Mark Mackey SJ
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Wildlife
Use Reusable Bags
Plastic bags can be mistaken for food by many wild animals. If at all possible, I will not accept any disposable bags when making purchases, including produce bags.
Wildlife
Research Benefits of Biodiversity
I will spend at least 60 minutes researching how biodiversity positively impacts our world and how the loss of biodiversity harms it.
Wildlife
Research a Wild Animal
I will spend at least 30 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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REFLECTION QUESTIONWildlife Use Reusable BagsWhat do you do if you find yourself in the situation of needing a bag for items but don't have a reusable one with you? Carry things out in your hands? In a cart? Accept a disposable one? If you find yourself in this position often, what system could you put in place to try to create a successful habit of not using plastic bags?
Mark Mackey SJ 4/22/2020 11:57 AMI have gotten good at stocking this and stuffing pockets. Recently I found it that a hood can store a lot of small items! However, I have ingrained it in my habit to brings along one of my cloth bags or else my bookbag when going to a store. I’ll admit, by living in community, I reduce the amount of times I individually need to go to a store.have become much more concious of asking whether I actually need a product in the first place, which has reduced the number of times I go to a store for non-essential items. -
REFLECTION QUESTIONWildlife Research Benefits of BiodiversityHow can you encourage biodiversity by your own actions?
Mark Mackey SJ 4/22/2020 11:55 AMFor me, this comes largely to awareness of many own consumption. I have decided to reduce my consumption of meat. Not only does raising meat havecarbon effects, it takes a lot of land! Not only does it require land, it often perpetuates destruction and implicit action of high biodiversity areas. That’s how I think I can currently make the biggest impact. I also donate to rainforesttrust.org to help in the preservation of trackso gland that hold high biodiversity in South America. -
REFLECTION QUESTIONWildlife Research a Wild AnimalWhat interesting facts did you learn about the animal you researched? What are some of your favorite things about this animal?
Mark Mackey SJ 4/22/2020 11:51 AMI learned about the call, feeding habits, and migratory patterns of the yellow rumpled warbler. I compared this to the two other warbler species known to be back in my area as of today.