The Warm Up: A Podcast By Keep Nature Wild

Ep 13: Realistic Meaningful Actions on Climate Change With Dakota Jones

August 15, 2022 Bri Sullivan
The Warm Up: A Podcast By Keep Nature Wild
Ep 13: Realistic Meaningful Actions on Climate Change With Dakota Jones
Show Notes

The current situation of our planet and the news we hear every day cause so much anxiety to people. Most of us are willing to do something to help but some just don’t know where to start and often think that their actions won’t matter to change anything anyway.

In reality, we are all imperfect advocates for climate change. Every individual action matters but it won’t matter enough to stop climate change unless it is collective and it reaches the government and the corporate levels. We have to keep going and take these actions, no matter how small we think they are. If we have more people who take initiative to be leaders in their communities, imagine what a different place we could be in.

In this episode, Dakota Jones of Footprints Running talks about how important it is for every one of us to take action to make a change. He shares their missions at Footprints Running, the activities they are doing during camps, and how you can get involved.

Listen up and learn more.


Episode 13 at a glance…

  • Dakota Jones’ background
  • The overview and mission of Footprints Running and their running camps
  • How Dakota’s early years and upbringing connected him to the outdoors
  • Dakota’s pathway to what he’s doing now
  • How surviving difficult things gives us a sense of fulfillment and purpose
  • People as imperfect advocates
  • Bringing people into the solution
  • The overwhelming news and climate change anxiety
  • Motivating everyone to get involved and make an impact
  • Dakota’s first camp experience
  • The process of application and camp activities overview
  • Willingness to fail to make progress
  • How Dakota found and got mentors for Footprints
  • Dakota’s call to action


Until the next episode!


Today’s Guest:

Dakota Jones is the founder and executive director of Footprints Running. 

Footprints Running develop leaders in climate action. Their camps combine environmental education with direct action.


Connect and know more about  Dakota and Footprints Running here:

Website: https://www.runfootprints.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/footprintsrunning 



About the host:

Briana Sullivan is the Community Manager of Keep Nature Wild. Her passions for writing, trail running, and community building sparked and fires up the value that she brings to creating compelling and exciting content and campaign ideas.

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/briana-sullivan-31602224/



More about Keep Nature Wild:

At Keep Nature Wild, we like to have fun outside. We share stories around the campfire. We look up at the stars. We dream big. We laugh—loudly. We bring that light-hearted spirit to every item we make and every outdoor cleanup we host.

Our products are crazy cozy, super soft, and exceptionally comfy. We design outdoor apparel and accessories to bring a smile to your face, to brighten your day, to enable your next adventure, to spark connections, to build community, and to make our planet a better place.

Website: https://keepnaturewild.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/keepnaturewild/