SAGEBRUSH AND THE GREATER SAGE-GROUSE

CRITTER CORNER

By Megan Rivera

If you drive through North America’s rangeland, you can usually find yourself surrounded by what looks to be barren land with some plants. However, if you are lucky enough and it rains while you are traveling, it will create a wonderful, refreshing smell that is just unmatched. So what are all of these plants, with a wonderful smell that surrounds you? Sagebrush. You are surrounded, not just by sagebrush, but the sagebrush steppe. The sagebrush steppe is a rangeland ecosystem that stretches across 112 million acres in North America alone (1), and is home to many different animals and long lasting plants, such as sagebrush. Sagebrush is a woody, herbaceous plant that is not the cooking, medicinal, warding-off-spirits sage that we are familiar with. In fact, this rangeland plant is part of a completely different family, the Asteraceae family; the same as a sunflower.(2) While maintaining a simple, dendritic look, this plant holds great importance to the economy, humans, and wildlife. 

The support that sagebrush provides, allows for sportsmen, photographers, miners, and ranchers to all reap benefits. While some small metal mining operations occur within the sagebrush ecosystem, this area of land also provides beautiful views. Many are attracted to hiking in these desolate areas, visiting National Parks, or capturing the views of the rolling silver-green hills, and it is thanks to this plant.(3) While some ranching operations that take place in this ecosystem benefit from managing their livestock to grazing it, but also give back to the ecosystem itself. At first, many were afraid that grazing cattle on sagebrush would pose a threat to their existence, however, livestock grazing, when done properly, not only decreases the dangerous threats of a wildfire, but also increases sagebrush production. In a small 5-year period, livestock grazing almost doubles their reproduction.(4) 

Now this plant not only provides great views and is extremely palatable to some, but it also creates a home to many different animals. This ecosystem provides a home for over 250 different vertebrate species; most popularly, pronghorn, pygmy rabbits, mule deer, and the greater sage-grouse.(1) The greater sage-grouse is a grouse bird that is larger than a pheasant, but smaller than a wild turkey. This bird gives a unique look of mottled gray-brown spiky feathers, a black stomach, and a puffy white chest, encasing inflatable yellow air sacs; making them up to par with peacocks, especially when performing the mating dance of the sage-grouse.(5) Fitting its name, the sage-grouse’s habitat and diet are solely amongst the sagebrush ecosystem. Not only housing in or around the sagebrush, this bird also feeds off of leaves, buds, and sprouts of the plant.(6) Due to this species being the most prominent in the sagebrush ecosystem, they serve as an umbrella, as their quality of life represents many others that call that area home. Individuals that study this ecosystem normally gauge that a healthy looking sage-grouse bird is equal to a healthy sagebrush ecosystem. However, this does not stop the dangers that this bird faces. The greater sage-grouse currently sits on the federal list of candidate species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973.(1) This bird's population has decreased 40% within the past 20 years, making their population about a quarter of what it was 50 years ago.(7) The threats facing this species range from a decline in habitat, to other natural causes like parasites, disease, and from being hunted by other animals. But not to worry, federal and state land management agencies are working to create conservation plans and fight the threats on these birds so that they, and many other species, can continue to thrive in the sagebrush ecosystem.  

So next time we find ourselves driving through America’s rangeland, let us appreciate those rolling hills of silver-green and the benefits they bring forward. We can admire the breathtaking views of National Parks, hike amongst the vast trails, photograph the unique beauty, get lost in the smell of sagebrush in the rain, and maybe even hear the sage-grouse during it’s mating dance. We can continue to appreciate the life and habitat that this ecosystem creates, how many can benefit from it, and respect its conservation.

Works Cited

1. “North American Sagebrush Steppe.” Accessed April 15, 2021. https://wrangle.org/ecotype/north-american-sagebrush-steppe-and-shrubland#:~:text=The%20sagebrush%20steppe%20and%20shrubland,grouse%20call%20sagebrush%20ecosystems%20home. 

2. Orr, Tammy, Brittany B Lehman, Tom Kaye, Alison Dean, Michel Wiman, and Peggy Blanchard. “Five Things You Didn't Know About Sagebrush.” Institute for Applied Ecology, June 15, 2018. https://appliedeco.org/five-things-you-didnt-know-about-sagebrush/. 

3. “Conserving Sagebrush: Today and Into the Future.” The Nature Conservancy. Accessed April 15, 2021. https://www.nature.org/en-us/about-us/where-we-work/united-states/nevada/stories-in-nevada/conserving-sagebrush-ecosystems/. 

