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Welcome to Earth Day Ecochallenge!

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Earth Day Ecochallenge
April 1 - April 30, 2020
Jessica Burpee's avatar

Jessica Burpee

John Abbott

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 423 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    142
    conversations
    with people
  • UP TO
    22
    meatless or vegan meals
    consumed
  • UP TO
    26
    miles
    not traveled by car
  • UP TO
    26
    miles
    traveled by foot
  • UP TO
    360
    minutes
    spent learning
  • UP TO
    6.2
    pounds of CO2
    have been saved

Jessica's actions

Food

Reduce Animal Products

I will enjoy 1 meatless meal(s) and/or 1 vegan meal(s) each day of the challenge.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Wildlife

Use Reusable Bags

Plastic bags can be mistaken for food by many wild animals. If at all possible, I will not accept any disposable bags when making purchases, including produce bags.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Action Track: Building Resilience

Connect While Social Distancing

I will connect with at least 5 person/people a day through phone call or video chat to support mine and other’s mental and emotional health during this challenging time.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Climate

Local Climate Issues

I will spend at least 30 minute(s) a day researching climate issues or climate solutions in my local area and share with others through my team feed, social media, or conversations with my peers.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Climate

Use Muscle Power

I will cut my car trip mileage by only taking necessary trips, and I will only use muscle-powered transportation for all other trips.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Participant Feed

Reflection, encouragement, and relationship building are all important aspects of getting a new habit to stick.
Share thoughts, encourage others, and reinforce positive new habits on the Feed.

To get started, share “your why.” Why did you join the challenge and choose the actions you did?

  • Jessica Burpee's avatar
    Jessica Burpee 4/27/2020 5:07 AM
    It's more motivating to get walking outside these days, as it get warmer and birds are chirping away!
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    • Melissa Tomecz's avatar
      Melissa Tomecz 4/27/2020 6:00 AM
      The rest of the week should be in the double digits but there will be some rain with it.  Today, it is chilly and windy ... Will see how it is.
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  • Jessica Burpee's avatar
    Jessica Burpee 4/17/2020 12:08 PM
    It's pretty easy to rack up the points for video-chatting, as a teacher! :)
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    • Melissa Tomecz's avatar
      Melissa Tomecz 4/17/2020 1:24 PM
      Hey, use any way you can to spread the message!  Have you asked your students to join our eco-challenge team?  That would be a great incentive for Earth Week :)
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