Last Sunday, May 22, a Ground Blessing Service was held for the “Gardens at Bethany Place” at Grace Cathedral in Topeka. The service was attended…..

Seventeen years ago, David Robinson of the Endangered Species Coalition lobbied for…

Trinity Episcopal Church is participating in “No Mow May”. This was brought to our attention by our association with LETUS, Lawrence Ecology Teams United in Sustainability. LETUS is an association …

Hearing about positive actions that will help care for creation is uplifting and inspiring and gives all of us Umph to continue our own Earth Steward actions. Here are such stories from the east coast, west coast, close to us and…

Last Sunday, which was the end of the official celebration of Earth Day, Fr. Rob preached on the visible signs of human plastic pollution in the Pacific Gyre – the size of Texas. A gyre is where…

April is Earth Month and, of course, the celebrated Earth Day. Lawrence is not hosting the usual parade and fun event in the park, but we can put some fun in the celebration through a little quiz…….

Our Book of Common Prayer is filled with many delightful prayers that we hear infrequently. Such a one is called “A Song of Creation," which consists of three parts: Cosmic Order, The Earth and its Creatures….

The Ogallala Aquifer is a huge underground lake that goes from South Dakota through Nebraska, Wyoming, Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma, New Mexico and Texas. It covers over 174,000 square miles bringing water for farms, cattle ranches and municipalities. The United States Geological Survey recently …..

Plastic is everywhere and it is causing a lot of problems. Our oceans are full of cast-off plastic that gradually degrades into smaller and smaller bits--but never goes away. Bigger bits wrap themselves around……

Spring is finally here. Trees are budding, lawns are showing a bit of greening, birds are adding their songs and new life is everywhere. Here is….

Food waste is a world-wide issue that needs attention. Statistics show that the world wastes over 1.3 billion tons of food per year. In the United States our grocery stores dump about 3.5 million tons of food a year (mostly dairy products and produce). Some grocery chains are trying to do better…..

There can be no doubt about the huge humanitarian toll that Ukraine is suffering every day the war continues. Over two million have fled to neighboring countries and those left behind face shortages of all basic ……

One aspect of Lenten discipline is to examine our lives and to seek God’s presence in our inmost thoughts and actions. To follow such a discipline is no easy task in a world filled with individual and societal stressors. Immersing ourselves in……

Rather than focus on one topic, this TEST TIDBITS will consist of somewhat unconnected bites of information that readers will want….

The world is a very interesting place and especially interesting are unusual facts about nature. This Tidbits will be in the form of a quiz. See if you know the answers….

I hope everyone has been out and walking in the unusually warm weather we have been having? Now might be a great time to explore the nature trails at Clinton Lake or revisit the Baker Wetlands. These natural surroundings….

In November of 2021, the $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill was passed. Of the many sections of the bill, there is one that is of great interest to Earth Stewards. This is the set aside of $350 million for the construction of animal crossings in……

Plastic pollution in our oceans is more than just the visible flotsam and jetsam easily spotted bobbing up and down in the waves or caught in the whirlpools called gyres that have been named “garbage patches” in our oceans….

Plastics in the ocean are a huge problem and need to be addressed soon. It is predicted that in a decade, for every 3 pounds of fish in the ocean there will be at least one pound of plastic. According to the Ocean Conservancy…..

Here are eight interesting specific ways some in the scientific community are proposing that will solve a part of the world’s climate change crisis. While some may pose some relief, we all know that the best way to….