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Welcome to Earth Day Ecochallenge!

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Earth Day Ecochallenge
April 1 - April 30, 2020
Harmonee Dashiell's avatar

Harmonee Dashiell

City of Portland - BPS

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 256 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    3.0
    conversations
    with people
  • UP TO
    96
    gallons of water
    have been saved

Harmonee's actions

Action Track: Building Resilience

Watch a Documentary about Food Sovereignty

I will watch 2 documentary(ies) about food sovereignty: the right of local peoples to control their own food systems including markets, ecological resources, food cultures and production methods.

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People

Connect While Social Distancing

I will connect with at least 3 person/people a day through phone call or video chat to support mine and other’s mental and emotional health during this challenging time.

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DAILY ACTIONS

Fresh Water

Conserve Toilet Water

I will save up to 12 gallons (45 L) of water a day by flushing only when necessary.

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DAILY ACTIONS

Fresh Water

Dishwasher Efficiency

I will scrape, rather than rinse, dishes before loading into the dishwasher and only run the dishwasher when it’s full.

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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?

  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Fresh Water Conserve Toilet Water
    What would a sustainable water future in your region look like? What needs to change?
    Harmonee Dashiell's avatar
    Harmonee Dashiell 4/02/2020 9:38 AM
    Less purchasing of new items. More green canopy and living roof tops. Taking care of our more vulnerable population. Less commuting. 

    I think part of the change that needs to happen is a buy in by the business community and some hard lines to be drawn by the government. There is no reason why new buildings can't be required to have some sort of eco-roof (solar panels, living roof, etc) or for every tree cut down in the process of construction, it has to be replaced in the landscaping or elsewhere. 
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