Ep 20: Teaching Kids To Be Environmentally Aware With Pinky Guerrero

While we continue our efforts to be responsible for the environment, it is also our duty to teach children in our homes or the community to be environmentally aware and make a change for the future. After all, one of the many reasons we focus on caring for nature and the environment is for them. Our efforts won’t go to waste if we know that future generations will continue what we are doing today.

In this episode, Pinky Guerrero talks all about how she instilled the importance of taking care of the environment in all of her kids. She shares how you can start it too with other kids.

Listen up and learn more.

Episode 20 at a glance…

• About Pinky Guerrero and what she does
• What got Pinky into getting outside
• How Pinky teaches her kids to be environmentally aware
• How to inspire kids to do something for the nature
• The ripple effect of teaching kids while they are young and doing small things for the environment
• How the lessons impacted Pinky’s kids’ outlook on nature
• Resources kids can have to learn about the environment
• Tips for parents and soon-to-be parents
• How to handle kids’ questions about the environment and what is happening in the community
• Learning about something to get involved
• How to start conversations about nature with the kids
• How to connect with Pinky Guerrero

Until the next episode!

Today’s Guest:

Pinky Guerrero is a Wild Keeper at The Wild Keeper Volunteer Program. She has a wonderful family and she’s passionate about getting kids outdoors.

The Wild Keeper Volunteer Program is an incredible program of volunteers who sign up to volunteer with Keep Nature Wild to pick up trash, educate their community, get them involved, and spread awareness about environmentalism and doing good for others. 

Connect and know more about Pinky Guerrero here:
Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@_heypinks
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_heypinks 

Briana Sullivan is the Community Manager of Keep Nature Wild. Her passions for writing, trail running, and community building sparked and fires up the value that she brings to creating compelling and exciting content and campaign ideas.

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/briana-sullivan-31602224/

More about Keep Nature Wild:

At Keep Nature Wild, we like to have fun outside. We share stories around the campfire. We look up at the stars. We dream big. We laugh—loudly. We bring that light-hearted spirit to every item we make and every outdoor cleanup we host.

Our products are crazy cozy, super soft, and exceptionally comfy. We design outdoor apparel and accessories to bring a smile to your face, to brighten your day, to enable your next adventure, to spark connections, to build community, and to make our planet a better place.

Website: https://keepnaturewild.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/keepnaturewild/

Inclusivity should come first before bringing diversity into a space. We need to have conversations about the things that we need to change within our organizations to make everyone welcome and comfortable enough to stay.

In this episode, Parker McMullen Bushman, also known as Kween Werk, talks about her experiences and the different judgments that she encountered in the outdoor space. She shares her goals and the things that we can do to be better allies for everyone.

Listen up and learn more.

Episode 19 at a glance…

• About Kween Werk and what she does
• How Kween got connected to nature 
• Widening discussions about the helpful things we do for nature
• What lead Kween to where she is now
• Walking into the space as a Black woman
• Getting into the diversity of an organization
• Working on inclusion and equity within an organization
• What KWEEN means
• The biases in the outdoor space
• How people can be a better ally

Until the next episode!

Today’s Guest:

Parker McMullen Bushman a.k.a Kween Werk is an outspoken social media environmental and social justice advocate. She is the CEO of Eco Inclusive Strategies and COO of Inclusive Guide.

Connect and know more about Kween Werk here:
Website: https://www.ecoinclusive.org
Website: https://www.kweenwerk.com
Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@kweenwerk?lang=en
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kweenwerk/?hl=en
Twitter: https://twitter.com/kweenwerk  

About the host:

Briana Sullivan is the Community Manager of Keep Nature Wild. Her passions for writing, trail running, and community building sparked and fires up the value that she brings to creating compelling and exciting content and campaign ideas.

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/briana-sullivan-31602224/

More about Keep Nature Wild:

At Keep Nature Wild, we like to have fun outside. We share stories around the campfire. We look up at the stars. We dream big. We laugh—loudly. We bring that light-hearted spirit to every item we make and every outdoor cleanup we host.

Our products are crazy cozy, super soft, and exceptionally comfy. We design outdoor apparel and accessories to bring a smile to your face, to brighten your day, to enable your next adventure, to spark connections, to build community, and to make our planet a better place.

