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Green Summer Fun
With the warm weather fully unfurled, you?ve got some free time and hot summer days before you. That means time off to spend at the beach, with the kids, away on vacation (or nearby on staycation).
Green summer entertaining takes advantage of the natural beauty and accessibility of the outdoors, meaning fun is available on the cheap and without a whole lot of non-renewable energy (the sun provides the lighting).
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Six Soothing Summer Beauty Treatments—Fresh from the Farmers' Market
To make your skin the greenest and most gorgeous, we?ve rounded up our best warm-weather beauty recipes that are so delicious in scent?you might just be tempted to lick a little bit off. Consider yourself warned.
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6 Ways to Conserve Water in the Pool
Swimming pools can seem like huge wastes of energy and water. Admittedly, they are a luxury and not technically necessary. However, I'm willing to bet that if any of us owned a pool, we'd defend our lifestyle choice, because pools are also kind of awesome. Is there a way that we can have our pool and feel good about it?
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Go National Park Hopping—Astonishing Nature Right at your Doorstep
his year hit the parks! The national parks to be exact. The best way to teach your family why conservation is important is to show them the stunning national park system. From Yellowstone to Grand Canyon, the U.S. has the largest national park system in the world thanks in large part to an early eco-activist named Theodore Roosevelt. President Roosevelt was an avid conservationist who signed legislation establishing five national parks between 1901 and 1909, including Crater Lake, Ore., Wind Cave, S.D., Sully's Hill, N.D. (later redesignated a game preserve), Mesa Verde, Colo., and Platt, Okla. (now part of Chickasaw National Recreation Area).
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Take a Greener Backpacking Trip, 4 Tips
Backpacking is just about the greenest thing you can do?if it's done right. Just the image of a person surrounded by nature, all necessary belongings strapped right on the back, is a classic green symbol. And yet, you still need to be wary when planning your next excursion?I'm sure you will, as few dive into backpacking without proper preparation. So just think of these following tips as a few friendly eco-reminders.
