Lisa Reed

St. Louis Goes Green!

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110

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110

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Lisa's actions

Climate

Earth Day Action: Write a Love Letter, Poem, or Song to Earth

I will express my love and gratitude for our Earth by writing a love letter, poem, or song to Earth.

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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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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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Action Track: Building Resilience

Spend Time Outside

I will replace 20 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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Action Track: Building Resilience

Connect While Social Distancing

I will connect with at least 2 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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Action Track: Building Resilience

Get Involved in the Water Justice Movement

I will spend at least 10 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

Support Pollinators

At least 30% of crops and 90% of flowering plants rely on pollinators, including monarch butterflies, to produce fruit. I will spend 15 minutes researching which plants support local native pollinators and plant some in my yard.

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Action Track: Building Resilience

Connect Local, Support Local

We encourage teammates to connect to other local green organizations (including each other) and practice supporting local businesses at least once a week. Re-share a post, order curbside, make a donation to your favorite non-profit, or find a local business to make a purchase from! Let’s keep making St. Louis a greener, healthier, and more sustainable place to live, work, and learn! Have other or more specific actions to add to the Connect Local, Support Local Building Resilience Challenge please email Fbrandt@mobot.org.

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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
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?

Lisa Reed 4/20/2020 2:47 PM

What a beautiful quote - and so true! How often, when we are feeling overwhelmed or lonely, does an outdoor walk put everything back into perspective? Sitting, slowing, observing nature with all of our senses is emotionally healing. Because our culture spends so much time indoors, we lose sight of the connections that we have to each other, to nature, to the universe. We don't notice that the actions we are taking are having an impact (like light pollution making the starry nights disappear.) This slowing and connecting to the natural world can bring so much personal and collective good to our lives!

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Action Track: Building Resilience Connect While Social Distancing

How does connecting with others help your own mental and emotional health? How can it help support others?

Lisa Reed 4/19/2020 8:06 PM

Talking and "seeing" others makes me feel more emotionally "normal." I have especially enjoyed regularly connecting with my family during the pandemic. Life and loved ones are precious.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Action Track: Building Resilience Get Involved in the Water Justice Movement

Who is affected by polluted water or a lack of access to water in your region? How are they affected?

Lisa Reed 4/19/2020 11:58 AM

Who is affected by polluted water in my region? This question caught me off-guard, because I was looking at the map showing water projects of Living Water International, and noticed that absolutely zero of them were in the United States.
https://water.cc/whywater
However, one group that comes to mind is the homeless population. Access to clean water is difficult for this group (and even harder in the wintertime when outdoor parks, etc. turn off water to prevent freezing.) They are particularly affected now with the dangers of Covid-19. I mean, how many times per day are we all washing our hands to avoid getting the virus? How much longer are we washing our hands each time? This by itself is a large amount of water that a homeless person or anyone who is water-insecure would not have the luxury of using. Such a precious resource!

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Oceans Smart Seafood Choices

Many states and countries have advisories on eating fish. Find out what is advised for your region. Do you think your diet choices fall within these guidelines? What steps do you need to take to make sure that they do?

Lisa Reed 4/19/2020 11:37 AM

Interesting resources here: https://health.mo.gov/living/environment/fishadvisory/pdf/fishadvisory.pdf

I don't do my own fishing, and I've always avoided most bottom feeders, so my diet definitely meets most parts of this guideline.
For the past ten years or so, I have eaten a mostly meatless diet, except for fish. This recommendation to eat fish only once per week appears to conflict with the American Heart Association guideline to eat fish such as salmon two times per week. However, the document points out that taking serving size into account, one can meet both guidelines. I am pretty confident that, on average, I meet the state recommended limitations on fish consumption.
Since I just added Seafood Watch to my phone, I can keep an even closer watch on which seafoods I eat, to ensure they are safe for my own consumption and sustainably caught!

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