Website: https://keepnaturewild.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/keepnaturewild/

We sometimes do not realize how much pressure can come from society and social media. When we take a step back from social media and the societal eye and you ask, what are you really passionate about? what do you really have longevity in working towards? You can learn so much and invest more deeply.

Sometimes, we just need to think clearly and give ourselves permission to start small and do the good things that we love for the environment. We don’t need to keep questioning ourselves just because of what others dictate, but we need to work together to make an impact.

In this episode, Katie Boue shares her journey and realizations as she went through transformations in her work. She also shares a few things about her upcoming book.

Listen up and learn more.

Episode 18 at a glance…

• Katie Boue’s connection to nature growing up
• What made Katie go into what she is doing now
• The issues in the field and the importance of the community
• Some of Katie’s past campaigns and project
• The most powerful transformation in Katie’s work
• Some of the lessons Katie learned in Balancing the Biome Symposium
• Katie’s realizations during her social media break
• Katie’s book in the works
• Transitioning back to using social media
• Starting small to make an impact

Until the next episode!

Today’s Guest:

Katie Boue is a Cuban-American environmental activist and advocate, freelance writer, social media expert, professional adventurer, public speaker, and in the works of publishing a book.

Connect with Katie Boue here:
Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/katieboue
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/katieboue
Website: https://www.katieboue.com

About the host:

Briana Sullivan is the Community Manager of Keep Nature Wild. Her passions for writing, trail running, and community building sparked and fires up the value that she brings to creating compelling and exciting content and campaign ideas.

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/briana-sullivan-31602224/

More about Keep Nature Wild:

At Keep Nature Wild, we like to have fun outside. We share stories around the campfire. We look up at the stars. We dream big. We laugh—loudly. We bring that light-hearted spirit to every item we make and every outdoor cleanup we host.

Our products are crazy cozy, super soft, and exceptionally comfy. We design outdoor apparel and accessories to bring a smile to your face, to brighten your day, to enable your next adventure, to spark connections, to build community, and to make our planet a better place.

Website: https://keepnaturewild.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/keepnaturewild/

Different environmental issues affect every one of us and every industry there is. This fact tells us that everyone is responsible for these issues. We don’t need to be environmental experts to make a change and no matter where we are, we can make a difference. Our actions may feel small but every action is extremely powerful.

In this episode, Bri interviews Kayla Anderson of Climate Re:Play. She talks about how they brought conversations and actions about climate change and other environmental issues into the gaming industry through the different platforms originally used by the gaming community. 

Listen up and learn more.

Episode 17 at a glance…

• About Kayla Anderson and what she does
• Kayla’s background and what lead her to Climate Re:Play
• What kind of platform Twitch is and the most asked questions there
• Key tips on what you can do to make a sustainable change
• The origin story of Climate Re:Play
• Different projects of Climate Re:Play
• The main initiatives of Climate Re:Play
• The Climate Re:Play team and community
• Expanding the conversations about the environmental issues
• Climate Re:Play’s collaborations with different organizations 
• Climate Re:Play’s NFT guide
• Future projects of Climate Re:Play
• How to connect with Kayla and Climate Re:Play

Until the next episode!

Today’s Guest:

Kayla Anderson is the social media and communications lead for Climate Re:Play. They are taking over to bring climate change and other environmental issues to the forefront of the gaming industry as a whole.

Connect and know more about Kayla Anderson and Climate Re:Play here:

Tiktok:  https://www.tiktok.com/@imbaela
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/imbaela
Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/imbaela
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kaylanderson
Website: https://www.climatereplay.org 

About the host:

Briana Sullivan is the Community Manager of Keep Nature Wild. Her passions for writing, trail running, and community building sparked and fires up the value that she brings to creating compelling and exciting content and campaign ideas.

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/briana-sullivan-31602224/

More about Keep Nature Wild:

At Keep Nature Wild, we like to have fun outside. We share stories around the campfire. We look up at the stars. We dream big. We laugh—loudly. We bring that light-hearted spirit to every item we make and every outdoor cleanup we host.

Our products are crazy cozy, super soft, and exceptionally comfy. We design outdoor apparel and accessories to bring a smile to your face, to brighten your day, to enable your next adventure, to spark connections, to build community, and to make our planet a better place.

