Margaret Stewart
4/30/2020 10:40 AM
By supporting local businesses it stabilizes the economy in your locality, especially during this time. Me and my family order pizza, pasta and other items from local businesses.
Margaret Stewart
POINTS TOTAL
- 0 TODAY
- 0 THIS WEEK
- 596 TOTAL
participant impact
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UP TO14minutesspent learning
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UP TO90minutesnot spent in front of a screen
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UP TO330minutesspent outdoors
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UP TO14disposable cupsnot sent to the landfill
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UP TO31meatless or vegan mealsconsumed
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UP TO10plastic bottlesnot sent to the landfill
Margaret's actions
People
Spend Time Outside
I will replace 30 minute(s) each day typically spent inside (computer time, watching television, etc.) with quality time outside that follows CDC guidelines for preventing disease spread.
Forests
Use a Reusable Mug
If possible, I will avoid sending 3 disposable cup(s) to the landfill each day by using a reusable mug.
Forests
Explore My Area
I will explore at least one new hiking trail or nature walk in my area while following CDC guidelines for social distancing.
Fresh Water
Use a Reusable Water Bottle
I will use a reusable bottle and stop purchasing bottled water, saving 2 disposable plastic bottle(s) a day.
Oceans
Smart Seafood Choices
I will visit seafoodwatch.org or download the app and commit to making better seafood choices for a healthier ocean.
Action Track: Building Resilience
Research Benefits of Biodiversity
I will spend at least 3 minutes researching how biodiversity positively impacts our world and how the loss of biodiversity harms it.
Food
Reduce Animal Products
I will enjoy 1 meatless meal(s) and/or 1 vegan meal(s) each day of the challenge.
Wildlife
Leave No Trace
I will respect and protect biotic communities by practicing the seven principles of Leave No Trace when doing nature activities alone or with family and friends.
Action Track: Earth Day Together!
Earth Day Action: Share Eco Tips
Through social media or on the Earth Day Ecochallenge feed, I will share my favorite environmentally friendly habit with my friends, even if it’s not an Earth Day action.
Oceans
Learn about Our Oceans
I will spend at least 3 minutes learning about how our oceans support life on Earth by producing oxygen, regulating climate, and providing habitat, food, and jobs.
Forests
Forest-Friendly Foods
I will replace or remove the palm oil, coffee, and cocoa products in my current diet that are known to contribute to deforestation.
People
Earth Day Action: Research and Support Local Organizations
I will spend 3 minutes researching local organizations and businesses in my community, then support one of them by writing a testimonial or positive review, ordering curbside, making a donation to my favorite nonprofit, or supporting them in another way.
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?
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REFLECTION QUESTIONPeople Earth Day Action: Research and Support Local OrganizationsWhy is it important to support local organizations and businesses? How does it help to build a more resilient community?
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REFLECTION QUESTIONAction Track: Earth Day Together! Earth Day Action: Share Eco TipsWhat environmentally friendly habit have you most recently implemented? How do you ensure that you are successful in creating or changing a habit?
Margaret Stewart 4/22/2020 10:52 AMI recycle everything I can at my house, which is an easy way to be ecofriendly. I make sure to check every plastic and paper if I can to maximize recycling. -
REFLECTION QUESTIONForests Forest-Friendly FoodsHow difficult or easy was it to change your diet?
Margaret Stewart 4/20/2020 10:29 AMI have not been able to go to the store very often recently to actually buy items that are not harmful, but once quarantine it up, I will begin doing my best. -
REFLECTION QUESTIONOceans Learn about Our OceansWhat is one way in which oceans support your life on Earth? What is one way you can help take care of ocean health with your actions?
Margaret Stewart 4/20/2020 9:01 AMOceans absorb much of the CO2 in the air which is a huge positive and negative of the ocean. It cannot hold much more CO2 and the CO2 is harming the life. I can take of ocean health by reducing my use of plastic bags and straws to reduce litter. -
REFLECTION QUESTIONOceans Smart Seafood ChoicesMany states and countries have advisories on eating fish. Find out what is advised for your region. Do you think your diet choices fall within these guidelines? What steps do you need to take to make sure that they do?
Margaret Stewart 4/14/2020 11:44 AMYes, I think they do. I do not usually have fish very often maybe once a week at the most. Sometimes not at all. -
REFLECTION QUESTIONPeople Spend Time OutsideRachel 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?
Margaret Stewart 4/13/2020 10:11 AMI completely agree. The Earth is what sustains the human race; we need to appreciate that. A culture that is exclusively indoors will lose contact with the outside world and become detached from the true nature of their survival. -
REFLECTION QUESTIONWildlife Leave No TraceEducator Stephanie Kaza advises her students to focus on what they care about most when addressing the enormity of ecological problems. Is there a specific area you feel particularly called to work on?
Margaret Stewart 4/13/2020 10:01 AMSpecifically for me, I feel most passionate about the amount of litter that people leave at campsites. At my lake house, people used to be able to camp on the island across from my house. Now, we cannot because so many people have littered and lost this opportunity for everyone else. -
REFLECTION QUESTIONFresh Water Use a Reusable Water BottleUsing 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?
Margaret Stewart 4/05/2020 5:40 PMI can advocate for these people by restricting my usage and purchase of bottled water and increasing my knowledge of the deceitfulness of these private corporations. With this knowledge, I can tell other people and decrease the use of plastic bottles. -
REFLECTION QUESTIONForests Explore My AreaHow can spending more time outdoors enhance your sense of place?
Margaret Stewart 4/05/2020 5:34 PMIt will force you to understand where all the natural resources originate, and what is being destroyed by current deforestation happenings. I feel like I belong and need to protect this wonderful Earth. -
REFLECTION QUESTIONForests Use a Reusable MugMaybe you've heard how good it is to switch from a single use coffee cup to a reusable one, but it's just hard to make the switch. What stands in your way of making this a habit? By identifying the challenges, you can begin to work through them to have better success in taking this action. Knowing the difference you are making, how does it make you feel?
Margaret Stewart 4/03/2020 10:19 AMIt makes me feel great and less of a burden on the environment. Since I am reducing my personal contribution to the landfill there will be one less coffee or tea cup in the landfill.