When planning your next vacation, consider staying in these accommodations, run by folks who love the planet as much as you do.

Minam River Lodge

Eagle Cap Wilderness,聽Oregon

Tucked deep in the Eagle Cap Wilderness, can be reached via an 8.5-mile trail (or by plane, which the team can arrange for you), and it only hosts about 30 guests at a time. Despite being off the grid, you won鈥檛 want for any creature comforts: A massive fireplace in the Scandi-inspired main lodge fuels a sophisticated heating system that provides hot water for the entire property; all suites, individual log cabins (built with local lumber), and tents have plush linens and solar power; and wood-fired stoves keep hot tubs steamy. Ask about the regional artisans behind the lineup of rustic-modern furnishings and ceramic dinnerware, as well as the paintings and photographs that hang throughout this thoroughly Oregonian lodge.

Viceroy Snowmass

Aspen, Colorado

To protect winter (and its sports) against climate change, are tasked with a core challenge: offset the impact of ski tourism.聽Recently renovated to the tune of $4 million, 鈥攖he first Colorado luxury resort to achieve LEED Gold Certification鈥攊s as stylish as it is green. Picture: motion-sensor thermostats; all-natural products in the 7,000-square-foot spa; charging stations; and farm-sourced menus at a Richard Sandoval-helmed, Latin-inspired restaurant. Amenities such as a ski concierge and alpine views at every turn also promote nature appreciation.

Ventana Big Sur

Big Sur, California

Perched 900 feet above the Pacific Ocean, the recently revamped may be more luxurious than ever, but the resort鈥檚 commitment to the environment doesn鈥檛 waver. From the furniture (some of which is made on-site using downed redwoods) to the appliances (low-flow faucets, LED lighting, smart A/C and heating system) to the landscaping (stocked with and irrigated with recycled water) to the staff (many of whom live on the property, reducing the number of cars on the road), everything about the property works to protect the natural resources. Sign up for the Coastal Cuisine with Chef Paul cooking-class lunch, hosted on Thursdays. You鈥檒l help pick and cook veggies from the chef鈥檚 organic garden, meet the resident chickens, and eat super-fresh California seafood (the resort is a member of the Monterey Aquarium鈥檚 Seafood Watch program, after all).

Imanta Resorts Punta de Mita

Riviera Nayarit, Mexico

When he built the 250-acre , using mostly pink stone and wood found on location, the founder set out to create the world鈥檚 most sustainable hotel. Situated in a jungly lot next to the Sierra de Vallejo Biosphere Reserve, the resort stands far enough from the ocean to allow baby sea turtles to hatch and travel in peace, while still close enough for the azure Pacific to be within sight of (and walking distance from) the design-forward suites, villas, and treehouse. With solar-heated pools, architecture that evokes Mayan temples, and 70 percent of the staff (three for every guest) hailing from a nearby village, Imanta not only honors the land, but also its people and culture.

Los Poblanos Historic Inn & Organic Farm

Albuquerque, New Mexico

Even after a $10 million renovation and expansion in 2017, this historic property remains a poster child for responsible tourism with its focus on preservation (original farm buildings house the new suites and public spaces) and conservation. In past lives, has been a ranch and a big dairy farm, so the connection to the land runs deep here. In addition to its famed lavender fields, the 50-room inn hosts a big garden, which, like everything else on-site, is pesticide-free and organic. Savor the bounty at Campo, helmed by a James Beard-nominated chef. Or, to get your hands dirty, check out the range of .

Stillpoint Lodge聽

Halibut Cove, Alaska

Originally built as an artist retreat, is not oblivious to the majesty of its pristine locale on a private stretch of Halibut Cove, 20 minutes by boat from Homer. The handsome lodge and 10 cabins were planned to accommodate (and not disturb) the diverse range of flora and fauna that thrives around this lush hideaway. Beyond that, buildings make use of beetle-killed spruce; empty wine bottles line garden beds; food scraps serve as fodder for the resident hens; and the list of eco-friendly practices goes on. Much of the covetable decor and ingredients for the oh-so-fresh restaurant come from nearby growers and makers, too, adding to the roster of attributes that make Stillpoint a true steward of Alaska鈥檚 wild beauty.

