The Mission of One Beautiful Planet

We aim to inspire, perform, and support environmental restoration efforts.
Our primary goals are positively impacting on our surroundings through volunteer activities
and connecting individuals who share a passion for immediate and concrete change.

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Leaders, stories, opinions, and musings

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International Coastal Cleanup: A Day to Turn Trash Into Change
International Coastal Cleanup: A Day to Turn Trash Into Change

International Coastal Cleanup: a personal experience. How volunteers united by the simple goal of protecting the ocean can have a compounding impact.

Annapolis Baygrass Festival: A Model for Sustainable Music Events
Annapolis Baygrass Festival: A Model for Sustainable Music Events

Annapolis Baygrass Festival blends bluegrass, sustainability, and mental health support—creating a music experience rooted in environmental action, community care, and lasting personal impact.

One Woman’s Mission to Save the Toads: A Local Hero's Springtime Ritual
One Woman’s Mission to Save the Toads: A Local Hero's Springtime Ritual

An inspiring story about amateur environmental action: protecting the toads and how a spontaneous roadside rescue turned into an annual ritual of care, documentation, and grassroots conservation.

Partners in Environmental Action
Partners in Environmental Action

Organizations supported that are dedicated to ongoing and relevant environmental action.

Inspiring Figure: Chad Pregracke
Inspiring Figure: Chad Pregracke

A true environmental entrepreneur from Moline, IL - USA

The Night Sky: Key to Experiencing and Preserving Earth’s Beauty
The Night Sky: Key to Experiencing and Preserving Earth’s Beauty

Dark skies are part of our environment. Thus, protecting the night sky from light pollution is just another form of positive, environmental action.

Beautiful- and spontaneous - to see NYC skyline 40 miles away!!
Clean up litter from the places you enjoy !!!
One hour, two volunteers, early morning fun - leave the river bank better than you found it!
Earn that turkey !!!!! Happy Thanksgiving!
One hour of volunteering can make a difference!! Schuylkill River - Conshohocken PA.
So glad we’re able to support the work of Andy Abbott and @beachbucketfoundation !! Thank you for all you do, encouraging beach goers to cleanup marine debris and litter. Keep our beaches and parks clean!!
Why not adopt a road!?! 30 min last weekend = one bag of litter picked up, and the world a little better. Right in front of lovely @georgeschool in Bucks County Pennsylvania #adoptahighway #buckscountypa
Quick cleanup at 7,200 feet altitude in the Carpathian Mountains. Leave any place better than you found it !! Anthropomorphic rock formations are Quaternary era 2 million year old monoliths formed largely through wind erosion.
Boston cleanup after work earlier this week, in Commons park and along Charles River. Thank you fellow volunteer @neznaykatya !
Was with my beautiful on vacation a couple of weeks ago and we could not just sit still and not lend a hand to keep the beach clean! Thank you @beachbucketfoundation for all you do!! Great idea!! Pick up a bucket, clean up , empty it in the trash can
Visited @loggerheadmarinelifecenter during spring break - amazing work at this turtle hospital! Thank you for all you do! Read about it in our next newsletter .
Visited @loggerheadmarinelifecenter on spring break and attended lecture by amazing photographer sharkbaitjulian ! Amazing place !! Read about it our next newsletter
Philadelphia Fairmount Park! Route 76 W exit
Cleaning up time!! Weekends are for volunteering! At South Ardmore Park , in Lower Merion PA.
Not our trash but our public space! Here’s how to turn an evening walk to the local bank into an adventure of litter picking , or in academic terms, restorative environmental action!!
Going full influencer mode in this video ! Streaming from lovely Princeton NJ and the shores of Lake Carnegie. What are you doing today to leave the world better than you found it?

Our Latest Efforts

Environmental restoration: cleanup events,
litter removal, tree plantings, etc.
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Fundamentals

Nature, our environment, sustainability, recycling, carbon credits, pollution, waste management, the circular economy: embark on a journey of discovery.

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Remarkable Creature: The Atlantic Horseshoe Crab (limulus polyphemus)
Remarkable Creature: The Atlantic Horseshoe Crab (limulus polyphemus)

A little-known, yet amazing prehistoric creature which has been around for more than 445 million years.

Remarkable Creature: The Tortoise
Remarkable Creature: The Tortoise

The symbolism and unique characteristics of the longest-living land animal: the tortoise

Birds are “Spring”-ing In: What Can You Do?
Birds are “Spring”-ing In: What Can You Do?

As spring nears, birds return, facing threats like habitat loss, predators, and window collisions. Simple actions, like rescue initiatives, planting native vegetation, preventing window strikes, and keeping cats indoors can support bird populations and their ecosystem.

Tools, how to's, and deeper dives in key environmental issues
A Silent Revolution in Your Kitchen: Why Composting is the Most Radical (and Easiest) Thing You Can Do
A Silent Revolution in Your Kitchen: Why Composting is the Most Radical (and Easiest) Thing You Can Do

Composting: putting life back where it belongs. When food scraps are buried in landfills or flushed away, they become pollution. When composted, they become soil. This quiet, everyday choice is one of the simple acts of environmental action we can take.

Five Takeaways from the 2025 Wharton Energy and Climate Conference
Five Takeaways from the 2025 Wharton Energy and Climate Conference

Insights from the 17th edition of the annual Wharton Energy and Climate Conference - Philadelphia, November 7, 2025

Litter Grabbers Review: Eleven Tools to Choose From
Litter Grabbers Review: Eleven Tools to Choose From

Compare features, durability, and suitability in various environments of litter grabbers for efficient cleanups. Help your neighborhood - or when traveling - by choosing the right litter picker.

The Mental and Physical Health Benefits of Volunteering to Pick Up Litter
The Mental and Physical Health Benefits of Volunteering to Pick Up Litter

Volunteering outside reduces stress, keeps you active, and lowers your blood pressure. Also, it can lead to decrease inflammation and a stronger, healthier cardiovascular system.

Event Notes: The 2024 Wharton Energy and Climate Conference
Event Notes: The 2024 Wharton Energy and Climate Conference

Insights from the 16th edition of the annual Wharton Energy and Climate Conference held in Philadelphia on November 1, 2024

Overview of Plastics Recycling in The US
Overview of Plastics Recycling in The US

Market forces, what works and what doesn’t, policy initiatives such as minimum PCR (post-consumer recycled content) thresholds and EPR (extended producer responsibility)

Research

Event notes, organizations and individuals supported, tools and apps, climate change effects etc.

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“Our task must be to widen our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty.”

— Albert Einstein

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