4. Davies, Kirk, Jon Bates, and Boyd Chad. “Range and Meadow Forage Management Research.” Publication : USDA ARS, April 1, 2021. https://www.ars.usda.gov/research/publications/publication/?seqNo115=383010. 

5. Body-Popping Sage Grouse - Nature's Greatest Dancers: Episode 1 Preview - BBC One. YouTube. YouTube, 2015. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLnbiTkj1TQ. 

6. “Greater Sage-Grouse.” Audubon, September 23, 2020. https://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/greater-sage-grouse. 

7. New Research Highlights Decline of Greater Sage-Grouse in the American West, Provides Roadmap to Aid Conservation. United States Geological Survey, March 30, 2021. https://www.usgs.gov/news/new-research-highlights-decline-greater-sage-grouse-american-west-provides-roadmap-aid?qt-news_science_products=1#qt-news_science_products.

TREASURE OUT OF TRASH

RECYCLING WOMAN

By Megan Rivera

It is just like any-other Tuesday night and I am scrolling my Instagram explorer page. Memes here, quotes for your personality type there, and then something really caught my eye. A video of someone taking empty plastic bottles and turning them into jewelry. I could not believe that the beautiful, mosaic pieces I was looking at were made out of something that was once garbage. 

Upcycling jewelry is the process of creating jewelry from basically nothing. It is creating beauty out of something that was once trash.(1) So where does all of this trash come from? For some, this stemmed from making art from some cheap material, but turned into something awesome!(2) The process of creating jewelry out of things like plastic is created with some few, simple supplies. Things like a plastic bottle, scissors, pliers, markers for color, heat, and hooks and clasps to truly make it a wearable piece, is basically all you need to create something great that you can wear. Once obtaining the plastic, one can cut out the shapes or pieces of it, carefully of course, with scissors. To smoothen out the edges and even if you wanted to warp the plastic into an abstract shape, you put it over heat. Most use a candle or fire to complete this, holding their piece of plastic with pliers over the open flame; cautious not to get burned. Once it is in the desired shape, a quick wash of the plastic, followed by coloring over the plastic, making it to your own design. Finish it off with hooks, chains, or clasps, and you have officially made yourself some jewelry!(3) If making these yourself does not seem like something you aspire to do, but you are still a fan of  the idea, do not be afraid to check out some different shops online; the different creations will certainly give you a wonderful surprise! 

While it does seem pretty simple to create this jewelry out of plastic, there are some techniques in which the makers use glass. This process is a bit more complicated as it requires drilling into glass and using a kiln.(4) However, the creations that come from it are absolutely beautiful. The glass used to create some pieces range from old mason jars to beer bottles to even milk bottles. The different colors from different types of upcycled glass gives these jewelry pieces a semblance that is absolutely beautiful.(5)

The whole process of creating jewelry from recyclable materials not only gives you something beautiful, but is something that is good for the environment. In fact, many creators use plastic and glass found in the ocean. For example, 4Ocean is a company that makes jewelry from ocean plastics that are gathered; they even pay fishermen to gather any plastics they find! Each one of their bracelets alone removes 1lb of plastic!(6) This is not the only company focused on creating their products out of ocean trash. For a small list of companies that do, you can check them out here.(6)

So next time you find yourself on an online shopping spree, check out some handmade, upcycled jewelry! If you are a little confused on where to look, no worries! You can start by checking out the websites below.  This is such a cool win-win-win situation; you are getting something beautiful, supporting small businesses, and helping out our planet! 

Works Cited:

1. “Jewelry-Making Articles.” Fire Mountain Gems and Beads. Accessed April 16, 2021. https://www.firemountaingems.com/resources/jewelry-making-articles/8a15. 

2. “Blooming Jewels - Recycled Plastic Bottles into Amazing Jewelry • Recyclart.” Recyclart, July 24, 2019. https://www.recyclart.org/blooming-jewels-recycled-plastic-bottles-amazing-jewelry/. 

3. “Recycle Plastic Bottle Into Earrings Tutorial.” Happy Family Art. Accessed April 16, 2021. https://www.happyfamilyart.com/diy-jewelry/earrings/recycle-plastic-bottle-into-earrings-tutorial/. 

4. ShakeTheFuture, and Instructables. “Make Jewelry From Glass Bottles.” Instructables. Instructables, October 2, 2017. https://www.instructables.com/Make-Jewelry-From-Glass-Bottles/. 

