We gathered at the watefront park. Green Girl, super heroine and defender of the Earth, delivered a speech encouraging everyone to call on their inner hero to help save the world from global warming! She also read a letter from Representative Jay Inslee written specially for t...

We were expecting snow and rain, but April 14th was sunny and beautiful. Our speaker's forum was attended by over 50 people. Our rally photo and downtown march drew the biggest crowds, over 150 people marched and we were cheered on by just as many people from the sidewalks. ...

A group of 20 hikers met at Mianus Gorge Preserve, our nation's first Natural Heritage Landmark abd The Nature Conservancy's first nature sanctuary to learn about what they could do as individuals to fight global warming. Preserve naturalist/research biologist Chris Nagy disc...

Bethel University, an evangelical school, invited the Christian students and community to show up for a nature walk. We walked around the top half of campus looking at the wetlands, forests and swatches of prairie and how these areas are in danger due to global warming and ...

We gathered on the shores of the Hudson to form a "Blue Line" symbolizing the storm surges threatening our waterfront. We were joined by the Dobbs Ferry Marine Patrol demonstrating water safety, and speakers and tabling from the Sierra Club, Urban Divers, Concerned Families of...

At Colorado College, an enthusiastic crowd turned out in sizable numbers to rally to save our future from a climate change catastrophe, while enjoying an upbeat bluegrass music, free sustainable food, and beautiful sunny skies. Those attending the Global Warming Rally for Con...

Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont staff plus participants gathered on the bridge over the Middle Prong of the Little River to make our statement. The Elderhostel Hiking Group had spent the week exploring the park, and visiting students from Tusculum College Upward B...

Attendance was limited, as we got hit with rain and chilly weather. We had a representative from a regional solar power company talking to people and a local newspaper. A few people showed up in wetsuits and snorkels for the "Trashmore Island" theme.

Our little community gathered at the trails of the Gilsland Farm -- Maine Audubon's Base by the Casco Bay -- to take our photo and take a walk in the fields, looking at birds and groundhogs!

It was snowy and wet, but we trekked up to the ledge and had a grand time!

The first part of the event was not officially a StepItUp2007 event, but a city/neighborhood sponsored event with which we coordinated. Therefore, we begin by planting 50+ young palm trees which will eventually replace the 80-year-old royal palms that are dying from old age....

Churches in Laurelhurst neighborhood in Portland Oregon joined together and march through the neighborhood with banners and posters urging Congress and our neighbors to action on the Global Warming crisis. We marched and gathered to view parts of Al Gore's An Inconvenient Tru...

It was an art event with local artists & a local coffee house chain came to speak about how they're going to start serving fair trade & organic coffee....a performance artist also challenged the house and crowd to walk the talk and really be green. The point is that it's not o...

Our event was about building a movement to create a model sustainable South Shore (of Boston, MA) which cuts carbon dioxide by 70% by 2017. We began with a peace and climate vigil in Scituate. Bicyclists from Cohasset left from Cohasset Common, while bicyclists from Hingham ...

The event was a success! We gathered at the trail head of Santa Anita Canyon and handed out trashbags to those who came out for the event. We recorded the barcodes on trash we found so we can approch the makers of these products about ongoing cleanup of the canyons. The LA T...

On Saturday April 14th, in conjunction with the Step It Up '07 nation-wide campaign concerning global warming, we had a very successful 6 mile hike with a picnic lunch. We hiked in to an area on the North Country National Scenic Trail just off of Rt. 321 north of Kane, Pennsyl...

Amazing showing for little Somerville! About 500 Somerville and Cambridge folks packed into Statue Park for an upbeat day of music and climate action. It was a hit for young and old. Speakers and music were inspirational...as were the face painters!

We had a picnic in the rain!

The weather cooperated and we climbed Schunnemunk Mountain using the Jessup trail. We hiked into Barton Swamp at the top where the frogs were in excellent voice. We then returned for some welcome food and company. After eating, we watched an Inconvenient Truth. Even though...

Participating Lebanon High School students, faculty, and staff were photographed and recorded their personal resolutions as to how they would reduce their carbon footprint. Photos and resolutions were assembled into a paper "quilt" that will soon adorn a wall in the sunny sci...