This week, a friend and I fought traffic driving on the G.W. Parkway and through Georgetown to make our way to the National Cathedral, where best selling author, Richard Louv, was speaking. Louv, who coined the term, “nature deficit disorder,” wrote the international best-seller, “The Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature Deficit […]
A version of this story originally appeared in my Green and Simple column on the Old Town Alexandria Patch. If you live in the D.C. metro area, you have no doubt passed the signs for Daingerfield Island countless times on your way to National Airport, to and from D.C., or on your way up or down the George […]
A version of this story originally appeared in my Green and Simple column on the Old Town Alexandria Patch. If you travel along the George WashingtonParkway north of town, you will have noticed the massive lush patch of greenery in the middle of the Potomac River that is Theodore Roosevelt Island — another nearby great green escape. Two and […]
As I have written about a couple of times before, I’m an avid Freecycler. I like to think that I give and receive in equal proportion with a bit of ebb and flow. But, a recent Freecycle (TM) find, the new addition to our family, has left me with the urge to up my giving […]
Invasive species are all around us. From plants to insects to marine life, non-native species are presenting serious challenges to native species and their habitats. In addition to a post I wrote here on Eco-Active Family last week about National Invasive Species Awareness Week activities for kids at the U.S. Botanic Garden, I also wrote […]
DC area families: Looking for something fun to do this Sunday, March 4th? Join Eco-Active Family at a National Wildlife Federation (NWF) video shoot. Here are the details: National Wildlife Federation “Keeping The Wild Alive” Video Shoot When: March 4rd, 2012 | 10am to 4pm Where: 18557 Woodburn Road, Leesburg, VA 20175 What: The NWF is pledging […]
This weekend we enjoyed a load of activities at the US Botanical Gardens’ event for kids in celebration of National Invasive Awareness Species Week. The event, held on Sunday, February 26th, included an appearance by Woody, the owl – as in, “Give a Hoot. Don’t Pollute,” who was on hand for picture taking. Throughout the […]
If you haven’t already done so, take a couple of hours to visit the US Botanic Garden in downtown DC, which is currently featuring One Planet — Ours! Sustainability for the 22nd Century. The exhibit focuses on “sustainability — not only how it applies to gardens and landscapes, but also how each of us can […]
Do you Freecycle? I’d first heard of Freecycling (the free exchange of mostly used, but still-usable goods within local communities in an effort to keep stuff out of landfills) a couple of years. Since we live in a small townhouse with limited space and had what we needed for the kids, I didn’t want to be tempted to acquire things we really didn’t need or have space for, so I kept my distance. But …
When I think about many of the things that our family is now doing to be more eco-active, I’m reminded of so many things that my mom did when I was growing up. She would save and reuse plastic bags and foil. We’d use jelly jars for drinking glasses and shop yard sales and flea […]
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