Charge for Change with Stefanie Spear

By The Outdoor Journal LLC

Stefanie Spear, a 30-year advocate for the environment and the Founder of EcoWatch, takes her own maiden voyage as a sailor from Panama City to the Galapagos Islands on an all-women crew to move the needle on single-use plastics. (Read the full article on The Outdoor Journal).This month, eco-activist Stefanie Spear will be joining the crew of eXXpedition, an all-women crew sailing around the world to raise awareness about the devastating tole that single-use plastics take on our environment as well as on human biology, especially for women. Onboard the eXXpedition, she’ll conduct scientific studies on the concentration and global distribution of microplastics in the ocean. The world’s oceans hold an estimated 5,250 billion pieces of plastic, and these particles make their way into our system and pose harmful health effects. Like me, Stefanie was born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio. She is the Founder and former CEO of EcoWatch, and she continues to lead a charge for change against the climate crisis.In this episode, Stefanie discusses how she developed her passion for environmental advocacy, the media’s role in reporting the immediacy of the climate crisis, her citizen science efforts onboard the eXXpedition sailboat and how they could lead to solutions in plastic waste disposal, and how you can get involved with the charge for change today.For more stories like this, visit The Outdoor Journal.If you’d like to go on your own adventure to the Galapagos, book your trip on OutdoorVoyage.com.The Best of Galapagos AdventureGalapagos Multisport Adventure