Turtle Bay Resort

Oahu, Hawai'i

has its own Green Committee, which oversees efforts at the North Shore鈥檚 only full-service resort. The two golf courses are irrigated with treated wastewater, the staff participates in beach clean-ups and helps plant , the pools have natural saltwater instead of chemical-laden saline, and the roofs are covered with 1,600 solar panels and artful gardens that offset heat inside. Other programs are geared toward bettering the community: Excess event food might go to feed the hungry, beach trash is sent to be transformed into surfboards, and a biodiesel initiative uses Turtle Bay鈥檚 kitchen oil to power vehicles at a local university. Basically, just about everything you鈥檒l love about this Oahu eco hotel also gives back.

Kimpton Palladian Hotel

Seattle, Washington

Hotel groups are increasingly joining the eco charge, as is seen at Kimpton鈥檚 art-forward . Instead of going with a new build, the company revived a 1910 architectural landmark. Each of the 96 loft-like rooms features and locally made furnishings, as well as energy-efficient lighting and heating systems. The hotel runs a tight trash program with 90 percent of waste being composted or recycled (there鈥檚 a person dedicated to sorting). Be sure to leave behind any unused toiletries: Kimpton hotels contribute to Clean the World, an organization that distributes personal care items to impoverished communities.

The Palazzo

Las Vegas, Nevada

You have to give it up for a flashy Vegas Strip resort with casinos, night shows, and thousands of rooms that also manages to score an LEED certification. At , (as well as its sister property The Venetian鈥攂oth recently renovated and recognized by the state for their green efforts) you鈥檒l find slots with LED bulbs, spas and pools heated with solar power, chic rooms decorated with toxin-free paints and furniture, and farm-fresh menus. The massive waterfall in the atrium provides a chill factor and acts as a natural humidifier reducing the need for A/C. And, since the hotel sits atop an aquifer, it can use its own water, rather than the city鈥檚, for its landscaping needs.

Canyon Lodge and聽Cabins

Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming

When 鈥檚 was renovated in 2016, the hotel鈥檚 footprint went from a sprawling 400 cabins to five lodges. There is still plenty of occupancy for travelers with more than 500 rooming options (including 100 remaining cabins); but now, the main buildings are LEED-certified and outfitted with all the modern trappings of sustainable living (energy-efficient lighting and appliances, reclaimed materials, recycling stations). And, just think: Less space for lodging means more park area for playing.

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On December 31, 2014, less than a year after discovering road cycling, Ayesha McGowan declared her goal to become the first female African-American pro cyclist. That night, the Atlanta-based聽music teacher, now 30, launched , a blog where she鈥檚 documenting her ongoing pursuit.

Watch a single pro-cycling race and you鈥檒l quickly realize that the peloton is pretty homogeneous. Although and Union Cycliste Internationale don鈥檛 track demographics, there are no African-Americans on the roster of any women鈥檚 UCI WorldTour team (the sports鈥� highest level). No one I spoke to for this story even knows of a black female athlete competing in the pro continental realm. McGowan wants to change that, and she鈥檚 getting closer to doing so.

Going pro can mean a lot of things in the cycling world鈥攅specially for women, who are paid significantly less than men as professionals, . For McGowan, going pro means making a living racing her bike, first and foremost. This generally goes hand-in-hand with her other goal of getting signed by a reputed team, whether that means continental, pro continental, or pro tour/WorldTour, though not all cyclists signed to teams are paid enough to live on. McGowan is currently a Category 2 racer, which means she can race against some of the best women in the world, but it鈥檚 still hard to say when she鈥檒l achieve her goal. Still, McGowan is clearly a talented athlete, she鈥檚 charismatic as hell, and she鈥檚 already inspiring a legion of new and already established riders.