5. Bottled Up Designs. “The Stories Of The Glass.” Bottled Up Designs. Accessed April 16, 2021. https://bottledupdesigns.com/pages/the-stories-of-the-glass. 

6. Culbertson, Bonnie. “Jewelry Made from Recycled Ocean Plastic.” 101 Ways to Save The Planet. 101 Ways to Save The Planet, August 26, 2020. https://savetheplanetpodcast.com/blog/ocean-plastic-jewelry.

COAST FIDDLENECK (Amsinckia intermedia)

FLORA FERN

By Preston Brunk

Also known as ranchers fireweed, common fiddleneck, and yellow fiddleneck. The fiddleneck grows throughout much of California as well as the Western United States and extends down to Baja, Mexico. This plant is native to the Western US and Baja and is definitely a huge part of our ecosystem. Every spring this flower is one of the first to emerge. It serves a great purpose in providing nutrients for our bees to pollinate the food that we rely on for survival. As provided by The Granada Native Garden Newsletter, “The leaves of the same plant are a favorite food for the larvae of several attractive butterflies. And the plant is frequented by birds for their seeds, and by insects which many birds also rely on for their food.” The fiddleneck has evolved to play a critical role in the natural processes of our ecosystems; unfortunately, lately it has been seen as a pest and a weed rather than a beneficial plant from a ranchers view. 

Once these plants start shooting flowers and their later aged, more developed leaves they start to become toxic to animals who consume them. However they are not toxic to all animals. Native species like the Lawrence’s goldfinch (Carduelis lawrencei) have developed an immunity to the toxins and use the seeds as a food source. The toxins consist of intermedine and lycopsamine as well as large amounts of nitrates and can cause nitrate poisoning as well as the liver to swell.(1) Nowadays, many ranchers and farmers kill the native fiddleneck in order to save their livestock and increase the prices of their hay, alfalfa, and other valuable grain products that can become worthless or very invaluable if there is a presence of these plants. Making their efforts more difficult, fiddleneck are also very successful in reproduction especially when an area has a disturbance, like cultivation, burning, or grazing, as well as thriving in areas that are not disturbed and are left unmanaged. The fiddleneck has shown great resilience throughout years of evolution growing in California’s mediterannean climate. Another cool feature to the fiddleck are the cystoliths on their leaves. These cystoliths are composed of calcium carbonate and silicon dioxide (chalk and sand) which are absorbed from the soil. 

Since the plant becomes more toxic the older it gets, younger plants have been considered “edible”, although not recommended for human consumption. The Granada Native Garden Center states that the Coast Fiddleneck— a super food referred to as “pinole”— is what the Native Americans thrived on for hundreds of years before European arrival. Pinole consists of ground up fiddleneck seeds that were used in cereal, bread and other dry foods. Since the toxins are concentrated in the shoots and established leaves, the seeds do not contain much, if any, toxins. Besides being a reliable food source, its leaves also served medicinal purposes, although I could not find any specific means of medicinal uses. The fiddleneck can also be a good amendment to the soil. Its stem and leaves readily break down and rot away, leaving behind a more arid and fertile soil.

As you can see, the fiddleneck has a lot of great benefits and plays a huge part of our California and Baja ecosystems. Many plants and animals depend on the fiddlenecks survival  success for their own survival. A lot of these plants and animals that serve great purposes in our lives and ecosystems that might not occur without the existence of the native fiddleneck.   

*Most of this knowledge comes from a class I am currently taking called Recovery of Altered Ecosystems taught by Professor Kristen Kaczynski at Chico State University.

Works Cited:

1. “Fiddleneck – What Good Is It?” The Granada Native Garden Newsletter, February 7, 2016. https://granadanativegarden.org/2016/02/07/fiddleneck-what-good-is-it/. 

2. “Coast Fiddleneck.” Nature Collective. Accessed May 1, 2021. https://thenaturecollective.org/plant-guide/details/coast-fiddleneck/. 

3. CSU Chico. Course: Geos 352. Recovery of Altered Ecosystems. Professor: Kristen Kaczynski

COLONIZATION ON MARS AND WHAT IT MEANS FOR US

By Abrar Hasanat

A couple of days ago NASA’s rover, Perseverance, successfully converted some of the plentiful carbon dioxide on Mars into oxygen as the first test of its MOXIE instrument. The name MOXIE is short for Mars Oxygen In-Situ Resource Utilization Experiment. After warming up for about two hours, MOXIE produced 5.4 grams of oxygen. This is enough to sustain an astronaut for about 10 minutes.(1) With Perseverance on Mars making significant progress with its findings on the red planet, one might start to think about “Can we actually live on Mars?” or “Will colonizing Mars do us any good?”. If you’re one of those people, then you’re in great company because several of the most brilliant minds, billionaires, and even the presidents have thought about it!

