Green Living/Farming/Hiking the Pacific Crest Trail

“Taking care of the planet is a global issue, but it starts with the individual,” says a UC Irvine applied ecology major, standing in a demonstration dorm room lined with carefully selected products: the energy-efficient, the biodegradable, the sustainable. It's getting easier to be green. More materials are available. Architects and designers are using reclaimed tiles and wood in new houses. Check out the Environmental and Farm stories in the subpages below and read a series of stories on people hiking the Pacific Crest Trail because of Cheryl Strayed's book "Wild."