Raised in New Jersey, McGowan first got into cycling while coping with a tough bout of depression in her early twenties, when she was a student at Berklee College of Music in Boston. Her father had recently passed away, and McGowan lacked an anchor. 鈥淚 was functional. I still played sports and did all the things I had to do, but I had a hard time with everything else鈥攕ocial things, taking care of myself,鈥� she says. 鈥淏iking helped me figure out how to be a person.鈥� McGowan would ride home after therapy on her mom鈥檚 old 1980s Schwinn, focusing on the wind on her cheeks, the blue sky, the sounds of the city. She upgraded bikes, got into alleycats and track racing, and then, finally, road cycling. 鈥淭he first time I rode my Eddy Merckx bike, I was hooked,鈥� she says. 鈥淚t was so fast. I love going fast.鈥� Even when McGowan started racing, it was all in the spirit of having fun and multiplying the joy. 鈥淚 didn鈥檛 really have a set plan,鈥� she says. 鈥淚 was figuring it all out.鈥�

After taking home a state championship during one of her first-ever road races, she started to think it could be something more than a hobby. McGowan spent months looking for a mentor鈥攕omeone who looked like her or shared her story to guide the way鈥攂ut with no success, she opted to do it herself. Right out of the gate, McGowan snagged a couple more first-place spots and signed up for every race she could, quickly climbing the ranks to her current standing of Category 2. (Levels range from Cat 4 for female amateurs to Cat 1. Cyclists move up based on points earned by competing in races within a 12-month period.)

Still, the pro journey continues to be a mystery. Amber Pierce, an elite racer signed with Team Colavita, runs a mentorship program called . McGowan was the first athlete to request a mentor, and the women later got to know each other in real life when they worked as ambassadors for Cannondale. Pierce says the ambiguity in road cycling makes it particularly hard to break into. 鈥淭here鈥檚 no clear and welcoming entry,鈥� she says. 鈥淚n other sports like swimming, for example, you have age group ranks, you have specific time standards, there鈥檚 a linear progression you follow to achieve a certain level. That just doesn鈥檛 exist in cycling.鈥�

Cyclists can put in the hours and show up at all the right races, but there are no hard-and-fast rules for what exactly it takes to get signed to a pro continental or WorldTour team. Some (few) racers seem to be plucked from obscurity, while others have the right connections. Ultimately, team directors scout their players based on a winning recipe of race results, strengths, previous experience, and rate of development, among other factors. McGowan鈥檚 strategy is to race as much as possible in as many places as possible and always challenge herself. In the past four years, she competed on a couple amateur teams, got pretty close to signing a pro continental contract, rode overseas, and tackled some of the bigger races (North Star Grand Prix and Redlands Bicycle Classic) solo鈥攁 feat few dare. 鈥淭he woman has grit in spades,鈥� Pierce says. 鈥淐ycling is about who can endure the most, and Ayesha knows how to suffer.鈥�

At this point, McGowan鈥檚 life is structured around bikes. 鈥淏ecause I am older getting into it and there is a time clock on this career, I have to be more efficient about how I approach everything,鈥� she says. McGowan plans her schedule down to her free time and trains her body to be more like a machine. On her new , McGowan shares parts of her training regimen, bike know-how, and other nuances she鈥檚 figuring out along the way. Her hope is to create some transparency and start to pave the way for a more diverse range of future riders.

When she started racing in 2014, McGowan expected there wouldn鈥檛 be many other black women cycling. She didn鈥檛 expect to find an entire sport devoid of someone who looked like her competing at the pro level.

