Walking on two feet is one of humanity’s greatest tricks. While other species found their special talents scaling smooth trees, running at the speed of light, or tackling other creatures with brute force, we humans developed a knack for bipedalism. As bipeds, we’re free to swing our arms and use our unique tools in the…
Meet Our Earth Walk Organizers: Ky. Solar Energy Society
KYSES President Steve Ricketts announcing that the KYSES Solarize process was leveraged by Louisville Metro Government to facilitate the first ever city building solar installs, with a total of 131 kW of PV, cutting utility bills by up to 60% and reducing CO2 emissions by 3,820 tons over the projects life. The Kentucky Solar Energy…
Support Clean4Change and Other Great Nonprofits at Earth Walk 2024!
Left: Movie Night, watching the film “Nerve.” Right: Rebuilding work in Letcher County. Clean4Change began in 2021 when co-founders Katelyn Johnston and Shayla Long, then in their senior year at Assumption High in Louisville, decided to do more than worry about issues like how climate change and environmental harms affect communities. “I helped start Clean4Change…
A Healthy Planet Depends on Strong Civic Engagement
Meet the Organizers: Kentucky Conservation Committee (Foundation) The Kentucky Conservation Committee, through its Foundation, supports environmental public interest, conservation, and education efforts in Kentucky. The Kentucky Conservation Foundation sponsors environmental education work in partnership with the Kentucky Conservation Committee, a state-based conservation and policy collaborative established in 1975 and now one of the longest-running conservation advocacy organizations…
Walk for a Greener, Healthier Neighborhood
Meet the Organizers: Louisville Grows From its campus, Healthy House, in the Portland neighborhood, Louisville Grows urban forestry, agriculture, and sustainability programs tackle food insecurity and health disparities in 21 neighborhoods most affected by Louisville’s Urban Heat Island Effect and food apartheid. Founded in 2009, Louisville Grows is an environmental nonprofit organization whose mission is…
A Walk for Cleaner Air
Meet the Organizers: West Jefferson County Community Task Force The WJCCTF focuses on the environmental justice concerns of 12 neighborhoods in West Louisville, providing them with research and empowering them to make informed decisions. The West Jefferson County Community Task Force was established by the Jefferson County Division of Environmental Health and Protection to identify…
We Walk for the Trees
Meet the Organizers: Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest is a treasure-trove of tree, shrub, and plant species, a living forest research laboratory, and a place that renews and restores people’s connection with nature. Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest covers 16,142 acres of land in Bullitt and Nelson Counties and hosts…
Catch the Spirit of the 2023 Earth Walk
The 2023 Louisville Earth Walk is coming soon- On October 28th at Shawnee Park! We hope you and your walking team will join us for a day out to help raise funds for eight amazing nonprofits. Once you’ve registered, you can easily set up a Fundraising Page for you or a team that can be shared with…
Support Our Earth Walk Partners
Meet the Organizers: Kentucky Interfaith Power & Light The faith-based KIPL community has galvanized effective public action on behalf of the planet Kentucky IPL is a community of congregations, faith-based organizations, and individuals of faith responding to climate change as an ethical and moral issue, through advocacy, education, energy conservation, energy efficiency, stewardship, and the use…
Join us for a Day in Nature During Louisville Earth Walk 2023!
Registration is now open for the Seventh Annual Louisville Earth Walk! The Earth Walk is a family-friendly event happening on Saturday, October 28, 2023 at Shawnee Park. We will be celebrating the planet to raise awareness on how each of us can create a better quality of life for our city and its surrounding communities….
Walking as a way of “Seeing” nature
Join us for the Louisville Earth Walk at Cherokee Park in Louisville on October 22nd— Register here. Our Guest Blogger is Terrell Holder from the Greater Louisville Sierra Club. I’m a sponge for what I “see” in the world with all my senses. My wife occasionally has to scold me to keep my eyes on the road…
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