Go Green tips for July 9th

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Here Sarah's groovy green tips for Friday, July 9th:


• Don’t forget the reusable shopping bags at the grocery! You don’t need all that plastic! Buy a few plain ones and have the kids decorate them so you’ll be the height of style!
• Think about where you have to go today. Is it really necessary to drive there? Could you walk, instead, or wait until you have more to do in that area? Consolidate those errands and save gas!

Summer is the time for camping and if living a greener life is what you’re all about, here’s some tips to help you rough it as greenly as possible. To minimize your impact on wildlife and vegetation, opt for well-established campsites such as those you can reserve in most national parks. If you do opt for some backcountry camping, look for a durable surface such as gravel or rock slab and avoid fragile ecological sites such as meadows and the edges of rivers or lakes. If you plan to make a campfire, it’s a great idea to bring your own firewood, but if car space is prohibitive and you can’t do that, use only fallen sticks found on the ground and try to find only pieces smaller than your wrist. Some campsites don’t provide a campfire ring, so use a fire pan or build a small mound fire. To prevent forest fires, never leave flames or coals unattended, and always douse hot ash with a lot of water. And to quote my mother, “leave it better than you found it”, it’s the “no trace principle”. Clean up your mess and maybe go one better and encourage the family to pick up trash as you hike in the area. You could even make a game of it and keep track of how many pieces of trash everyone’s picked up and the winner gets an extra ‘smore! Yes, for me the best rewards are chocolate rewards! Yummy and green! The Go Green Ride at Five on 92.1 WVTK!