First Idea:

Since the 20th century, there have been several proposed human missions to Mars both by government agencies and private companies.(2) Programs such as those being tentatively planned by NASA, Roscosmos, and ESA are intended solely as exploration missions, with the establishment of a permanent base possible but not yet the main goal. Two early proposals for building habitats on Mars are the Mars Direct and the Semi-Direct concepts, advocated by Robert Zubrin, an advocate for the colonization of Mars.(3, 4) 

On the 20th anniversary of Apollo 11 in 1989, President George H.W. Bush said we would return to the moon and go on to Mars, but in the end, the expenses proved too high. His son President George W. Bush echoed the same goal.(5) 

Current Status:

Now, several private, as well as government-funded projects, are taking place. Perhaps the most mainstream one is Elon Musk’s dream of colonizing Mars through his company SpaceX.(6) Moreover, the project Mars One by the Mars One Foundation is also making some good progress in making its mark at Mars.(7)

SpaceX’s Mars program is a development program initiated by Elon Musk and SpaceX in order to facilitate the eventual colonization of Mars. The program includes fully reusable launch vehicles, human-rated spacecraft, on-orbit propellant tankers, rapid-turnaround launch/landing mounts, and local production of rocket fuel on Mars via in situ resource utilization (ISRU). SpaceX's aspirational goal has been to land the first humans on Mars by 2024, but in October 2020 Elon Musk named 2024 as a goal for an uncrewed mission.(8) 

Mars and Earth: Side by Side

Earth is similar to Venus in bulk composition, size, and surface gravity, but Mars' similarities to Earth are more compelling when considering colonization.(9)

• The Martian day (or sol) is very close in duration to Earth's. A solar day on Mars is 24 hours, 39 minutes, and 35.244 seconds.

• Mars has a surface area that is 28.4% of Earth's, which is only slightly less than the amount of dry land on Earth (which is 29.2% of Earth's surface). Mars has half the radius of Earth and only one-tenth the mass. This means that it has a smaller volume (~15%) and a lower average density than Earth.

• Mars has an axial tilt of 25.19°, similar to Earth's 23.44°. As a result, Mars has seasons much like Earth, though on average they last nearly twice as long because the Martian year is about 1.88 Earth years.

• Earth and Mars are similar when it comes to their basic makeups, given that they are both terrestrial planets. However, Earth's density is higher than that of Mars.

• Atmospheric pressure and temperatures are another way in which Earth and Mars are quite different. Earth's atmosphere is also primarily composed of nitrogen and oxygen while Mars has Carbon Dioxide, Argon, and Nitrogen. 

• The gravity on Mars' surface is much lower than it is here on Earth – 62% lower to be precise. At just 0.376 of the Earth standard (or 0.376 g), a person who weighs 100 kg on Earth would weigh only 38 kg on Mars.

  
  

So, is Mars habitable?

Well, the answer is both yes and no. If you were teleported to Mars with just basic camping gear at this very moment, you'd eventually die of radiation poisoning or cancer. BUT you'd freeze to death long before then, most likely on the first night when temperatures dip to Antarctic levels. BEFORE THAT, you'd suffocate trying to breathe the atmosphere made up of mostly carbon dioxide. BUT BEFORE EVEN THAT, the very low atmospheric pressure on Mars would cause your blood to literally boil, regardless of the outside temperature.(10) 

But for all of those guys out there who are dreaming of going to Mars, don’t worry. People of Earth won’t send you to Mars all alone with nothing but some camping gear. In fact, several scientists including organizations like NASA are thinking endlessly about how to make the planet habitable. 

NASA, with 6 other private companies, has started building habitat prototypes already. All these habitats will likely have a few things in common — they have to be self-sustaining, sealed against the thin atmosphere, and capable of supporting life for extended periods without support from Earth.(11)

This is just one of the hundreds of measures and plans they have in place to make the red planet habitable. So even though it seems a bit far-stretched at the moment, you never know what may happen in a few years!

But...why are people interested in living on Mars? ..

This, to be honest, is a very complex question. However, I personally believe there are three major reasons behind it.