A handful of African-American men have stood out in cycling. In the 1800s, broke records and became the first African-American world champion of any sport. Nelson Vails won silver at the Olympics in the 1980s. Currently, guys like Erik Saunders and siblings Justin and Cory Williams make a living racing bikes. But as blogger Seth Davidson wrote in a post criticizing the sport鈥檚 homogeneity, 鈥渢he Rule of Black still applies: You better be twice as good as your white counterpart if you want their respect.鈥�

McGowan wanted to become the role model for black girls that was missing in cycling. The issue, she finds, isn鈥檛 so much exclusion; it鈥檚 the lack of diversity. Cycling isn鈥檛 trying to keep people of color out, but they are still not present. There are many possible reasons for this, from cost to infrastructure. One of the biggest barriers is perception鈥攜ou can鈥檛 be it if you don鈥檛 see it. That鈥檚 the part McGowan aims to address.

She makes it a point not to harp on the negative鈥攖he microaggressions, the internet trolls, the apathetic cyclists who claim there is no race issue. If a little girl sees McGowan in an Oakley ad, if a fellow cyclist invites a black friend for a ride, or if an Instagram post encourages one more black women to get on a bike, she considers it a win. Cycling may not be for everyone, but McGowan aims to create an open-door policy and spread the word so people can decide for themselves. 鈥淲hen you see someone you can relate to, then you can imagine yourself in that position,鈥� says Chicago-based cyclocross racer , one of the women McGowan mentored into the competitive sphere. 鈥淲hether cycling changes lives or not, there鈥檚 no denying that being able to imagine yourself in a different position than where you are right now is incredibly powerful.鈥�

McGowan doesn鈥檛 task official cycling organizations with diversifying the sport, saying a grassroots effort will be more effective. The blog, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube are all there as a resource for beginners who may not have anything else. 鈥淭he information is all out there, but it鈥檚 not easy to find,鈥� McGowan says. On the blog, she educates and encourages new riders and provides a rare insight into the mind and habits of an endurance athlete鈥攃omplete with emotional hang-ups, mishaps, and doubts. 鈥淪he鈥檚 become a benchmark I can reference when talking to other women,鈥� Scipio says. 鈥淚 can point to [McGowan] and say, 鈥楬ey, you can do this, too.鈥欌�� McGowan鈥檚 social media outlets, where she constantly interacts with thousands of followers, have earned her partnerships with brands like Cannondale, SRAM, and ASSOS.

Pierce says the public scale of McGowan鈥檚 effort should also be a draw for teams. 鈥淭here are two sides to being a professional cyclist: Yes, you need to have the physical capacity, but the second part is you have to manage yourself as a business,鈥� she says. 鈥淲hat Ayesha has done is tap into nonendemic media and get her story and our sport out there in front of people who may not even know there is such a thing as a professional road cyclist, let alone a woman pro cyclist, let alone an African-American woman cyclist. It鈥檚 incredibly invaluable.鈥�

On the surface, the mission is still to get more black women on bikes, but going pro has taken on a deeper meaning. 鈥淲e鈥檙e at an interesting time in America where racial issues are coming back to a head,鈥� McGowan says. The white and affluent nature of cycling reflects a sector of the population in which diversity and conversations around the subject are low.

Anytime her skin color is the exception, McGowan knows she is representing an entire race. By showing up and being herself鈥攁n upper-middle-class, educated black woman from the Northeast with solid leg speed and a knack for sprinting鈥擬cGowan is expanding the idea of what it means to be black in America within a group of people she notes may have limited exposure to people of color. 鈥淭here are folks who are genuinely afraid of people who look like me because of what they have been programmed to believe,鈥� she says. 鈥淲hen a police officer shoots a black person, we have to prove we are worthy of living. I hope maybe if more people have real interactions with a black person, they can see that we are not that different.鈥�

McGowan is vocal about wanting to use cycling to change the narrative about what it means to be African-American. The feedback is mostly positive, but the most common objection is that color is not an issue; only speed matters in racing. She wholeheartedly agrees that this should be the case. 鈥淩ecently, Justin Williams talked for the first time about how things may be different if he were white. He鈥檚 incredibly talented; it鈥檚 crazy that he hasn鈥檛 gotten picked up for a bigger team,鈥� McGowan says. Major Taylor, before passing away with no money and little recognition, discussed getting left behind and how the constant oppression wore him down. 鈥淪ame is possible for me,鈥� McGowan says. 鈥淪ometimes I wonder if I will I get left behind.鈥�

