{"id":6,"date":"2025-06-22T01:39:36","date_gmt":"2025-06-22T01:39:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/littleleadersbigplanet.org\/?page_id=6"},"modified":"2025-06-22T01:54:00","modified_gmt":"2025-06-22T01:54:00","slug":"little-leaders-big-planet","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/littleleadersbigplanet.org\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-7 size-large\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/littleleadersbigplanet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/roots-n-shoots_20230528_17530125-1024x576.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/littleleadersbigplanet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/roots-n-shoots_20230528_17530125-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/littleleadersbigplanet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/roots-n-shoots_20230528_17530125-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/littleleadersbigplanet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/roots-n-shoots_20230528_17530125-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/littleleadersbigplanet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/roots-n-shoots_20230528_17530125-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/littleleadersbigplanet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/roots-n-shoots_20230528_17530125-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/littleleadersbigplanet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/roots-n-shoots_20230528_17530125-1200x675.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/littleleadersbigplanet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/roots-n-shoots_20230528_17530125-1400x788.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim\" style=\"background-color:#737664\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Nature Needs Us<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There\u2019s a troubling lack of interest in protecting nature and the environment\u2014Gen Z is less engaged in climate change than those over 65. Yet we need their involvement, as they are the leaders of tomorrow. Our initiative, led by a soon-to-be second grader, aims to inspire local elementary and high school students to take small actions that improve our environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The actions we are taking:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Organize clean-up efforts<\/strong> in public spaces\u2014including schools, recreation areas, and nature reserves\u2014in collaboration with teachers, school administrators, Atherton town staff, and park and reserve personnel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Raise awareness about environmental issues<\/strong> by participating in town events (e.g., Atherton&#8217;s Earth Day Festival), hosting school assemblies, and inviting environmental experts to speak in classrooms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Identify opportunities to restore local habitats<\/strong>, such as tree planting and invasive species removal, and encourage student participation in these activities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There\u2019s a troubling lack of interest in protecting nature and the environment\u2014Gen Z is less engaged in climate change than those over 65. Yet we need their involvement, as they are the leaders of tomorrow. Our initiative, led by a soon-to-be second grader, aims to inspire local elementary and high school students to take small &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_genesis_block_theme_hide_title":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-6","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","post","without-featured-image"],"featured_image_src":null,"featured_image_src_square":null,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/littleleadersbigplanet.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/littleleadersbigplanet.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/littleleadersbigplanet.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/littleleadersbigplanet.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/littleleadersbigplanet.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/littleleadersbigplanet.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/littleleadersbigplanet.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}