1. Curiosity: The first reason is obviously, curiosity - the very base of human nature. Mars, with its millions of new prospects, is something the curious minds of our species will die for. It’ll be like a holy grail for scientists from all backgrounds, be it biologists, chemists, physicists, geologists, virologists, or others. Mars will be THE place of new inventions, with millions of acres of unexplored Martian lands!

2. We need a Planet B (just in case): Whether you like it or not, our planet is on the very edge of extinction. A small virus such as Covid-19 has basically shown us how fragile the balance of nature is! Now, there are surely some things which we can control like - global warming and climate change. However, things like shortage of water, melting of ice caps, growing arsenals of nuclear weapons and the tension between countries, natural disasters, or even diseases - these are some things which we (the average person) don’t really have control upon. Now I’m not saying or wishing for anything like these to happen - but having a Planet B, just in case, wouldn’t be the worst of things, will it?

3. Money: Human beings colonizing an area without having any sort of monetary profit is too good to be true. Colonizing Mars and having control over an entire planet can basically mean an unlimited source of income. Think about it - why are billionaires or multi-billion dollar companies, or corporate juggernauts in the race of colonizing Mars?(12)

Conclusion:

I personally believe, by the end of this decade, human beings will surely mark their footsteps on the surface of the ever magical red planet. Who knows, we might even have a fully functional Earth colony at Mars by the end of this century! And I really believe this would be a massive step forward for human civilization, perhaps creating a new future for mankind. Colonizing Mars would be something truly monumental and there can be no denying that!

Works Cited:

1. Strickland, Ashley. “Perseverance Rover Just Made Oxygen on Mars.” CNN. Cable News Network, April 22, 2021. https://edition.cnn.com/2021/04/22/world/mars-rover-oxygen-moxie-scn/index.html.

2. “Human Mission to Mars.” Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, April 30, 2021. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_mission_to_Mars.

3. “Mars Direct.” The Mars Society, July 1, 2019. https://www.marssociety.org/concepts/mars-direct/.

4. SLS and Mars Semi-Direct. Accessed May 1, 2021. https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=35047.40.

5. Jaramillo, Antonia. “On a Planet Where You Cannot Breathe, Is Living on Mars the Best Idea?” USA Today. Gannett Satellite Information Network, December 30, 2020. https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/news/nation/2020/12/30/colonizing-mars-even-good-idea-you-cant-breathe-after-all/4091010001/.

6. SpaceX. Accessed May 1, 2021. https://www.spacex.com/.

7. “About Mars One.” Mars One. Accessed May 1, 2021. http://www.mars-one.com/about-mars-one.

8. Elon Musk says SpaceX's 1st Starship trip to Mars could fly in 4 years. Accessed May 1, 2021. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/elon-musk-says-spacexs-1st-starship-trip-to-mars-could-fly-in-4-years/ar-BB1a72Tq.

9. Williams, Matt. “Mars Compared to Earth.” Phys.org. Phys.org, December 7, 2015. https://phys.org/news/2015-12-mars-earth.html.

10. Mack, Eric. “The Terrifying Reality of Actually Living on Mars.” CNET. CNET, March 7, 2020. https://www.cnet.com/features/the-terrifying-reality-of-actually-living-on-mars/.

11. Nichols, Megan Ray. “If We Successfully Land on Mars, Could We Live There?” Astronomy.com, May 3, 2017. https://astronomy.com/news/2017/05/could-we-live-on-mars.

12. Wattles, Jackie. “Colonizing Mars Could Be Dangerous and Ridiculously Expensive. Elon Musk Wants to Do It Anyway.” CNN. Cable News Network, September 8, 2020. https://edition.cnn.com/2020/09/08/tech/spacex-mars-profit-scn/index.html.

 Earthians Care Spring 2021 Scholarship

We were honored to award our first Earthians Care Scholarships this April to our members Preston Brunk and Abrar Hasanat. This scholarship would not have been possible without the generous contributions of our community. To us, this generosity shows support and belief in our mission and that is the greatest gift we could receive as an organization. As far as for our recipients, this is directly helping them with their college education.

Below are the essays they submitted as part of the application. We asked for applicants to reflect on their inspiration/passion in life, how they see that guiding their future, and how Earthians Care ties into that journey.

