Earth Day Volunteer Vacations – Olympic National Park, WA

Earth Day Volunteer Vacations – Olympic National Park, WA

You claim you need a vacation. You claim you want to volunteer. Nowadays you can do both. We plan to bring you plenty of options this year. Let’s start with Washington State in April. In celebration of Earth Day’s 40th Anniversary this year, the Olympic Peninsula invites you to combine philanthropic work with leisurely activity….

Earth Day “Voluntourism”
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Earth Day “Voluntourism”

Volunteer work? Earth Day? Coastal preservation? The coinage of a new word (voluntourism!) – Sign me up now! Although a volunteer vacation is not a new concept, the travel industry has recently seen a growing interest in getaways that combine philanthropic work with leisurely activity. The feel-good, do-good vacation, also known as “voluntourism,” is a…