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April 1 - April 30, 2020
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Eric Dittmer

Siskiyou Climate Crew

"Lower my water, carbon footprints "

POINTS TOTAL

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  • 399 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    138
    miles
    traveled by foot
  • UP TO
    135
    minutes
    spent learning
  • UP TO
    111
    pounds of CO2
    have been saved
  • UP TO
    138
    miles
    not traveled by car

Eric's actions

Fresh Water

Dishwasher Efficiency

I will scrape, rather than rinse, dishes before loading into the dishwasher and only run the dishwasher when it’s full.

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DAILY ACTIONS

Fresh Water

Eco-friendly Gardening

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

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ONE-TIME ACTION

Climate

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

Fresh Water

Promote regenerative agricultural practices

Work with local irrigation district managers to promote regen ag practices to 1000's of customers. This will save water during our current low water year.

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ONE-TIME ACTION

Climate

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: Earth Day Together!

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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ONE-TIME ACTION

Fresh Water

Continue promoting Regen ag to save irrigation water

Step 1 Contact 3 local irrigation districts and send them a 1 page handout on how regenerative agricultural practices save water. Step 2 follow up with each district manager to see if they agree and are willing to share this approach with their many 1000's of customers'

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ONE-TIME ACTION

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?


  • Eric Dittmer's avatar
    Eric Dittmer 4/13/2020 10:09 AM
    I've asked a local expert on soil regeneration how much water can be saved through regeneration practices. I plan to facilitate sending the information to local irrigation district managers so they can suggest this practice to their customenrs.
  • 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.

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    Eric Dittmer 4/13/2020 10:04 AM
    The Rogue Valley is about 5.5 inches short of the normal 13 + inches for this time of the water year! We are heading for a dry summer and fall. This will be a major challenge for ag irrigation supplies.

    • Ana B's avatar
      Ana B 4/16/2020 10:46 AM
      Thank you for sharing this. I think that if as a community, we had a better understanding of how much water we need per year, how much we are short, and what we can do early on (during the winter/spring) to manage what we have the resource, the better off we would be.
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Climate 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?

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    Eric Dittmer 4/13/2020 9:58 AM
    I bicycle about ten miles/day every day with about 1/2 for errands where I could use a car. I've continued to do this since about April 5 when I signed up. 

    • Ana B's avatar
      Ana B 4/16/2020 10:46 AM
      That is so wonderful!

    • Erin M's avatar
      Erin M 4/13/2020 2:57 PM
      Eric that is fantastic! SO glad to see you on EcoChallenge - thanks for sharing all these different ideas too!