This summer, if you are in the Los Angeles area, it is easy to work on your tan and help clean the environment at the same time. Just become a volunteer at Heal The Bay and enter their Adapt-a-Beach and/or Nothin’ But Sand programs.

When temperatures rise, we all head to the beach to cool down. Getting our feet wet or jumping right in to the water, we think we connect with nature, but in some cases, we only swap sweat for bacteria. Dangerous bacteria resulting from sewage spills that may or may not be visible (or odorous).

 

You've been meaning to do it -- start a compost pile, buy products made from recycled materials, trade in that gas guzzling car for a more environmentally friendly hybrid. Well, there's no better time than the present to begin turning your green aspirations into action. Even small changes you make to your everyday life will help in the battle to preserve our planet!

As a human-powered activity, walking or hiking has a low impact on the environment: no green-house gas emissions, no pollution. However, even when pursuing such an activity, we must follow environmentally-friendly practices. Here is how.