There are those who say she鈥檚 leveraging skin color to get special treatment. 鈥淧eople will say, 鈥榃hats big deal?鈥� And, 鈥業 don鈥檛 see color.鈥� And that鈥檚 why I do it,鈥� McGowan says. 鈥淚t鈥檚 a privilege to not see color. People have to be aware, because discrimination and microaggressions are a thing. I鈥檓 not making it up.鈥�

The nature of what she鈥檚 doing means some teams will be dissuaded by the attention, cyclists may avoid her, some people will be annoyed. 鈥淚 try not to think about it,鈥� McGowan says. 鈥淚t will distract me from the actual goal. I want to believe that we all just want to create a better cycling community for everyone.鈥� The overarching goal鈥攖he one where a black girl at the starting line isn鈥檛 the exception鈥攚ill take years. It may be decades before the industry looks how she envisions, so McGowan focuses on the task she can (somewhat) control: becoming a professional. As for dealing with the haters, she takes it in stride: 鈥淏y now, as a 30-year-old black woman, I have coping strategies to deal with that. My mom reminds me 鈥榯hey talked bad about Jesus.鈥欌��

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Marine biologist Ayana Elizabeth Johnson fell in love with the ocean when she was five years old, during a family trip to Key West. She has spent her career figuring out creative ways to ensure its livelihood, and she鈥檚 become a jack-of-all-trades in the process. Earlier this year, Johnson co-directed the鈥� , the largest coalition of scientists in history, with more than 300 organizations participating. During her time as executive director of the Waitt Institute, a marine conservation nonprofit, she helped launch the , working on sustainable policies with governments in places like the Caribbean.

Now Johnson is an independent consultant on ocean conservation, so she hasn鈥檛 been doing as much diving or specimen research as she used to. One day she may be drafting and editing policy or traveling to coastal destinations to meet clients; the next day, Johnson will be hosting seminars at New York University, conducting research, surveying a site, or writing articles to inspire the masses. 鈥淪ometimes I wonder if I鈥檓 really a marine biologist,鈥� she says.

Science is still at the root of the job, but Johnson knows that people play a key role in protecting the environment. 鈥淔or conservation to be sustainable, it can鈥檛 be just about doing the actual conservation work, but doing it in way that works for people and communities.鈥� In September, Johnson will debut , an assembly of marine superstars, including surf champ Easky Britton, oceanographer Katy Croff Bell, and filmmaker Martha Jeffries, who will offer their expertise to institutions and brands. That could mean anything from writing a business proposal for a new nonprofit to producing a killer video on coral reef conservation. Think of it as a superhero league for the ocean.

Age: 37
Job: Marine biologist and independent consultant
Education: PhD in marine biology at the University of California at San Diego; bachelor of arts in environmental science and public policy at Harvard University
Home Base: Brooklyn, New York
Daily Ritual: 鈥淚 wake up without an alarm around 7 or 8 a.m. and skim through email to see what I have to think about. Sleep is the most important thing鈥擨鈥檓 not very good at it yet, but I鈥檓 working on it.鈥�
Favorite Animal: 鈥淥ctopuses鈥攖hey have three hearts and are extremely intelligent.鈥�
Favorite Dive Site: 鈥淭he north shore of Cura莽ao has some of the healthiest coral reefs in the Caribbean, and they are in need of protection.鈥�

How She Broke In: 鈥淭he most consistent piece of advice I give anybody wanting to get into marine conservation is to develop a broad set of skills. Yes, you need science, but also socioeconomics, law, behavioral science, writing. Any conservation challenge is interdisciplinary by nature. If you don鈥檛 have every skill in one person, then everything needs to be about building the team. The Ocean Collectiv is the next iteration of that. The idea is to pull different members from the team to tackle projects based on the expertise needed for the challenge.鈥�

