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April 1 - April 30, 2020
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Shelby Harris

Virginia Zoo's Socially-Distant Climate Change Resistance

"To help promote environment changes and contribute to my local community during a pandemic. "

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 164 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    65
    minutes
    spent learning
  • UP TO
    279
    minutes
    spent outdoors
  • UP TO
    279
    minutes
    not spent in front of a screen
  • UP TO
    20
    pieces of litter
    picked up

Shelby's actions

Wildlife

Research Benefits of Biodiversity

I will spend at least 20 minutes researching how biodiversity positively impacts our world and how the loss of biodiversity harms it.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Oceans

Learn about Our Oceans

I will spend at least 10 minutes learning about how our oceans support life on Earth by producing oxygen, regulating climate, and providing habitat, food, and jobs.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

People

Spend Time Outside

I will replace 60 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

People

Keep My Community Clean

I will pick up 5 piece(s) of litter each day while following the CDC’s current guidelines for prevention of disease transfer.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Wildlife

Research a Wild Animal

I will spend at least 10 minutes learning about a wild animal I find interesting, including their life cycle, habitat, ecosystem functions, and interactions with humans (if any!).

COMPLETED
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?

  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    People Keep My Community Clean
    How does the act of picking up litter connect you more to your community?

    Shelby Harris's avatar
    Shelby Harris 4/03/2020 10:19 AM
    Living so close to the ocean any trash/litter we see that is not picked up with very quickly makes its way to the beach, boat docks, and seawall. So every piece of litter we see is almost guaranteed to affect our local sea life  if we don’t clean it up