Eric Dittmer

Siskiyou Climate Crew

"Lower my water, carbon footprints "

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399 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

138

miles

traveled by foot
UP TO

135

minutes

spent learning
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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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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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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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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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Participant Feed

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.

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- Ana B 4/16/2020 10:44 AM
  Fabulous idea Eric!
  
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REFLECTION QUESTION
Fresh Water

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

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- 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.
  
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REFLECTION QUESTION
Climate

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

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- Ana B 4/16/2020 10:46 AM
  That is so wonderful!
  
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- 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!
  
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