As the leaves start to bloom across Park City, we are all getting excited about summer fun! Whether you’re camping, going for a trip domestically or internationally, or even just relaxing at home, we all must maintain sustainable habits during the summer months. Summer is a time or travel, and while most of us will not take our overseas voyages by sailboat like Greta Thunberg, there are still plenty of ways to make our travel a little more eco-friendly.

These choices include (but are not limited to) the following:
● Walk and bike! In the warm parts of the year, walking and biking is an excellent method
of travel short distances, while providing much-needed endorphins!
● While camping or hiking, make sure you abide by the rules of the park or area by being
vigilant when making and extinguishing fires, and staying on the trails so you don’t tread
on growing vegetation.
● Use public transportation whenever possible.
● Carpool with friends and family to your destinations!
● If available, take the train! Trains, in most cases, are more sustainable than planes and
buses.
● If you’re traveling abroad, fly with airlines that are actively reducing their emissions through the use of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF), such as Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, United Airlines, and Delta Air Lines.

Separately, we must also remember to maintain basic sustainable habits during the summer, such as sorting our trash into recycling and composting, limiting the use of single-use items (use reusable containers instead), thrift summer clothes, and reducing meat and water consumption.

By Grayson Rae