PRESTON BRUNK

Growing up on a ranch just north of the town of Oakdale that most of us writers are familiar with, I was very fortunate for the things I got to experience. We had various types of animals like cats, dogs, goats, rabbits, chickens, a cow and a pig as well as three ponds that held fish and other aquatic species like frogs and sometimes reptiles like Garter snakes and rattlesnakes. I grew up hunting and fishing all over California and was very lucky to go to some places that most people will never know even existed. As I got older, I witnessed the change of the landscape from rolling green hills that held water throughout much of the winter and into the spring to the rolling hills of almond and walnut orchards. This change of scenery really struck something within that made me want to do better for the ecosystems that we occupy and alter every day. 

I never really thought about what I wanted to do with my life until I was in my junior year of high school and the conversations of applying to colleges and picking majors started to become more rampant. During that time I was hunting and fishing as much as possible with my dad and friends and thought about obtaining a degree in science. Both of my cousins were attending Chico State during the time so I thought I would go for a visit just to check things out. Chico was great but I was not sure about attending a CSU right away, my grades were not the best and I was lacking some confidence. My cousin decided to take me to check out Butte College which was located just south of Chico about ten minutes and it just so happened to have a great Natural Resource Management program that offered many different certifications as well. I instantly became very interested in the college and ended up attending Butte right after high school. I learned so much in my couple years there and had the opportunity to have a hands on learning experience while making some great friends and connections that I will have for life. During my time at Butte I became more fascinated with wetland and riparian restoration and ironically, I enjoy spending most of my time in the wetlands hunting and riparian areas fishing. I knew from that point that I wanted to pursue a career in habitat restoration and wildlife management. 

I finished my degree at Butte College and moved onto CSU Chico with a declared major in Environmental Science with an emphasis in Applied Ecology. I really enjoyed all of my classes and learned alot about environmental sociology and why things are the way they are today, different energy alternatives and why they can and cannot work, why people think the way they do and their responses to the environments that they occupy. This class was very communicative and allowed for different perspectives to be viewed without the fear of being shut down or ridiculed. It was a very friendly and informative class that gave everyone the chance to provide their point and give a rebuttal. I soon became interested in speaking to more people about controversial topics while keeping it civil and informative so we both had the chance to learn something from one another. Some were very short and ill tempered and would think only their perspective was valid but most were very cooperating and willing to learn. About this time, I saw that Quinn was posting about Earthians Care and I thought “Oh that's cool, I consider myself an Earthian and I care about the Earth so why not?”. I was never big on writing let alone writing essays for class until I was able to write about something that interested me and gave me a chance to learn something new. 

Writing for Earthians Care has provided me with the chance to inform people on some topics that do not really get the chance to be talked about. For instance, my article about the wild cat populations and their impact on native wildlife populations. Nobody talks about that but they should. Cats are cuddly feline animals that definitely have a place in this world, but unfortunately that's not out in the wild. 

Seeing the once rolling green hills that held many different species of waterfowl and other migratory birds change to non diverse monoculture made me want to inform people about what those land changes are faced with. The pollution of our drinking water due to over fertilization, the lack of biodiversity which ultimately leads to poorer soil and water quality, the increased amounts of runoff that take away from water table recharge, the list goes on and on. I hope I am able to reach out to people throughout the world and educate them on things like sustainability awareness as well as living clean and healthier lives, which in turn give back to mother nature, healing the ecosystems that need our attention.

ABRAR HASANAT

I’ve always been a nature-loving person. I’m also just starting out as a social activist and environmentalist by attending several events and awareness programs. Since I was in 3rd grade, it was a dream of mine to help mother nature by any means possible, and have been trying to do just that ever since. However, as I grew older, I faced the harsh reality of life and saw that most of the people, especially in my country, are living in the dark regarding all the environmental threats we are facing.

Moreover, in most cases, environmental activism is frowned upon here and thus the mainstream media also seems to be reluctant about posting or spreading any sort of awareness. As a result, there’s only a little amount of reliable or authentic news source available. That’s where Earthains Care comes. It provides me with a platform, with a media of spreading awareness which I didn’t have earlier.

I’m also quite passionate about writing since my birth. It actually runs in my blood with my father being a writer and a professor. So the blog based awareness methods followed by Earthians Care fits perfectly with my expertise. It also helped me on my journey to actually improve my writing as well as communication qualities so there’s that. 

One of the main aims in my life is surely working for the betterment of the environment and building a better world for the generations to come. And I believe that Earthians Care is the best “first step” for me in this venture. Moreover, interacting with people who are actually passionate about this noble cause, working with them, and getting their points of view played a huge role in making me much more determined for the same. 

In a nutshell, joining Earthians Care has been actually one of the best decisions made by me without any doubt.