Biggest Challenge: 鈥淚n a lot of ways, I think the ocean has a bad PR problem. There is the 鈥榦ut of sight, out of mind鈥� challenge. The challenge of people thinking, 鈥業t鈥檚 so big, we can鈥檛 possibly have overfished the entire thing.鈥� It鈥檚 hard for some to understand how important the ocean is and how at risk it is. We are competing with all the near-term challenges people face in their daily lives. With conservation work, you don鈥檛 see the benefits right away, so that trade-off of near-end pain and long-term benefits is a tough balance.鈥�

Driving Philosophy: 鈥淥cean conservation is not about fish; it鈥檚 about people. Fish are just swimming around trying to find food, eat, have babies. People are the ones that alter nature, so a lot of the work is about changing human behavior and building political will. There is an interesting tension for coastal communities, in which the ocean is a source for food, jobs, and recreation, but it鈥檚 also storms, drowning, sharks, and things that are scary. To do work that resonates in each place, we should keep in mind that different cultures and communities have different relationships with the sea. If a family can鈥檛 have a fish fry, if people can鈥檛 go fishing, diving, or swimming in the ocean, then we lose a lot of valuable interactions and culture.鈥�

Career Highlight: 鈥淭he day Barbuda signed its fisheries regulation into law after all the work we did through the Blue Halo Initiative is my proudest moment to date. It was the first zoning project of its kind in the Caribbean, and it ended up protecting one-third of the island鈥檚 coastal waters. We worked nonstop for two years. I developed and managed all aspects of the science, community engagement, policy, capacity building, press, and social media. I interviewed fishermen and other stakeholders, drafted policy proposals, facilitated community meetings鈥t was a huge undertaking, but it was also incredibly rewarding. Although the project was based on science, it involved the community. We respected the coastal communities that would be affected and came out with a sustainable solution that had a real impact.鈥�

Work-Life Balance: 鈥淚t鈥檚 a blessing and a curse to have the two so closely intertwined, because jobs and careers change, and you don鈥檛 want to lose yourself when it does. But due to the interdisciplinary nature of what I do, everything in my life ends up being relevant to the work. When I listen to music, I think about how art can help us make a message more effective, or if I鈥檓 reading an article, I鈥檓 thinking about what makes it compelling.鈥�

How She Minimizes Desk Work: 鈥淎s an independent consultant, it鈥檚 easier to choose when, how, and where you work, and I feel lucky for that. One of my tricks is to work from our family farm in upstate New York. I spend a lot of time at the end of a dirt road on top of a hill surrounded by nature. It鈥檚 not the ocean, but there is something so important about spending time outside in any kind of outdoors.鈥�

How She Recharges: 鈥淚 buy into the philosophy of biophilia, which says that we inherently love nature and evolved along with it. So for me it鈥檚 about being outside鈥攚atching my chickens, going to the ocean, the mountains. There is the health benefit, but it also helps me intellectually. When my mind is relaxed, it works in more interesting ways.鈥�

Taking a Break from What You Love: 鈥淔or a while, I didn鈥檛 really enjoy going to beach, because it felt like work. I felt like I should be doing something鈥攃ounting fish, surveying reefs. For two years, I was working so hard getting Blue Halo off the ground that at the end of that I had to distance myself a bit. Now I am able to enjoy being on the coast again. For me, the ocean has a magnetism. You will always be drawn back to it. But taking time away from the thing you love is sometimes the best medicine.鈥�

