International Polar Bear Day
It's International Polar Bear Day! A few facts and an awareness helper are below. A fun cartoon about polar bears to share with kids is Octonauts'...
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Jeans for Wildlife
Austin Wildlife Rescue can use your old jeans!
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Kids Rain Boots at Academy
They have kid and adult rain boots at Academy Sports + Outdoors! Rain is coming Austin, are you ready?
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LifeWorks Coat Drive through the Ethical Society of Austin
I'm on the mailing list for Ethical Society of Austin. I was so excited to see them have an adult coat drive to support LifeWorks when it was cold....
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Little Jar for Lotion in Your Car/Purse/Bag
Lotion from home in a glass bottle is going to be greener than a travel tube, any tube, or a pump. I found a small glass jar at the Guadalupe...
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Make Your Own Waterproof Waders
It snowed and iced a lot here in Texas last week. We were not prepared clothing-wise. Austin doesn't get real snow, mostly ice when it does get cold...
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May 5, 2025
Today is May 5 and National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Native Women and Girls (MMIWG). You may come across MMIP for People, MMIW for...
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Misinformation: GreenLight Air Pillow
A neighbor asked what to do with Greenlight air pillows so I sent in the question to Austin Resource Recovery since I wasn't sure with the conflicting...
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Mittens and Sweaters: Fabric Shaver
It's fabric shaver weather. I am handing down my son's outgrown mittens to our friends and after a wash, I ran a pass of the fabric shaver over them...
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My Favorite 100% Organic Cotton Hoodie
I'm wearing a 4ocean 100% organic cotton hoodie (there is a discount link below). Most sweatshirts are polyester (plastic) or they're a cotton-poly...
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