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8 Green Thanksgiving Ideas: Tips for an earth-friendly feast

November 8, 2011 By Lydia Hooper

If you’re looking for green Thanksgiving ideas, you already know there’s no better way to give thanks for the abundance of our beautiful planet than to lessen your impact upon it. And mealtime is the perfect place to do so, as at least ten percent of the energy used annually in the United States comes from the food industry. Read more

The perfect Christmas gift for wildlife – Federal Duck Stamps

December 16, 2010 By Alan Rowsome

View of the Black Bayou

Credit: Alan Rowsome

Shopping mall parking lots are full, store lines are long and FedEx delivery men are working overtime. Americans are by and large incredibly generous and thoughtful people and the Christmas season provides an outlet for that expression. Still, I can’t help but think that most of the fruitcakes, holiday sweaters and video games being wrapped up and put under trees over the next few days will only provide temporary happiness for their new owners after this holiday season has come and gone. Region:  Northeast Read more

Making Nature Part of the Holiday Season

December 22, 2008 By Tashia Tucker

This feature was first published in the 2008 Wilderness Magazine. To receive the annual magazine and quarterly newsletters from The Wilderness Society, become a member today! Darrell Knuffke, who writes from Mancos, Colorado, is a former Colorado journalist, U.S. Senate aide, and Wilderness Society vice president. By Darrell Knuffke Read more

Wilderness-Friendly Holidays: Great Tips for Enriching the Season

December 2, 2008 By Laura Bailey

As you ponder the stresses of another frenzied holiday shopping season, consider this: The time you spend at the mall could be used instead to create wilderness-friendly holiday traditions that are both kind to Mother Nature and enriching to your family. Giving the gift of quality time in nature and creating family traditions that focus on preservation of our earth can be as lovely a present as anything out of a box. Better yet, such gifts last for life when you consider the long-lasting memories they create. Read more