Episode 23: The Conservation Kid

On a Wild For Change podcast, we speak with The Conservation Kid, Cash Daniels.  Cash has always had a passion for protecting our earth and its natural resources.  At the age of 7, he began cleaning up trash around the Chattanooga River and has since removed 17,000 pounds of trash.  He started teaching adults about the importance of protecting our planet and has gotten kids involved to do the same.  In 2022, Cash began a non-profit with his best friend Ella Grace called The CleanUp Kids to help protect the trees, the seas, and everything in between.  Did I mention that Cash is also Time’s Top 5 Honoree Kid of the Year?  As much as Cash is young, he is also wise and has a lot to teach others how to support and protect our planet.  During this podcast, Cash talks about;What inspired him to want to help protect the planet and animals. His motivation to pick up 17,000 pounds of trash around the Chattanooga River How he began cleaning up fishing lines along the Chattanooga River using monofilament recycling receptacles and with a grant from the Jane Goodall Institute program Roots and Shoots, he has now implemented this across the state of Tennessee.  How much trash from rivers and land actually ends up in oceans.The non-profit organization, The CleanUp Kids he created with his best friend Ella, to protect the earth and its natural resources, the projects they are currently working on, and how they are encouraging kids around the globe to pick up one million pounds of trash by the end of 2022.  The problem with single-use plastic and how it is affecting nature, animals and people.His book One Small Piece and how each individual can help keep our planet healthy.  Website: http://www.wildforchange.comTwitter: @WildForChangeFacebook: /wildforchangeInstagram: wildforchange