We're not stopping yet! Virtual activities are still going on, featuring runs, gardening, meditation, and more
Hi Supporter,
As I reflect during these last days of Earth month, I feel a renewed sense of appreciation and commitment to taking better care of our planet.
As a kid, whenever I was sad or upset, I'd seek comfort in the outdoors. Whether it was in my backyard for fresh air, a swim, or to just lay on the grass in the sun, I'd go outside, and I always felt better. Time and time again, I still find that challenging moments in my life can be calmed by fresh air, a brisk walk, or admiring spring flowers. As an adult living through this COVID-19 pandemic, doing my best to stay home and keep my family safe and healthy, I find myself gravitating to the outdoors more than ever. The outdoors provides a much needed break from the stresses of life.
During this time, my gratitude for the outdoors has been greatly reinforced. We've been forced to "stop and smell the roses" and to give our planet a much needed break from some of our bad habits and destructive behaviors. Pictures of smogless sky lines and clearer waters have been a silver lining in the face of so much uncertainty, but they also represent an opportunity and need for us to do better by our Earth. I hope that when things return to "normal" we don't fall back into our old ways. I hope that we all find a renewed sense of commitment to enjoy the outdoors even more, and also take better care of our planet for future generations.
Join Team Sierra and take part in activities to bring a little bit of nature into your home! ¡Únete a Team Sierra y participa en las actividades para traer un poco de naturaleza a tu hogar!
Read more about Sierra Club supporters and partners hosting our virtual activities:
The Staycation Races "Stay Home" Virtual Race
is a fun, weird joint project between Vacation Races, Virtual Running Club, and Wander Project 501(c)3.
Vacation Races
hosts the world's most beautiful half marathons, ultramarathons, trail running festivals, and adventure vacations.
Virtual Running Club
is the most popular virtual race provider in the world.
Wander Project
works closely with athletes and local community partners to raise funds in support of communities in need. Right now their focus is helping communities that have been adversely affected by COVID-19 to get back on their feet.
MasPaz
nació en Bogotá, Colombia. Fue adoptado del orfanato La Casa De La Madre y El Niño, por una familia estadounidense y criado en Washington, DC. En su casa, su madre colgaba tapices colombianos y compartía sus historias del Cuerpo de Paz en Quibdó, Colombia, 1964. Esos recuerdos le ayudaron a comprender y conectarse más profundamente con sus raíces colombianas. Hoy, su herencia latinoamericana guía su arte, mientras explora temas de respeto por la Madre Tierra y sus pueblos indígenas. MasPaz se graduó de la Universidad George Mason en Fairfax, Virginia. Su trabajo en estudios, instalaciones y proyectos de galería se han exhibido en todo el mundo, incluyendo The Smithsonian Institution, Corcoran Gallery of Art
y The New Museum. MasPaz vive y trabaja en Arlington, Virginia, mientras pasa la mayor parte de su tiempo viajando, enseñando y pintando murales en todo el mundo.
Ver más de su arte aquí.
Megan Kelly
is a regenerative gardener, permaculture educator, yoga teacher, and creator of the Garden of Growth. While earning a Bachelor of Arts at Loyola University of New Orleans in Philosophy, she completed two 200+ hour yoga teacher trainings with the Yoga College of India and Body Mind Yoga, pursuing her interest in yoga's roots in union. Soon after graduating from university, she completed a Permaculture Design Certification with Grow Permaculture to deepen her understanding of the whole systems design philosophy and move toward a greater union with living systems. Megan has worked and taught on permaculture sites from the Big Island of Hawaii to the swamps and bayous of Mississippi. She integrates whole systems design into all aspects of her life and finds great joy in sharing this way
of being in the world with her students of all ages and backgrounds. She currently leads educational nature tours and workshops in Fort Lauderdale's Snyder Park with Heal the Planet and is creating tropical food forests to nourish her community in her coastal hometown of Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Connect with Megan on
Facebook or
Instagram: @tropical_commons.
Alison Mariella Désir
was named by Women's Running as one of twenty women who are changing the sport of running and the world. She was also named as one of the most influential African Americans, ages 25 to 45, by The Root 100. Alison is an endurance athlete, activist, and mental health advocate. Alison is the founder of Harlem Run (an NYC-based running movement), Run 4 All Women (an initiative that has raised over $150,000 for Planned Parenthood), and the Global Womxn Run Collective (an organization that empowers women leaders globally that are not given a seat at the table). In 2017, Alison was featured alongside American Ballet Theatre principal ballerina Misty Copeland, world champion sprinter Natasha Hastings, professional stuntwoman Jessie Graff, and Chinese taekwondo champion and actress Zoe Zhang
(Lanxin Zhang) in Under Armor's global campaign, Unlike Any, which celebrated and honored the unprecedented achievements of female athletes that rise above gender comparisons and stand on their own as marvels of athletic prowess.
Read more about Alison here.
As we all deal with a global pandemic with COVID-19, we wanted to let you know how the Sierra Club is adapting and responding
so we can keep doing the important work of helping our communities, protecting our natural and human environment and fighting for a just, clean energy future.
