The Kofan indigenous community in the Ecuadorian Amazon must protect its ancestral territory from encroachment by large energy companies.

Every April, 60 college kids from around the country attend Living Lands and Waters’ unique “Alternative Spring Break” program – trading happy hours and beach tans for spending a week on McKellar Lake with founder Chad Pregracke and his inspiring river rat crew as they clean up the Mississippi River’s waterways and learn about river-related careers.

Two friends paddle 425 miles down the coast of Lake Michigan to help shut down an aging oil pipeline running through the heart of the Great Lakes.