Gear Up

While we gear up to celebrate the air, land, and ocean we get to call home, we think it’s important to spend time understanding the meaning behind these Earth-inspired holidays. What began as Earth Day in 1970 as a defining moment in which the world recognized the modern environmental movement, Earth Month quickly followed behind as the importance of environmental consciousness grew.

Prior to 1970, most people weren’t privy to air and water pollution, climate change, and in turn, declining human health. In a time of desperate need to catalyze change and inform the general population, schools became the opportune place to begin.