Kathy Robertson

City of Portland-Bureau of Development Services

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58

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27

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27

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30

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30

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Kathy's actions

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 30 minutes researching which plants support local native pollinators and plant some in my yard.

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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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Action Track: Building Resilience

Use Muscle Power

I will cut my car trip mileage by only taking necessary trips, and I will only use muscle-powered transportation for all other trips.

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DAILY ACTIONS

Action Track: Building Resilience

Connect While Social Distancing

I will connect with at least 1 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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Fresh Water

Eco-friendly Gardening

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

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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?

Kathy Robertson 4/30/2020 2:33 PM

It was very easy to cut my car driving mileage. The only time I drove was to pick up groceries or to drive the car so the batteries and tires would not go bad. I walked or carpooled the rest of the time. I sure saved a lot of money on gas. Hopefully the air quality is better also.

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Kathy Robertson 4/29/2020 12:16 PM

Although I did not finish my native plantings, I have a plan. It will definitely take more than 1 month to complete. I am still working on limiting my plastic consumption from the last Eco Challenge. Except for ordering things on-line, I am doing very well limiting the plastics that are coming into my house.

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Kathy Robertson 4/27/2020 7:26 AM

A work friend gave me this environmental friendly tip. I bring my own hand towel and napkin to work instead of using paper towels. It actually was quite hard to break the paper towel habit. I would find I would have my own towel and still reach for the paper towels.

At home I use rags for everything. I cut up any cotton item that needs to be thrown away and turn it into a rag. One time my grandkids had an emergency at their house and even called me to bring rags over.

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Kathy Robertson 4/15/2020 1:51 PM

Trying to decide where to buy native plants and where to put them. I think I have decided to put the first ones near my mailbox. First I need to remove the grass in the area. I will work on that today.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Fresh Water Eco-friendly Gardening

What are the most prominent water concerns in your area? Examples include drought, flooding, pollution, access, security, and privatization.

Kathy Robertson 4/08/2020 12:03 PM

Snow pack seems very important since if there is no snow the rivers dry up in the summer.
Also polluted rivers, although they seem cleaner now that many of the mills upriver have closed down.

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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?

Kathy Robertson 4/06/2020 2:02 PM

I connected with a friend I had not talked to in awhile and realized she had been going through a hard time. It helped both of us to conect.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Action Track: Building Resilience Use Muscle Power

How do your transportation choices affect your engagement in your community? Does your experience or enjoyment differ while walking, riding transit, biking or driving?

Kathy Robertson 4/06/2020 2:00 PM

Since I started using mass transit I have met a lot of people I am lifetime friends with. I like the social interaction.

I have been walking since the social distancing happened. It is not as social.

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