Ways to volunteer for Earth Week

If you're interested in volunteering, you can contact the United Way of Olmsted County

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And going along with earth week?

Earth fest has been postponed this year due to everything going on.

But there are still plenty of ways you can volunteer in your community and still do some good for the environment.

Kimt news 3's madelyne watkins joins us live this morning to share some things you can brooke and tyler.

Earth week is all about doing good for the environment... and that includes just doing good for those around you.

While we're practicing social distancing, there are still plenty of ways you can do so.

< if there's an environmental issue you care about, reach out to local organizations like the sierra club or minnesota 350 because they're still working hard to tackle those issues.

Rick morris with the sierra club tells me the best way we can do good for the community is continuing to limit close interaction with each other so we can keep flattening the curve of covi?

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But you can still support one another from a distance.

Morris says he's seeing a lot of mutual aid groups pop up in the community.

That means neighbors are still checking in on each other, especially during these times of "one example might be a medically fragile or an elderly neighbor who can't go to the store or doesn't want to risk going to the store.

So maybe you could do their shopping for them, wipe down the groceries with a lysol wipe and leave it for them.

Those sorts of little things is a really important way our community can come together."

Morris says some people might start to feel lonely during these times.

So just reaching out to others could help you and someone else from having those feelings.

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Madelyne watkins kimt thank you madelyne.

Morris says for a list of more organizations still looking for volunteers, you can check in with the united way of olmsted county.

And there's more stuff going on for earth week... rochester park and recreation is holding challenges this week to help you learn more about the benefits of trees.

Vanessa komada is a "minnesota green corps" member.

She says even with the pandemic, "earth week" is still a good time to get outside, while practicing "we can celebrate nature by together recognizing that it's all around us even when we're by ourselves, we can appreciate that."

We'll have more on the different challeges for