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April 1 - April 30, 2020
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Catherine Mason

USDA SRRC

POINTS TOTAL

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  • 733 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    475
    minutes
    spent learning
  • UP TO
    1,530
    minutes
    spent outdoors
  • UP TO
    1,530
    minutes
    not spent in front of a screen

Catherine's actions

Action Track: Building Resilience

Research Local Climate Issues

I will spend at least 15 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.

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Action Track: Building Resilience

Get Involved in the Water Justice Movement

I will spend at least 5 minutes a day using the resources provided to learn about water justice and find out how I can get involved in local initiatives.

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Action Track: Building Resilience

Spend Time Outside

I will replace 120 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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Oceans

Smart Seafood Choices

I will visit seafoodwatch.org or download the app and commit to making better seafood choices for a healthier ocean.

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ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Learn the Truth About Expiration Dates

I will spend at least 60 minutes learning how to differentiate between sell by, use by, and best by dates.

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ONE-TIME ACTION

Action Track: Building Resilience

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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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Action Track: Building Resilience Support Pollinators
    Why is it important to take care of pollinators?

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    Catherine Mason 4/14/2020 5:56 PM
    Without pollinators, we would not have the wide variety of food on our tables, and we would not have all the animals higher up in the food chain that rely on those pollinator insects as a food source.  Our world would be a somber drab place without all the beauty the pollinators bring to us.

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    Catherine Mason 4/07/2020 9:39 AM
    Reworking my compost pile...it was neglected over the winter months.  Now I can bring all the fruit and veggie trimmings out there instead of having them hauled out to the landfill.

    I have also planted a number of native plants in my yard....a Swamp TiTi (Cyrilla) and a Beauty berry, which should be gorgeous this fall.  My Red Bay is also being frequented by Giant SwallowTail butterfiles....anvesd I now how a few babies crawling around and munching on the leaves!