Small Actions Spark Big Changes

You can make our planet more sustainable

At the Academy of Natural Sciences, we believe that individual actions can truly make a difference. Each month of 2023, we’ll guide our community in a conversation about how everyday choices can affect the health of our environment. Follow along with us here, on our Blog, on social media @acadnatsci, through email and in the museum to join the conversation!

July/August: Simple Ways to Reduce Plastic

Several articles of clothing hanging on a clothing rack.

Whether you’re exploring city streets, nearby shorelines or suburban parks, you can take the first step in your plastic-free journey this summer. And you won’t be alone — a recent World Wildlife Fund survey reports that nearly everyone around the world wants to see harmful single-use plastic packaging and products disappear completely.

Let’s join together to reduce our plastic waste and make clean water a priority. Check out our Academy Blog for some tips to ease off daily-use plastics and synthetic clothes and help keep our environment healthy.

May/June : Spring Garden Guide

March/April: 10 Hikes to Explore Our Watershed

January/February 2025: Reuse, Rewear, Repair