Protecting the Environment
Rotary members are tackling environmental issues the way they always do: coming up with projects, using their connections to change policy and planning for the future.
Rotary is committed to supporting activities that strengthen the conservation and protection of natural resources, advance ecological sustainability, and foster harmony between communities and the environment. We empower communities to access grants and other resources, embrace local solutions, and spur innovation in an effort to address the causes and reduce the effects of climate change and environmental degradation.
Our Southeastern Pennsylvania District’s clubs support the local environment by helping to construct and maintain community gardens, plant trees, and clean and maintain local neighborhoods and public parks.
For Earth Day, Upper Main Line Rotary volunteers teamed up with the students of Conestoga High School Interact Club to clean up the gardens around the Veterans Memorial at Wilson Farm Park outside Philadelphia.
In 2022-23, the Rotary Foundation issued $3.3 million in global grants alone aimed at protecting the environment.
Conshohocken Plymouth Whitemarsh Rotary planting trees
Chestnut Hill Rotary cleanup at Jenks Academy of Arts and Sciences
Philadelphia Rotary clearing debris from Indian Creek at Morris Park
Conshohocken Plymouth-Whitemarsh Rotary garden plot
Chestnut Hill Rotary maintaining one of the Garden District's small parks along busy Germantown Avenue
Philadelphia Rotary preparing for grass seeding at Wyck Historic House and Garden in Germantown
Philadelphia Rotary preparing planting beds for boxwood restoration project at Wyck Historic House and Garden in Germantown
One of the Rotary Action Groups, Environmental Sustainability Rotary Action Group (ESRAG), unites people to take action to protect our environment for a sustainable future. ESRAG, gathers individuals, experts and partners whose goal is to provide awareness, dialogue, resources, and best practices for the environment. ESRAG also assists the Rotary family to plan, run, and evaluate projects, programs, and practices that support actions in the Environment Area of Focus and address the triple planetary crisis.
Read more about how Rotary Clubs around the world are combating climate change in their communities HERE.
