Doing right by the planet can make you happier, healthier, and—yes—wealthier. Outside’s head of sustainability, Kristin Hostetter, explores small lifestyle tweaks that can make a big impact. Write to her at climateneutral-ish@outsideinc.com.

The interwebs are rife with ways to celebrate Earth Day: Plant a tree, walk to work, pick up trash, recycle. While all of these activities are great (and the latter two we should all be doing every day), I offer you five of the very best ways to celebrate. These are actions that might just ripple through the other 364 days of your year and become habits. They are things you can do—and then talk about with your family and community, so that they feel inspired to pick up the baton, and do them, too.