SHARE ON: Photo Pixabay For the fifty-first year, Earth Day will be celebrated today by more than a billion people to draw attention to the urgency of the climate crisis. Brianna van de Wijngaard Communications Coordinator with the Cariboo Chilcotin Conservation Society said there are many ways to make a difference. “One of the most important changes you could make at home is just reducing how much waste you actually produce. Another area we focus on is Water Conservation and Preservation, you know, just reducing how much water we use outside, for cleaning and in our gardens so that we lessen the strain on our water system.”