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Welcome to Earth Day Ecochallenge!

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Earth Day Ecochallenge
April 1 - April 30, 2020
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Colleen Maitland

Knolls Green Team

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 125 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    9.0
    meatless or vegan meals
    consumed
  • UP TO
    60
    minutes
    spent learning

Colleen's actions

Action Track: Earth Day Together!

Earth Day Action: Research and Support Local Organizations

I will spend 15 minutes researching local organizations and businesses in my community, then support one of them by writing a testimonial or positive review, ordering curbside, making a donation to my favorite nonprofit, or supporting them in another way.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Reduce Animal Products

I will enjoy 2 meatless meal(s) and/or 1 vegan meal(s) each day of the challenge.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Wildlife

Research a Wild Animal

I will spend at least 60 minutes learning about a wild animal I find interesting, including their life cycle, habitat, ecosystem functions, and interactions with humans (if any!).

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

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
    Wildlife Research a Wild Animal
    What interesting facts did you learn about the animal you researched? What are some of your favorite things about this animal?
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    Colleen Maitland 4/28/2020 11:50 AM
    Remember to not tap on the box for bluebirds when checking the nesting box, just make noise on approach. These birds in general, how quickly they go from hatching from egg to leaving the nest in less than a month. crazy!!!
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Action Track: Earth Day Together! Earth Day Action: Research and Support Local Organizations
    Why is it important to support local organizations and businesses? How does it help to build a more resilient community?
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    Colleen Maitland 4/21/2020 2:08 PM
    In my little blue collar community we have quite a few wonderful small businesses that have popped up in the past few years that are making a difference for how all the neighbors have been coming together. I'm hoping that they get help thru the cv19 help that is being offered. These businesses have made so much thrive and brought in more great folks to live and work here. These businesses have made meeting places and brought people out to ride bikes (get more bike/walking lanes created), running clubs. Things that get ignored for the non-neighborhood association areas. But we've seen revitalization and people caring more. Love our little neighborhood and what it has grown to in the last 16 years.
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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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    Colleen Maitland 4/21/2020 1:18 PM
    Why do richer countries eat more meat: It must be media/advertising/industry push as economic/wealth conditions rise. The "education by media" that it is better for your health. There is also the status symbol of richer lifestyle with thinking of the ego trip and not everything else it touches.  I really don't know. 
    Effects on planet/people:  I've read that higher meat consumption is linked to higher carbon emissions and livestock production accounts for 15%  (2018 stat) of all anthropogenic emissions. Affects people/families due to increase of obesity / health issues.
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