Website: https://keepnaturewild.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/keepnaturewild/

If no one ever starts, nothing happens. Sometimes, all it takes is one person to do something that will spread awareness and make a big impact. The lack of enough formal education about the environment should not stop you from speaking and talking to people if you want to. You can surround yourself with people who have the knowledge and continuously learn from them. You’ll never know how much of an impact you can make.

In this episode, Caulin Donaldson talks about his trash collection adventures and the videos he makes about it that reach a lot of people and spread so much awareness among them. He shares that one memorable experience that pushed him into caring more about the environment and how he never stopped making an impact.

Listen up and learn more.

Episode 16 at a glance…

• The experience that pushed Caulin into caring about the environment
• Caulin’s background and how he learned more
• What got Caulin into creating his videos and how it is going
• Caulin’s biggest message to people
• Unintentional and maliceful climate doomism
• Focusing more on the solutions than the problems
• Caulin’s experiences from attending summits and conventions
• Caulin’s toy boxes series
• Other things about Caulin’s trash adventures
• How to connect with Caulin

Until the next episode!

Today’s Guest:

Caulin Donaldson is an environmentalist who picks up trash from the beach and finds ways to influence people to preserve the environment through his videos on different social media platforms mainly on TikTok.

Connect and know more about Caulin here:

Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@trashcaulin
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/TrashCaulin
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/trashcaulin/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TrashCaulin/ 

About the host:

Briana Sullivan is the Community Manager of Keep Nature Wild. Her passions for writing, trail running, and community building sparked and fires up the value that she brings to creating compelling and exciting content and campaign ideas.

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/briana-sullivan-31602224/

More about Keep Nature Wild:

At Keep Nature Wild, we like to have fun outside. We share stories around the campfire. We look up at the stars. We dream big. We laugh—loudly. We bring that light-hearted spirit to every item we make and every outdoor cleanup we host.

Our products are crazy cozy, super soft, and exceptionally comfy. We design outdoor apparel and accessories to bring a smile to your face, to brighten your day, to enable your next adventure, to spark connections, to build community, and to make our planet a better place.

Website: https://keepnaturewild.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/keepnaturewild/

Positivity motivates us in so many ways. We all have such potential to be positive beings but sometimes we have to see it through the lives of the simplest people for it to resonate within us.

In this episode, Danny Giovale, CEO and founder of Kahtoola talks all about the story of their company. He shares how he came up with the development of their unique products and what inspires them to keep their commitment to being for the people.

Listen up and learn more.

Episode 14 at a glance…

• Danny Giovale and Kahtoola
• Danny’s start of his relationship with the outdoors
• Danny’s education
• What lead Danny to create Kahtoola and his research
• The development of Kahtoola’s first product
• The vision and mission of Kahtoola
• Kahtoola for the people
• What Danny envisions for Kahtoola in the next 3 years
• Kahtoola’s commitment to sustainability

Until the next episode!

Recommended Book:

Let My People Go Surfing: The Education of a Reluctant Businessman by Yvon Chouinard
https://www.amazon.com/Let-People-Surfing-Education-Businessman/dp/0143037838 

Today’s Guest:

Danny Giovale is the founder and CEO of Kahtoola.

Kahtoola is an outdoor and sporting goods company that produces gears that adds security and performance to lightweight flexible footwear.

Connect and know more about  Kahtoola here:
Website:  https://www.kahtoola.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kahtoola
Kahtoola Uphill: https://ww.kahtoola.com/about/events/kahtoola-uphill/ 

About the host:

Briana Sullivan is the Community Manager of Keep Nature Wild. Her passions for writing, trail running, and community building sparked and fires up the value that she brings to creating compelling and exciting content and campaign ideas.

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/briana-sullivan-31602224/

More about Keep Nature Wild:

At Keep Nature Wild, we like to have fun outside. We share stories around the campfire. We look up at the stars. We dream big. We laugh—loudly. We bring that light-hearted spirit to every item we make and every outdoor cleanup we host.

Our products are crazy cozy, super soft, and exceptionally comfy. We design outdoor apparel and accessories to bring a smile to your face, to brighten your day, to enable your next adventure, to spark connections, to build community, and to make our planet a better place.

Website: https://keepnaturewild.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/keepnaturewild/

Wherever we are in the world, we can always make a difference. When we take time to realize how all things around us are interconnected, we are motivated to move and take these little steps to make a change. As we take these little steps together, we reach progression and make a big difference.

