{"id":25,"date":"2022-04-21T05:03:00","date_gmt":"2022-04-21T05:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/naturefirst.org\/2022-4-20-earth-day-and-nature-first\/"},"modified":"2026-01-16T13:27:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T20:27:11","slug":"earth-day-and-nature-first","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/naturefirst.org\/en\/news-items\/2022\/04\/21\/earth-day-and-nature-first\/","title":{"rendered":"Earth Day &amp; Nature First"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"25\" class=\"elementor elementor-25\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8554348 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8554348\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-21c2d6c\" data-id=\"21c2d6c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-490b659 elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"490b659\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-e32d2e8 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/naturefirst.org\/en\/news-items\/2022\/04\/21\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-calendar\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>April 21, 2022<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-331bf5a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"331bf5a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1668559294642_769\">Article by Rick Dunn, Nature First Board of Directors. <\/em><\/p><p class=\"\" style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\">Here at Nature First, every day is a day for prioritizing and celebrating the earth as we work alongside our partners, ambassadors, members and dedicated volunteers to bring awareness to the impact of photography on wildlife and wild lands, and promote the role of photographers as stewards of nature.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-86da9b1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"86da9b1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9185114\" data-id=\"9185114\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d4ac6f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4d4ac6f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"564\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/naturefirst.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Rick_Dunn_1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048 wp-image-26\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/naturefirst.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Rick_Dunn_1.jpg 564w, https:\/\/naturefirst.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Rick_Dunn_1-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/naturefirst.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Rick_Dunn_1-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 564px) 100vw, 564px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">\u00a9 Rick Dunn 2022. All Rights Reserved.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3b32d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c3b32d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"\">But Earth Day is always a special time for us, in part because it&#8217;s a time when more of the world joins with us in thinking about simple and positive ways in which we can better protect and preserve our cherished natural resources. It&#8217;s also special for us as it marks our own anniversary &#8211; an opportunity to reflect on what we&#8217;ve built in just 3 short years of Nature First.<\/p><p class=\"\">On this Earth Day 2022, we invite you to join with us and all of our partners including Earthday.org and Leave No Trace to take some small action that will perhaps become a regular part of your experiences in nature, long after Earth Day has come and passed. If we all do just a little bit, the collective impact can be enormous.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-0822363 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0822363\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-89423aa\" data-id=\"89423aa\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f43621 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0f43621\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"\"><strong>The Little Calls to Action that Have Big Impact:<\/strong><\/p><p class=\"\"><strong><em>Nature First<\/em><\/strong><\/p><ul data-rte-list=\"default\"><li><p class=\"\">You can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.naturefirst.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>visit our website<\/strong><\/a> to see how we&#8217;re working with photographers across the globe inspiring, educating, and uniting everyone making photographs and videos in nature; empowering them to be ambassadors of the natural world.<\/p><\/li><li><p class=\"\">You can take a pledge to follow the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.naturefirst.org\/en\/principles\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Nature First Principles<\/strong><\/a> of ethical nature photography.<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-182e22c\" data-id=\"182e22c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d0cb9a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0d0cb9a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"378\" height=\"506\" src=\"https:\/\/naturefirst.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Rick_Dunn_2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1314\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/naturefirst.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Rick_Dunn_2.jpg 378w, https:\/\/naturefirst.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Rick_Dunn_2-374x500.jpg 374w, https:\/\/naturefirst.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Rick_Dunn_2-9x12.jpg 9w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 378px) 100vw, 378px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">\u00a9 Rick Dunn 2022. All Rights Reserved.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1980516 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1980516\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1668559327352_703\" data-rte-list=\"default\"><li id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1668559327352_702\"><p id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1668559327352_701\" class=\"\">You can join over 5,000 photographers worldwide by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.naturefirst.org\/en\/join\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>becoming a member<\/strong><\/a> of Nature First. Membership is always free and inducts you into a global network of amateur and professional nature photographers who have committed to ethical nature photography.<\/p><\/li><li><p id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1668559327352_701\" class=\"\">You can make a donation to Nature First, which will be used to support the programs that help us protect and preserve the world&#8217;s natural and wild places.<\/p><\/li><li><p class=\"\"><strong><em>Earthday.org<\/em><\/strong><\/p><p class=\"\">\u25cf Visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.earthday.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Earthday.org website<\/strong><\/a> to find an Earth Day event near you<\/p><p class=\"\">\u25cf Visit the Earthday.org <a href=\"https:\/\/www.earthday.org\/take-action-now\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Action Center<\/strong><\/a> to learn about opportunities year-round to add your voice to world-changing conservation activities.<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91533c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"91533c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"904\" height=\"268\" src=\"https:\/\/naturefirst.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Rick_Dunn_3.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1315\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/naturefirst.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Rick_Dunn_3.jpg 904w, https:\/\/naturefirst.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Rick_Dunn_3-500x148.jpg 500w, https:\/\/naturefirst.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Rick_Dunn_3-768x228.jpg 768w, https:\/\/naturefirst.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Rick_Dunn_3-18x5.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 904px) 100vw, 904px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">\u00a9 Rick Dunn 2022. All Rights Reserved.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d30034f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d30034f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"\"><strong><em>Leave No Trace<\/em><\/strong><\/p><p class=\"\">\u25cf Learn about the LNT mission and the <a href=\"https:\/\/lnt.org\/why\/problems-we-solve\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>specific problems<\/strong><\/a> they&#8217;re working to solve<\/p><p class=\"\">\u25cf Learn how you can get involved in <a href=\"https:\/\/lnt.org\/get-involved\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>LNT initiatives<\/strong><\/a><\/p><p class=\"\">\u25cf Join an <a href=\"https:\/\/lnt.org\/event\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>LNT virtual 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