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April 1 - April 30, 2020
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Channing Shives

Lyft Palo Alto

"Making it happen from home! Let's go L5 <3"

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 581 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    1.0
    documentary
    watched
  • UP TO
    204
    gallons of water
    have been saved
  • UP TO
    175
    minutes
    spent learning
  • UP TO
    4.1
    pounds
    food waste prevented
  • UP TO
    8.6
    pounds of CO2
    have been saved

Channing's actions

Oceans

Learn about Our Oceans

I will spend at least 15 minutes learning about how our oceans support life on Earth by producing oxygen, regulating climate, and providing habitat, food, and jobs.

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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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ONE-TIME ACTION

Action Track: Building Resilience

Research Benefits of Biodiversity

I will spend at least 15 minutes researching how biodiversity positively impacts our world and how the loss of biodiversity harms it.

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ONE-TIME ACTION

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.

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ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Weekly Meal Planning

I will reduce food waste and save money by prepping for 2 meal(s) each day, only buying the ingredients I need.

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DAILY ACTIONS

Wildlife

Research a Wild Animal

I will spend at least 15 minutes learning about a wild animal I find interesting, including their life cycle, habitat, ecosystem functions, and interactions with humans (if any!).

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ONE-TIME ACTION

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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DAILY ACTIONS

Action Track: Building Resilience

Support A Sharing Economy

To reduce my consumption and waste and support my community, I will create or support a sharing economy with family, friends, and neighbors.

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DAILY ACTIONS

Participant Feed

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To get started, share “your why.” Why did you join the challenge and choose the actions you did?

  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Oceans Learn about Our Oceans
    What is one way in which oceans support your life on Earth? What is one way you can help take care of ocean health with your actions?

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    Channing Shives 4/06/2020 9:12 PM
    Climate Regulation :) Be and informed consumer so that you can conserve water/energy and reduce waste the best you can. Ex. shop at bulk stores, reuse greywater in the garden, reduce use of single use plastics
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Food Watch a Documentary about Food Sovereignty
    How does food sovereignty address the complex agrarian transition to modern food systems?

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    Channing Shives 4/05/2020 6:25 PM
    Food sovereignty addresses how the transition to modern food systems led to land being monopolized under corporations as opposed to cultivated by individual peoples. This shift was damaging due to the lack of nutrients now mass-produced/consumed and any cultural ties to diet being broken. Dependency on the modern food system has vastly increased disease and the notion of food as medicine has been largely lost. 
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Action Track: Building Resilience Support Pollinators
    Why is it important to take care of pollinators?

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    Channing Shives 4/03/2020 10:22 AM
    Not only to keep our natural ecosystems thriving but also bc it is estimated that a third of the food that we consume each day relies on pollination mainly by bees! I also learned that we are coming up on "Swarming season" but do not fear if you come accross a swarmed hive, etc as bees are much less interested in stinging during this time and more interested in finding a safe warm place to rest with their honey. Apparently you should call a local beekeeper to remove them. TMYK!

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    Channing Shives 4/03/2020 9:02 AM
    Hi Team! Don't forget to check in or complete a daily challenge whenever you get a chance to visit your ecochallenge dash! Those little check marks are addicting though... 
  • 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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    Channing Shives 4/01/2020 2:47 PM
    I used this time to learn about Gophers... Though not the most majestic of beasts, there seems to be one inhabiting my new front lawn. I thought I should to get to know my new neighbor. I learned that they live their entire lives underground, barely even coming up to forage for food as they survive mostly on roots and tubers. They can burrow up to 6 ft deep! And last but not least are listed as "least concern" by the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resource's Red List of Threatened Species.. for those that were concerned lol

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    Channing Shives 4/01/2020 12:31 PM
    It would be fun to netflix party some docs too if anyone is down for that! 

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    Channing Shives 4/01/2020 12:31 PM
    Hello Palo Alto eco lovers! Here's to kicking off this Earth month strong with day 1 of our ecochallenge! Hope to see everyone completing one of their daily actions! Please reach out to me if you would like to see a mix up on the challenges we work toward as a team :) Would love to see any and all of your thoughts, and progress here! 
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Food Weekly Meal Planning
    An average American throws out about 240 lbs of food per year. The average family of four spends $1,500 a year on food that they throw out. Does this surprise you? Where would you rather use this money?

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    Channing Shives 4/01/2020 12:28 PM
    I find this saddening but not necessarily surprising :( It's so easy to throw out food that goes bad without a second thought and much harder to stick to concrete plans of ONLY what is needed when we are at the grocery store. It can be hard to define quantity needs especially when you have a family/others to care for. Ideally, money saved could be used to further publicize education on similar topics, create sustainable homes, or donated to families on the opposite end of the spectrum.