Wolves do amazing job to help keep nature in balance.  Jean Craighead George, a children's author, has written a number of books that I loved as much as my kids did.  Click here -http://www.seattlepi.com/local/6420ap_mt_wolf_nation.html - for a recent Seattle PI article. 

You've heard the saying "think global, act global."  City of Seattle has designated 2010 the Year of Urban Agriculture.  Become an urban farmer.  Sign up for a P-Patch (a plot in a community garden near your house), build a raised bed and grow produce in your own backyard, or grow a few veggies on your deck or window sill if space is more limited.  Eat local. 

EarthCorps, a Seattle-based nonprofit, has a growing network of nearly 1,000 graduates of its corps program.  Click here- http://www.earthcorps.org/alumni.php - to learn what some of these amazing folks are up to. 

Does planting a tree in your yard make a difference?  Yes.  Click here- http://support.nature.org/site/PageServer?pagename=asktheconservationist... - to learn more.

I have to admit. I love to drive my car. I try not to because I know it's bad for the environment, clogs the roads and I need to exercise anyway! But seriously, when it's rainy or I'm running late I definitely take the easy way out and drive. 

But....then I found out how much driving is really costing me.  Using this handy online calculator I figured out that I am paying almost $6,000 a year on driving! If I was able to cut out commuting to work driving, I would save myself over $1,000 a year as well as taking one more car off the road on a daily basis. I also know that when I don't drive to work, I usually compile all my car trips into one or two trips on weekends which would further reduce my mileage!

What a difference one change can make in my life which directly benefits my community and the environment! 

Yes.  Each time I do one small thing, I think about the cumulative impact of that one small thing multiplied by 300 million (the US population is about 305 million).  Together, the positive impact is huge.  While I can't control their actions, I can make small decisions that are part of something much bigger. 

My one thing might be taking the bus instead of my car one day, turning off the heat, or taking recycling/composting home from a meeting where the only option is a garbage can.  If every person did a few small things each day, the impact becomes enormous.

Do your 1 Thing today- and every day.