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April 1 - April 30, 2020
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Kim Blackwolf

Siskiyou Climate Crew

POINTS TOTAL

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  • 145 TOTAL

participant impact

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    165
    minutes
    spent learning
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    4.0
    conversations
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    1.0
    documentary
    watched
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    5.0
    hours
    volunteered
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    1.0
    advocacy action
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Kim 's actions

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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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

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: Building Resilience

Volunteer in my Community

I will volunteer 5 hour(s) in my community helping people who are most at need right now, including elderly and immunocompromised people, people without childcare, and people whose jobs have been affected by social distancing measures.

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Action Track: Building Resilience

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

Forests

Advocate for Forest Protection

I will contact 4 congress people or representatives to advocate for public policy that protects forests and improves their ability to sequester carbon and nourish biodiversity.

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ONE-TIME ACTION

Oceans

Learn about Our Oceans

I will spend at least 30 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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ONE-TIME ACTION

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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Action Track: Building Resilience Watch a Documentary about Food Sovereignty
    How does food sovereignty address the complex agrarian transition to modern food systems?

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    Kim Blackwolf 4/26/2020 2:15 PM
    The Biggest Little Farm is a documentary about a film maker and his partner who purchased a derelict piece of farm land and with investors and a significant mentor transformed the 200 acres into a resilient, diverse organic farm.  Beautiful film.  The farm continues to provide food to their surrounding area and advocate for sustainable agricultural practices.
  • 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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    Kim Blackwolf 4/26/2020 2:10 PM
    The Turritopsis dohrnii or immortal jelly fish essentially lives for ever.  Documentary followed a fellow who is studying these tiny jelly fish found in freshwater to see first if they were indeed immortal and second if anything from this creature could be applied to cure human illnesses.  These creatures have a way to replicate cells completely enough that they don't wear out, get ill, or age.  Could mean new views of human treatment.

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      Shannon Christopher 4/28/2020 2:12 PM
      Ooooh this is cool! Remember when you and I took the little girls home from Disney via Pismo Beach and there were enormous jellies on the beach? I've never seen any that big since, but occasionally here at the Oregon coast, we get mass numbers of very large (1-2 feet in diameter) purple jellies and also teensy weensie clear jellies stranded on the beach. Makes me sad to see them stuck in the tide.

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    Kim Blackwolf 4/04/2020 5:15 PM
    As I went through the challenges listed I was struck by how many are affected by our current social challenges such as the bottle issues Billie mentions, not being able to use our own bags, etc.  Temporary perhaps but this will go on fo some time.  All of my planned travel has been canceled so my impact on climate change has changed, no flying this year, no long drives. On the brighter side it has helped air pollution and it's so quiet in town now.  One can really hear the birds!

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      Ana B 4/05/2020 4:19 PM
      Hi Kim, I've been enjoying birdsong each morning with my coffee. I hope your travel plans will be able to be revived once this has all passed. I too have canceled a trip that I was really looking forward to..but I have also thought about all the planes I'm not taking, the to-go food containers I won't be using, etc. What a (mind) trip!

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    Kim Blackwolf 4/04/2020 5:11 PM
    Hi team - Kim here.  I've lived in Ashland a long, long time and am one of those rare native Oregonians.  I'm a gardener by trade and at times a farmer.  I am working through the Stay at Home with a lot of rules to keep social distance, etc.  I have one grown daughter who now lives in downtown Portland with her partner.  I grow most of my food (and what I can get to my daughter when we can visit).  I have chickens and a lively Belgian Sheepdog.  New (younger) chickens and bees perhaps are on my spring agenda.