In this episode, Hannah Tizedes talks about her journey to creating The Trashy Collection. She shares some of the memorable experiences that had been the game-changer for her that contributed to her current advocacy and the message she wants to tell everyone. 

Listen up and learn more.

Episode 14 at a glance…

• Hannah Tizedes and The Trashy Collection
• Hannah’s most memorable experience in the outdoors
• How Hannah started with her arts and how her collection kept growing
• The journey that merged all of Hannah’s passion
• Hannah’s life-changing job at a local recycling facility
• The messaging that struck people and get them involved
• Hannah’s first piece of art made of trash
• The kinds of trash you can find anywhere
• The creation of The Trashy Collection
• The Trashy Collection’s mission and vision
• What Hannah learned since she started her journey
• Some of Hannah’s favorite swaps
• The alternatives to the usual trash you see anywhere
• How Hannah got more comfortable with sharing what she does
• The things we can do to drive progression

Until the next episode!

Today’s Guest:

Hannah Tizedes is the founder of The Trashy Collection.

The Trashy Collection collects trash and makes litters into beautiful arts.

Connect and know more about Hannah Tizedes and The Trashy Collection  here:
Website:  https://www.thetrashycollection.com
Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/thetrashycollection 

About the host:

Briana Sullivan is the Community Manager of Keep Nature Wild. Her passions for writing, trail running, and community building sparked and fires up the value that she brings to creating compelling and exciting content and campaign ideas.

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/briana-sullivan-31602224/

More about Keep Nature Wild:

At Keep Nature Wild, we like to have fun outside. We share stories around the campfire. We look up at the stars. We dream big. We laugh—loudly. We bring that light-hearted spirit to every item we make and every outdoor cleanup we host.

Our products are crazy cozy, super soft, and exceptionally comfy. We design outdoor apparel and accessories to bring a smile to your face, to brighten your day, to enable your next adventure, to spark connections, to build community, and to make our planet a better place.

Website: https://keepnaturewild.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/keepnaturewild/

The current situation of our planet and the news we hear every day cause so much anxiety to people. Most of us are willing to do something to help but some just don’t know where to start and often think that their actions won’t matter to change anything anyway.

In reality, we are all imperfect advocates for climate change. Every individual action matters but it won’t matter enough to stop climate change unless it is collective and it reaches the government and the corporate levels. We have to keep going and take these actions, no matter how small we think they are. If we have more people who take initiative to be leaders in their communities, imagine what a different place we could be in.

In this episode, Dakota Jones of Footprints Running talks about how important it is for every one of us to take action to make a change. He shares their missions at Footprints Running, the activities they are doing during camps, and how you can get involved.

Listen up and learn more.

Episode 13 at a glance…

• Dakota Jones’ background
• The overview and mission of Footprints Running and their running camps
• How Dakota’s early years and upbringing connected him to the outdoors
• Dakota’s pathway to what he’s doing now
• How surviving difficult things gives us a sense of fulfillment and purpose
• People as imperfect advocates
• Bringing people into the solution
• The overwhelming news and climate change anxiety
• Motivating everyone to get involved and make an impact
• Dakota’s first camp experience
• The process of application and camp activities overview
• Willingness to fail to make progress
• How Dakota found and got mentors for Footprints
• Dakota’s call to action

Until the next episode!

Today’s Guest:

Dakota Jones is the founder and executive director of Footprints Running. 

Footprints Running develop leaders in climate action. Their camps combine environmental education with direct action.

Connect and know more about  Dakota and Footprints Running here:

Website: https://www.runfootprints.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/footprintsrunning 

About the host:

Briana Sullivan is the Community Manager of Keep Nature Wild. Her passions for writing, trail running, and community building sparked and fires up the value that she brings to creating compelling and exciting content and campaign ideas.

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/briana-sullivan-31602224/

More about Keep Nature Wild:

At Keep Nature Wild, we like to have fun outside. We share stories around the campfire. We look up at the stars. We dream big. We laugh—loudly. We bring that light-hearted spirit to every item we make and every outdoor cleanup we host.

Our products are crazy cozy, super soft, and exceptionally comfy. We design outdoor apparel and accessories to bring a smile to your face, to brighten your day, to enable your next adventure, to spark connections, to build community, and to make our planet a better place.

Website: https://keepnaturewild.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/keepnaturewild/

Every person should have the right and the opportunity to engage in conversations about the world that we live in and the issues that we encounter. This opens up a lot of possibilities and solutions that we can work out together to have a better world for us and the next generations to come.

