Do-Gooder

Betty Reid Soskin Is Richmond's "Resident Rosie"

America's oldest park ranger reminds visitors of our country's complicated past

By Catherine Schuknecht June 9, 2016

In this story: activism, national parks

Betty Reid Soskin, America's oldest park ranger, at the Rosie the Riveter/WWII Home Front National Historical Park in Richmond, California.

Bike It! Brings Bike Safety to Santa Ana

These siblings are improving bike infrastructure in their neighborhood

By Catherine Schuknecht April 6, 2016

In this story: activism, biking, transportation

Sustainable Food, Sustainable Jobs

Jordyn Lexton runs a New York City food truck that employs youths just released from prison

By Eilís O'Neill February 10, 2016

In this story: food and drink, agriculture, urban living, activism

Jordyn Lexton operates a New York City food truck with youths just out of prison.

Thorns Don't Bother This Wildlife Refuge Manager

By Daniel Blue Tyx December 4, 2015

In this story: wildlife, saving wild places, children, profiles, women

The manager of a wildlife refuge couldn't get kids to visit, so she helped bring the refuge to them.

Bugs Behind Bars

By Jake Abrahamson October 5, 2015

In this story: women, insects

An inmate finds solace breeding endangered butterflies.

Tsechu Dolma and the Indomitable Greenhouse

A Columbia student helps Nepali villagers deal with climate change

By Wendy Becktold August 4, 2015

In this story: climate change, activism, profiles, women

Tsechu Dolma, New York; founder of Yulha Fund

Helping Taos Make Business From Tradition

Two social justice veterans meld Native American traditions with modern technology to create a better food system

By Amy Westervelt February 13, 2015

In this story: food and drink, women

Terrie Bad Hand and Pati Martinson, Taos County Economic Development Corporation

No Child Left Adrift

How two Colombian engineers are protecting a poor riverside school from annual floods

By J. Harris December 4, 2014

In this story: climate change, education, design, activism

Lina Catano Bedoya and Andres Walker Uribe; Medellin, Colombia; Utopica co-founders

Shoulder to Shoulder

How North Carolina teens are converting a former jail into a working farm

By Wendy Becktold October 6, 2014

In this story: lifestyle, food and drink, diy

Terrence Smith and Cody Oxendine, Growing Change

Taking Harvard to Task

By Eilís O'Neill August 25, 2014

In this story: cool schools, activism, travel

Samuel Wohns, Cambridge, Mass.; co-coordinator, Responsible Investment at Harvard Coalition