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April 1 - April 30, 2020
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Jonna Korpi

University of Minnesota

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 732 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    1.0
    community event
    hosted or attended
  • UP TO
    1.0
    documentary
    watched
  • UP TO
    51
    meatless or vegan meals
    consumed
  • UP TO
    160
    minutes
    spent learning
  • UP TO
    1,930
    minutes
    spent outdoors
  • UP TO
    1,775
    minutes
    not spent in front of a screen

Jonna'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.

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ONE-TIME ACTION

Fresh Water

Eco-friendly Gardening

I will plant native species, landscape with water-efficient plants, and use eco-friendly fertilizers.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

People

Join a Cleanup Effort

I will host or participate in a beach, highway, river, or other cleanup effort in my community that follows the CDC’s current guidelines for prevention of disease transfer.

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DAILY ACTIONS

Action Track: Earth Day Together!

Earth Day Action: Share Eco Tips

Through social media or on the Earth Day Ecochallenge feed, I will share my favorite environmentally friendly habit with my friends, even if it’s not an Earth Day action.

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ONE-TIME ACTION

Wildlife

Support Pollinators

At least 30% of crops and 90% of flowering plants rely on pollinators, including monarch butterflies, to produce fruit. I will spend 60 minutes researching which plants support local native pollinators and plant some in my yard.

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ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Reduce Animal Products

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

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DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Watch a Documentary about Food Sovereignty

I will watch 1 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.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

People

Spend Time Outside

I will replace 15 minute(s) each day typically spent inside (computer time, watching television, etc.) with quality time outside that follows CDC guidelines for preventing disease spread.

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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?


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    Jonna Korpi 4/30/2020 3:52 PM
    Way to go team!! So proud to be a part of the UMN family and see everyone mobilize around this challenge!! 
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    People Join a Cleanup Effort
    How does working with others to clean up your community make you feel?

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    Jonna Korpi 4/27/2020 6:31 AM
    Community cleanups remind me that other people care -- it's a great source of energy and rejuvenation. Even while social distancing, it was great to see my neighbors out cleaning up and spending time out with their families. 

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      Sofia Fick 4/28/2020 1:09 PM
      Hey Jonna!
      I'm Sofia, and I'm the U of M Department of Sustainability intern this semester! As earth month and the eco challenge wrap up, I'm reaching out to some of the team members who have been extremely active throughout the challenge, in hopes of writing a little blog post for the Institute on the Environment about the participants! It would be amazing to start a little email exchange with you, to chat about who you are, why you've been so active, and what the eco challenge has brought to your life this month! Other topics of discussion are welcomed, of course. My email is fick0054@umn.edu. If you'd like to contact me, that's great! If not, and you'd prefer I contact you, I can do that! Just reply to this comment with your email. If you don't want to period, that's totally okay as well! Keep me posted, Both the earth and I are proud of your hard work this month:)

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    Jonna Korpi 4/24/2020 9:06 AM
    Watched a great video from Blue Thumb about Planting for Pollinators --https://youtu.be/o01g7QMESHw-- planning to add to my existing pocket planting in the yard with some new species and STAGGERED BLOOM TIMES! Did you know the MN State Bee is the Rusty Patched Bumblebee? Cute little bugger :)

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    Jonna Korpi 4/21/2020 9:04 AM
    DULUTH Friends! If you've selected 'Participate in a cleanup' as one of your challenges, plan to get out and do it this Saturday, April 25! The Mayor announced a city-wide, social-distanced, clean up effort for us all to tend our own patch of ground, whether that be in front of our residence, on our block, or across the neighborhood. AND you can win prizes! Visit https://duluthmn.gov/kdc and post to social media using #KeepDuluthClean

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    Jonna Korpi 4/20/2020 2:26 PM
    Got to spend some good time in the yard adding some native plants, tending perennials, and clearing old leaves. Good day for fresh air!

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    Jonna Korpi 4/01/2020 1:56 PM
    Enjoyed some delicious vegan tofu tacos today and will again for dinner! Tofu crumbles, black beans, and homemade guac = very satisfying and super quick meatless meal!