Author: Caeli Quinn

JACLYN ROBIDOUX University of Maine, Marine Extension Team As a member of the Marine Extension Team, Jaclyn focuses on the development of the seaweed sector in Maine, with an emphasis on sustainable production, post-harvest processing, and product development. Her work provides support for coastal communities through outreach education, technology transfer programs, and by coordinating stakeholders […]

The Next Six: Meet the nominees for Climate Ride’s Environmental Justice Action Grants We received nearly 50 nominations from our community for this new grants program. Over the next few weeks, we’ll highlight these nominees. We want to share these nominations to inform the Climate Ride community and raise the visibility of organizations and people […]

Kate Williams is CEO of 1% for the Planet, a global movement that inspires action and commitment so that our planet and future generations thrive. 1% for the Planet engages businesses and individuals to support environmental nonprofit solutions through membership and everyday actions.  Started in 2002 by Yvon Chouinard, founder of Patagonia, and Craig Mathews, […]

I just skate skied the longest distance I’ve ever skied–28 miles–on Going to the Sun Road. Thanks to my donors, I raised $600 for Climate Rise!

Total Climate Ride Grants Since 2012: $213,221 Climate Riders and Hikers Supporting a Strong Voice for America’s Parks America’s national parks are considered one of the greatest successes of our nation yet are underfunded and under extraordinary stress. While these incredible places protect and highlight our natural resources, they are also delicate ecosystems directly affected […]

Dear intrepid California Climate Riders, It is with great disappointment that we must cancel the Calfornia Ride. We know you have trained, fundraised, and held great hopes for this wonderful event that brings together our vibrant community. To that end, we do not want you to lose hope. As we mentioned in the previous email, […]

Climate Ride California starts tomorrow and hundreds of Climate Riders are watching the riders as they train for Climate Ride and Hike events this summer and fall. Randy Wittorp, who is riding in Climate Ride California 2017, prepared his great tips on eating, training, and preparing for Climate Ride. Special thanks to Kaiser-Permanente Thrive for […]

We are one month from Climate Ride California and many of you are getting your training going! Randy Wittorp, who is riding in Climate Ride California 2017, prepared his great tips on eating, training, and preparing for Climate Ride. Special thanks to Kaiser-Permanente Thrive for supporting this blog content. Training Tip: Building Up to Longer […]

Meet Nicole Ver Kuilen, a 2019 Climate Ride Community Leader. Thanks to the Climate Ride Annual Fund supporters we have the opportunity to award a spot on Climate Ride to extraordinary young people who are blazing a path of transformational leadership in their communities. “I am beyond honored to be chosen for one of the […]

Bicycling Magazine recently reviewed charity bicycling events around the U.S. and Glacier Ride, our cycling tour in Glacier National Park and Waterton was listed as the #1 Bucket List event. Read about it here on Bicycling.com. Glacier Ride is a 6-day charitable cycling event spanning two spectacular national parks and two countries — Glacier National Park […]

EDITORIAL NOTE: The following are excerpts from Jamie Dobbs’s Daily Journal from Climate Ride Iceland 2017. Thanks for sharing, Jamie! Wow, Climate Ride was truly magical, and I couldn’t be more grateful for the support of friends, family, and colleagues! With the help of my donors, I raised $4,947 – that’s 124% of my goal! […]

Tim Oey is riding in Climate Ride Death Valley this year for our kids–his and everyone’s. As he puts it, “it is our responsibility to ensure they inherit a healthy world. Climate change is a huge problem that is well within our power to solve. If we don’t, it will dramatically hurt our kids. We […]