The Benefits of City Life: 鈥淚 moved back to New York City a year ago, and oddly it鈥檚 turned out to be ideal place to do ocean conservation. For one, there is more creative thinking about what that means here, because it鈥檚 not entrenched in policy or NGO framework as it is in D.C., for example. And New York City is a coastal city. We are coming up on the five-year anniversary of Hurricane Sandy, and what can remind a city that we are right on the ocean more than聽that? There鈥檚 a vibrant surf culture evolving in the Rockaways, and it鈥檚 great to see oyster restoration happening in the harbor. Whales are coming back. There are sea horses living under piers in the Hudson. The rivers are cleaner than they have been in 100 years, which means the Clean Water Act and all the efforts to improve water quality around New York have actually been working. Plus, for me it鈥檚 exciting to bring back what I have learned to my hometown and figure out how I can be helpful here.鈥�

Protecting Urban Centers: 鈥淲hen we think about marine biology, we think about reefs and remote islands. And while those places are important and should be protected, there is a whole other world in need of attention. Urban ocean conservation is an area that is not getting a lot of attention, and it should be, because we need to figure out how to coexist with the ocean when millions of people are living on the coast. Urban areas developed around regions with rich marine environments for a reason. We have to think about what led cities to be built around the water in the first place and work to restore that balance.鈥�

The Importance of Working with Women: 鈥淭o be really effective, we have to think long-term, and sociology tells us that women inherently tend to think longer-term because they consider the future for the next generation and providing for their children鈥檚 well-being. When we don鈥檛 incorporate women in the planning stages, we鈥檙e ignoring one of the biggest assets in conservation鈥攖he half of the world that inherently thinks more long-term.鈥�

The Next Generation: 鈥淵oung people have an understanding of science, economics, and culture and how all those things play together. For me, it鈥檚 important to keep young people in the field, so I try to say yes to most of the mentorship requests that come my way.鈥�

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Climate change data has its problems: It is often lofty and complicated, hard to digest, and even harder to conjure into feelings of urgency. But artists are stepping in to marry data with their crafts, bridging the gap between scientific information and human connection. Recognizing that people often act by heart rather than logic, these ten artists aim to help viewers understand the data while developing an emotional attachment that convinces them to do something about it鈥攏ow.

Zaria Forman

Amid the dire reality of melting ice sheets and subsequent rising sea levels, opts to spotlight the beauty: 鈥淎 bombardment of terrifying news is paralyzing, but focusing on the positive is empowering.鈥� Forman鈥檚 staggeringly realistic paintings capture the majesty and fragility of the icebergs. Look closer and you鈥檒l see the finely painted ice fjords crackling, crumbling, and melting. Still, Forman鈥檚 message always leans toward hope and action. 鈥淚 try to celebrate what is still here; to give viewers the sense that it is still possible to do something to protect this Earth that sustains us.鈥�

Sean 鈥淗ula鈥� Yoro

Growing up in Hawaii, was raised to respect nature. The surfer and self-taught artist creates murals usually involving portraits on hard-to-reach locales like ship docks and dams to illustrate the changing landscape. In some cases, he paints on natural surfaces like icebergs or forest trees, letting the figures rapidly melt or get washed away by natural forces to create a sense of urgency. 鈥淭he idea of my art not lasting adds another depth to the message and feels more real,鈥� says Yoro.

Jill Pelto

At 24, painter and environmental science student is already establishing a new kind of art informed by scientific data and inspired by early 20th-century explorers like . Pelto knows that her generation and those that follow are the ones inheriting the issues and that the research isn鈥檛 always simple to digest. 鈥淚 also find that many people just don鈥檛 pay attention,鈥� she says. Her illustrations depict the same kind of graphs you might find in a textbook (decline in glacier mass balance; ocean acidification; deforestation) overlaid with watercolor paintings of the affected natural wonders, bringing the research to life.

