It’s that time again, when Rock the Earth is educating and activating concertgoers around the country. Our summer team has been to Summer Camp and Bonnaroo, and has partnered with Sophistafunk, Nathaniel Rateliff and Ray Lamontagne. Find highlights of our work at Bonnaroo below. Rock the Earth is excited to announce a new partnership with the Wild Horse Project. We give thanks to some amazing volunteers in this issue as well. Finally, we found some innovative ways that groups around the country are working hard to recycle items to have second lives – learn about them in the Key of Green.
Key of Green
Hard-to-recycle items like mattresses, prescription bottles and tires have long been a concern for the environmental and recycling communities. Over the last few years, it’s been refreshing to see the conversation become more mainstream. In Colorado, for example, a nonprofit called “Spring Back Colorado” has taken on recycling old mattresses. [...]
Volunteer Jam
June kicks off our busiest time at Rock the Earth. It’s also when we tap into some awesome volunteers from around the country. This month, we’d like to make a special shout out to the following group of outstanding Rock the Earth volunteers: Jordyn Walker, Abby Simon, Ashley Romero, Carnel [...]
Rock the Earth Spotlight
Over the years Rock the Earth has enjoyed the support of thousands of passionate volunteers. Every so often, a human resource comes along that is soon becomes so invaluable to your organization that it’s difficult to even quantify. Mark Berger, owner of Madison House Design and Mark Berger Creative, web-designer [...]
Partnership with the Wild Horse Project
Rock the Earth is pleased to announce a new partnership. The Wild Horse Project, based in Boulder, but national in terms of their focus, is working to ensure that public lands are suitable for and available to the wild Mustang population in the United States. Over the past 100 years, [...]
Bonnaroo Brilliance
For the 11th year in a row, Rock the Earth played a major role in providing programming at Bonnaroo. This year’s festival hosted performances by LCD Sound System, Dead & Company, Pearl Jam, Ween, Leon Bridges, Brett Dennen and many more. Rock the Earth facilitated music performances, interviews, environmentally focused [...]