In this episode, Ross Reid of Nerdy About Nature talks about the platform he is creating and the content he is making. He shares a lot of his knowledge and insights about the things that we can do to start and make an impact.

Listen up and learn more.

Episode 12 at a glance…

• Ross Reid and Nerdy About Nature
• Ross’ experience in advocating with indigenous people against salmon farming
• Making conversations about the environment accessible to everybody
• Working together to fix society’s problems
• Where should people start to make a move or an impact
• Learning from and empowering indigenous nations
• The concept of Anthropocene 
• How we’re all ecological beings
• Where Ross’ passion and knowledge about nature came from
• How Ross comes out with his topics and makes content about it
• The current issues at hand in Canada
• Old-growth forests and second-growth forests
• Calls-to-action for everyone
• What does keeping nature wild mean for Ross

Until the next episode!

Today’s Guest:

Ross Reid is the founder of Nerdy About Nature

Nerdy About Nature is a platform where Ross documents and shares observations and fun facts about the natural world.

Connect and know more about  Ross Reid and Nerdy About Nature here:

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/nerdyaboutnature
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/nerdyaboutnature
Website: https://www.nerdyaboutnature.com
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@nerdyaboutneature
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nerdyaboutnature
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NerdyAboutNature
Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/nerdyaboutnature  

About the host:

Briana Sullivan is the Community Manager of Keep Nature Wild. Her passions for writing, trail running, and community building sparked and fires up the value that she brings to creating compelling and exciting content and campaign ideas.

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/briana-sullivan-31602224/

More about Keep Nature Wild:

At Keep Nature Wild, we like to have fun outside. We share stories around the campfire. We look up at the stars. We dream big. We laugh—loudly. We bring that light-hearted spirit to every item we make and every outdoor cleanup we host.

Our products are crazy cozy, super soft, and exceptionally comfy. We design outdoor apparel and accessories to bring a smile to your face, to brighten your day, to enable your next adventure, to spark connections, to build community, and to make our planet a better place.

Website: https://keepnaturewild.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/keepnaturewild/

Every person of every color should have a chance to experience the outdoors comfortably. It’s just beautiful to have a safe space where people from different cultures and backgrounds could come together, explore, and connect through nature.

In this episode, Bri interviews Raquel Gomez, the founder of Atabey Outdoors. She talks about what made her come up with the idea of creating Atabey Outdoors and its vision. She also shares some of her beautiful experiences exploring the outdoors with the girls and the next years for Atabey Outdoors.

Listen up and learn more.

Episode 11 at a glance…

• Raquel Gomez and Atabey Outdoors
• How Raquel was introduced into the outdoors as a kid and her early outdoor experiences
• The root of  propelling Atabey Outdoors to creation
• -What it’s like for Raquel to be the only person in color in the space
• The meaning of Atabey and the origin story of Atabey Outdoors
• The next 2-5 years for Atabey Outdoors
• Getting support for Atabey’s first activities
• Grand Canyon camping experience
• The memories after every adventure
• What does keeping nature wild mean for Raquel

Until the next episode!

Today’s Guest:

Raquel Gomez is the CEO and founder of Atabey Outdoors.

Atabey Outdoors is a non-profit organization committed to providing fun and safe outdoor experiences for black, indigenous, and youth of color.

Connect and know more about  Raquel and Atabey Outdoors here:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/atabeyoutdoors
Website: https://www.atabeyoutdoors.com
E-mail Address: hello@atabeyoutdoors.com

About the host:

Briana Sullivan is the Community Manager of Keep Nature Wild. Her passions for writing, trail running, and community building sparked and fires up the value that she brings to creating compelling and exciting content and campaign ideas.

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/briana-sullivan-31602224/

More about Keep Nature Wild:

At Keep Nature Wild, we like to have fun outside. We share stories around the campfire. We look up at the stars. We dream big. We laugh—loudly. We bring that light-hearted spirit to every item we make and every outdoor cleanup we host.

Our products are crazy cozy, super soft, and exceptionally comfy. We design outdoor apparel and accessories to bring a smile to your face, to brighten your day, to enable your next adventure, to spark connections, to build community, and to make our planet a better place.

Website: https://keepnaturewild.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/keepnaturewild/