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Welcome to Earth Day Ecochallenge!

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Earth Day Ecochallenge
April 1 - April 30, 2020
Mary Dixon's avatar

Mary Dixon

Asheville High School

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 576 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    30
    meatless or vegan meals
    consumed
  • UP TO
    125
    minutes
    spent learning
  • UP TO
    810
    minutes
    spent outdoors
  • UP TO
    720
    minutes
    not spent in front of a screen
  • UP TO
    40
    plastic bottles
    not sent to the landfill

Mary's actions

Forests

Explore My Area

I will explore at least one new hiking trail or nature walk in my area while following CDC guidelines for social distancing.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Wildlife

Research Benefits of Biodiversity

I will spend at least 30 minutes researching how biodiversity positively impacts our world and how the loss of biodiversity harms it.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Reduce Animal Products

I will enjoy 3 meatless meal(s) and/or 1 vegan meal(s) each day of the challenge.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

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

Fresh Water

Use a Reusable Water Bottle

I will use a reusable bottle and stop purchasing bottled water, saving 10 disposable plastic bottle(s) a day.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Action Track: Building Resilience

Spend Time Outside

I will replace 45 minute(s) each day typically spent inside (computer time, watching television, etc.) with quality time outside that follows CDC guidelines for preventing disease spread.

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?

  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Forests Explore My Area
    How can spending more time outdoors enhance your sense of place?
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    Mary Dixon 4/30/2020 8:13 PM
    Going on a walk or hike allows you to relax, get a breath of fresh air, and look at pretty sights. All of which can make you feel more connected with the outdoors and will make you realize just how important it is to preserve it.
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Wildlife Research Benefits of Biodiversity
    How can you encourage biodiversity by your own actions?
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    Mary Dixon 4/30/2020 7:54 PM
    I can encourage biodiversity by reducing my water use and not draining large amounts of water in my yard. This will help preserve native plants from being damaged from erosion created from the draining.
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Food Reduce Animal Products
    Why do people in richer countries eat more meat than people in other places? How does eating more meat affect our planet and other people?
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    Mary Dixon 4/15/2020 6:35 PM
    It is more common for people in richer countries to eat more meat because it is considerably more accessible due to the industrialization of agriculture, Not only is a large amount of meat consumption harmful to your body it also affects others and the environment during farming processes. 
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Climate Local Climate Issues
    In what ways is your local community resilient to shock events like we’ve experienced recently? How could you help it become more resilient?
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    Mary Dixon 4/10/2020 8:04 PM
    Although the city of Asheville is considered to be located in one of the most shielded regions of the country, it is still prone to various natural events that are affected by climate change. In preparation for these events, Asheville encourages five steps that will help the building resilience of the city. These steps include; knowing the climate threats of your area, assessing the risk of them, investigating options to prevent or sustain the threat, and, last but not least, prioritizing and taking action.  I could help by spreading awareness and letting people know that it is going to become an even more common occurrence if no actions are taken.
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Fresh Water Use a Reusable Water Bottle
    Using the links provided, investigate the bottling practices of water corporations. There have been many cases where the water rights of the local people have been violated or even completely disregarded when a corporation decides to bottle water from a particular water source. How can you advocate for those who have been harmed - both humans and wildlife - by this bottling process?
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    Mary Dixon 4/06/2020 7:20 AM
    I can advocate for those that have been harmed by not contributing to the production of plastic bottles or the exploitation of water sources. I can also tell others about the repercussions of bottled water and convince them to use renewable water bottles. 
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Action Track: Building Resilience Spend Time Outside
    Rachel Carson said that we need the beauty and mysteries of the natural world for our spiritual and emotional development. Does that ring true for you? What are the implications for a culture that spends most of its time indoors?
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    Mary Dixon 4/01/2020 11:29 AM
    I agree that people need the "natural world" in order to express and develop themselves. I believe that if a whole culture does not spend time outdoors it will show in their environmental impacts and their actions in life.
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