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![August Environmental Awareness Days 🗓
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It seems like every month there’s something new to celebrate, but we can always get with celebrating taking care of the Earth, right?
On my recent Overshoot Day post, some folks mentioned that they’d never heard of that particular annual environmental day before. There are so many ways and days for us to take the time to think about + take action for the environment, so I will be sharing the days that I know about! I hope that some of them resonate with you and inspire you to learn more and went to take action in a way that works for you 💚
If you know of any other dates in August or have any specific plans for recognizing the days, let me know in the comments!
Happy August, y’all!
{ps - September is packed so I can’t wait to share next month’s days with y’all!}](https://oldworldnew.us/wp-content/plugins/instagram-feed/img/placeholder.png)