited Rocky Mountain National Park, Yosemite National Park, Acadia National Park, Yellowstone National Park, Grand Teton National Park and Muir Woods. (Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Park are my favorites!) So all that background information was so that I could lead up to my EARTH DAY CHALLENGE for my readers..... I will try for 1 year (hopefully longer) to use as little plastic bags as possible. For every plastic bag I use from today till next earth day I will donate .25 cents to the National Park fund. If you would like to participate please post a comment! I will keep a tally on my website for my weekly plastic bag count. So HAPPY EARTH DAY to all ! Be green and Stay green! Remember Kermit the Frog..its not easy being green! but its worth it!