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Life Is Better Outside and inspire a new generation We think you’ll agree that Marin County is Susan B. Noyes of people to want to be part one of the best places in the Bay Area, and of that rebuilding.” well beyond, to enjoy spending time outdoors. Our team aspires to Our June issue celebrates the natural beauty support conservation efforts that surrounds us, as well as the many amazwhenever and wherever we ing ways we can enjoy the great outdoors. can. For example, Regional Our county boasts more than 185,000 acres Content Director Jessica of protected land in parks, wildlife refuges Gliddon has been helping to and open space preserves, with 55.6 percent protect our ocean wildlife of the county’s land protected — a greater right here at home, volunpercentage than any other Bay Area county. teering weekly to care for These incredible swaths of open landscapes harbor seals at the Marine are protected thanks to hard-fought battles by Mammal Center. Our virtual environmentalists and local nonprofits working events also reinforce our revto keep our environment beautiful — both here erence for the environment, in Marin County and around the world. Here at like our recent Make It Better Media Group and webinars on Marin Magazine, we’re thrilled How can we help sustainable to be able to use our platforms your favorite living and how to amplify these organizations’ organization? Since to help protect the Amazon voices and efforts in the articles January 2020, our Rainforest (see page 23), as we publish, the events we attend tools and strategy well as our love of spending and ceate, and the volunteer efhave raised: time outdoors — not only in our forts our staff engages in. $27, 231 , 297 parks and open spaces, but right Marin Magazine Editor in in our own backyards. On that Chief Lotus Abrams recently atand made: note, we hope you’ll tune into tended the California Academy 30,74 4 ,019 our upcoming webinar titled of Sciences’ Big Bang Gala, lives better “Gardening and Landscaping which kicked off phase two of Questions Answered,” where the organization’s global Hope we’ll be joined by a panel of landscape pros for Reefs initiative that aims to help save coral who’ll share tips on how to design your ideal reefs around the world. At the event, Oceans outdoor living space. 2050 founder Alexandra Cousteau, who is Beyond the pages of this outdoor-themed Jacques Cousteau’s granddaughter, shared this issue, you’ll find plenty of content that will call to action: “So much of the science we’ve inspire you to get outside, and also to do your done up until now has just been counting our part to protect our environment — from the losses, reporting on what we’ve lost. Now we county’s best hiking trails to organizations you need to switch our focus and start reporting on can support that promote sustainability — how we build it back, and we need to engage
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