Roots & SHoots Your Online Guide We’re rooting for you. You’re probably here because you want to make a difference. We’re here because we want to help you make a difference. Together, we can do so much to build a better future for animals, people, and the environment. On this page, you can read through the four steps, access resource guides, learn more about supports available, report your project, and more. Should you have any questions or concerns, you can contact our team at any time. Always remember that you have the power to slow biodiversity loss, to ease the effects of climate change, and to eradicate environmental inequity in your community. Even if your work only affects one person, one inch of land, or one specimen in your backyard, you’re taking action. That’s leadership. That’s change. That’s hope. Follow the Steps Follow the Steps Step 1: Get Inspired Hope and inspiration are two of the most powerful catalysts for action. In this step of your Roots & Shoots journey, we want you to get inspired – and to see the change you can be in the world! Explore this Step Step 2: Map Your Community Community mapping is a vibrant way of telling a community’s story. It involves identifying relationships, needs, and resources – and recording them in the form of a map. Explore this Step Step 3: Take Action When inspiration turns into action! In this step, young people identify the four kinds of actions they can take – educate, motivate, restore, and advocate. They then pick one or more and start to take action. Explore this Step Step 4: Celebrate Your Impact Celebrate all that you’ve accomplished for animals, people, and the environment – whether that’s by hosting a community gathering, reaching out to your newspaper, sharing photos on social media, or reflecting on your experience with friends. This is bound to inspire others to get involved. Explore this Step Projects Across Canada There is a powerful force unleashed when young people resolve to make a change. Dr. Jane Goodall