PangeaSeed

Murals can transform cities and inspire change. Photographer Tre鈥� Packard, who founded with his wife to promote environmental activism through art and education, applies the same concept to ocean conservation. The organization鈥檚 festivals, hosted in cities around the world, unite artists with scientists to create abstract street art that encourages dialogue. 鈥淚鈥檓 not delusional,鈥� says Packard. 鈥淚 know we are not going to change the world, but small efforts add up. We want to lead by example.鈥�

Courtney Mattison

One of the challenges in communicating the scope of environmental change is that we mostly can鈥檛 see it. With coral reefs, though, the impact is clear: The water gets warmer, the corals bleach, and unless the temperature is stabilized, they deteriorate. 鈥淚t鈥檚 like a city going bankrupt and letting the buildings fall apart,鈥� says former marine biology student and sculptor . Her thousand-pound ceramic reef renderings show this process starkly, with white corals mixed into the vibrantly painted and meticulously detailed pieces. She lets her fingerprints show on the stoneware and porcelain corals, speaking to our potential role in recovering the fragile ecosystems by emphasizing the human element of the work. 鈥淚f people see evidence of my hands in the work, they may relate more closely,鈥� says Mattison. 鈥淚 don鈥檛 want it to be too literal, because the point is to spark curiosity.鈥�

Tamiko Thiel

uses technology to illustrate the impact we have on the planet. Her Gardens of the Anthropocene virtual reality installation first appeared in and depicts a world overtaken by mutated versions of regional drought-resistant plants that feed on everything in sight鈥攑hones included. As an engineer, Thiel felt compelled to include factual data, but as an artist she wanted to complete the picture and pick up where the science (which she notes is couched in conditionals) stops. The series, now on view at Stanford University, is meant to entertain while stealthily urging viewers to do their part. 鈥淗umans only change when they see no other alternative in order to survive,鈥� says Thiel.

Justin Guariglia

became one of the first artists in a decade to work with NASA when he joined the group on survey flights for 聽as an independent artist聽in 2015. The aerial images obtained are impressive, but Guariglia takes it a step further by transforming the photos into聽topographical prints that pop off the canvas through a printing process he developed. His work will be presented in West Palm Beach, Florida鈥檚 in September. This year, Guariglia also , a selfie app with a filter that shows how high sea levels will rise by 2080 in New York. (Spoiler alert: If you鈥檙e near the city, you鈥檒l be swimming with the fishies.)

Eve Mosher

In 2007, artist took to the streets of Brooklyn with a baseball field chalker to trace a 70-mile line around the city marking the projected reach of a flood that could hit the coast within three to 20 years. Mosher鈥檚 project simplified complex data down to a clear-cut line that hit way too close to the literal home of thousands of New Yorkers. It got attention. Then Hurricane Sandy came along and proved the predictions true. Now, HWL has grown to include workshops, community outreach, and other public art installations in cities from South Florida to England. 鈥淎rt can create the space needed to go from grief and shock of what is coming to action.鈥�

Hannah Rothstein

鈥淚 have been worried about climate change for a long time, and when I saw the systems designed to fight it being dismantled, I felt my time to pull out the art guns had come,鈥� says illustrator . She drew from some of the most iconic images in U.S. history鈥攙intage National Park posters鈥攁nd reimagined seven of them to resemble their fated decline for 2050, only 33 years away. Although she stays away from politics, Rothstein has been pleasantly surprised to see people sending postcards of the prints to senators. 鈥淚nstead of deepening our divisions,鈥� she says. 鈥淚 hope this project will inspire our country鈥檚 policymakers to put politics aside and focus on the greater good.鈥�

Lisa Murray

Photojournalist has seen firsthand how new weather patterns affect rural communities. She鈥檚 seen women in Kenya walk hours to get water for their families following periods of intense drought; healthy villages in South Sudan going hungry after flash floods wipe away the harvest; fishing communities in Indonesia disappearing due to erosion and rising sea levels. 鈥淚n the West, climate change doesn鈥檛 impact on our lives the same way it does in the global South,鈥� she says. 鈥淚t鈥檚 easy for people to ignore it.鈥� Murray launched Faces of Change to document how environmental issues impact the lives of real people without sensationalizing or harping on the negative. 鈥� and everyday life enables us to understand the consequences of a warming planet on a human level,鈥� says Murray.

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