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Welcome to Earth Day Ecochallenge!

Watch the short video below to learn the basics.
You'll be an Earth Day Ecochallenge expert in no time!

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Earth Day Ecochallenge
April 1 - April 30, 2020
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Sage DiSclafani

FGCU Eagles

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 521 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    240
    minutes
    spent learning
  • UP TO
    220
    minutes
    not spent in front of a screen
  • UP TO
    220
    minutes
    spent outdoors
  • UP TO
    40
    conversations
    with people
  • UP TO
    120
    plastic bottles
    not sent to the landfill

Sage's actions

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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DAILY 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.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

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

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Action Track: Building Resilience

Research Local Climate Issues

I will spend at least 10 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.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Fresh Water

Use a Reusable Water Bottle

I will use a reusable bottle and stop purchasing bottled water, saving 10 disposable plastic bottle(s) a day.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

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.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

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 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?
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    Sage DiSclafani 4/08/2020 3:33 PM
    The coastlines and people in lower regions downhill from the runoff. They get sick, the beaches get destroyed
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  • 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?
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    Sage DiSclafani 4/07/2020 11:59 AM
    The culture of inside just values the inside, so it doesn't care about the inside. It does ring true for me
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Action Track: Building Resilience Research Local Climate Issues
    In what ways is your local community resilient to shock events like we’ve experienced recently? How could you help it become more resilient?
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    Sage DiSclafani 4/07/2020 11:28 AM
    My local community is suprised that one of the impacts of the virus is a reduced pollution and that's actually helping people be less worried about the environment and the virus. I could try and advocate for more people to help the environment.
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Fresh Water Use a Reusable Water Bottle
    Using the links provided, investigate the bottling practices of water corporations. There have been many cases where the water rights of the local people have been violated or even completely disregarded when a corporation decides to bottle water from a particular water source. How can you advocate for those who have been harmed - both humans and wildlife - by this bottling process?
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    Sage DiSclafani 4/07/2020 11:13 AM
    We can stop buying bottled water and get a reusable bottle, along with trying to inform others about the damage they have caused to try and get support in this fight against them.
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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?
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    Sage DiSclafani 4/07/2020 11:11 AM
    It creates a support system so that others can talk about their problems and vent, taking a little weight off of them at a time.
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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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    Sage DiSclafani 4/07/2020 11:10 AM
    It is important to take care of pollinators because they help plants grow, and these plants are an important part of the food chain
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