What's your Environmental Passion?

From plastic pollution to deforestation to species preservation, there are so many dynamic and important challenges presented to the natural world. With tons of different solutions, its hard to know which charities align to your brand of activism, and the change that you want to make. Take this quiz to find out what your environmental passion is, and which charities can help you support it!

What is your idea of the perfect outdoor afternoon?

Swimming, surfing, sailing, anything in the water!

Playing with my pets

Quietly walking through nature

Protesting or volunteering with an environmental rights group

What animal best represents you?

Sea Lion

Bird

Shark

Puppy

What issue is most important to you?

Not having enough green space

Plastic polluting our oceans and bodies of water

Not enough large scale change by government and corporations

Overcrowded animal shelters

If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would you go?

The Serengeti, Tanzania

Copenhagen, Denmark

Maui, Hawaii

Yellowstone, Wyoming

If you could make one thing magically disappear, what would it be?

Cars (and improve public transportation)

Plastic (and give everyone reusable materials)

Fossil Fuels (and create more renewable power)

Animal Shelters (and give all foster animals a home)

What's your favorite form of travel?

Walking (or marching, with signs)

Horseriding

Biking

Sailing

If you could only do one physical activity for the rest of your life, what would it be?

Walking the dog

Hiking

Swimming

Dancing

How do you create change?

Protesting with like-minded people

Collecting supplies for nonprofits

Cleaning up environments

Creating safe spaces in my community

Surfer Dude

Sup, brah! You spend more time in the water than on land (at least, you'd like to), and that means taking care of the ocean, lakes, rivers, and their surrounding habitats. The ocean contains an estimated 50-80% of life on Earth, as well as more than 90% of living space on the planet. Coral reefs, an ecosystem in shallow tropic waters, house over a million species of plants and animals, protect our coasts from storms and floods, and benefit the fishing, medical and tourism industries. Coral reefs and other ocean ecosystems are in danger due to plastic pollution, overfishing and rising ocean temperatures, but nonprofits like Coral Gardeners and the Pacific Marine Mammal Center are helping to protect our waters and all the life that depends on them.

Animal Lover

Puppies! Sorry, I meant, PUPPIES!!! You probably say this more than the average activist. But animal shelters aren't just for pets. Marine mammal shelters, like the Marine Mammal Care Center, provide medical assistance and shelter up to 1,800 sick and injured seals and sea lions every year. These animals are given a second chance at survival they otherwise wouldn't have, and larger distressed mammals such as whales, dolphins and porpoises are given treatment out on the field. If you're an animal lover, the Marine Mammal Care Center and Pacific Marine Mammal Center may be charities you're interested in.

Park Pal

Chances are, you've been to a park (we hope). Parks have a huge range of benefits for health, pets, homeowners, and community as a whole. However, they are also a place to preserve the natural habitat of your town, clean the air, and cool the temperatures. Natural public spaces can improve the watershed of your area, limiting flooding and improving water quality. These are all focuses of the nonprofits North East Trees and Friends of the LA River, which create clean, natural, eco-friendly spaces in Los Angeles. If you're a Park Pal, these are the charities you might want to support!

Community Builder

All you need to make change is paint, cardboard, and 50-300 other activists. Change in the world is made by people like you, who love to inspire others and help them make change. You don't have a particular style of activism; helping others find their style is your style! For you, the charities North East Trees and the Pacific Marine Mammal Center may be good choices. Both have huge impacts on the communities that surround them, through both their direct missions as nonprofits and the education they provide to their communities.