Charlene Woods

SUNY Adirondack

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
106 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

19

conversations

with people
UP TO

3.0

lightbulbs

replaced
UP TO

170

minutes

spent outdoors
UP TO

170

minutes

not spent in front of a screen

Charlene's actions

Climate

Choose LED Bulbs

I will replace 3 incandescent lightbulb(s) with Energy Star-certified LED bulbs, saving up to $14 per fixture per year.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Action Track: Building Resilience

Spend Time Outside

I will replace 20 minute(s) each day typically spent inside (computer time, watching television, etc.) with quality time outside that follows CDC guidelines for preventing disease spread.

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DAILY ACTIONS

Action Track: Building Resilience

Connect While Social Distancing

I will connect with at least 1 person/people a day through phone call or video chat to support mine and other’s mental and emotional health during this challenging time.

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DAILY ACTIONS

Action Track: Building Resilience

Research Benefits of Biodiversity

I will spend at least 30 minutes researching how biodiversity positively impacts our world and how the loss of biodiversity harms it.

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ONE-TIME ACTION

Action Track: Building Resilience

Support Pollinators

At least 30% of crops and 90% of flowering plants rely on pollinators, including monarch butterflies, to produce fruit. I will spend 60 minutes researching which plants support local native pollinators and plant some in my yard.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Participant Feed

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Action Track: Building Resilience Spend Time Outside

Rachel 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?

Charlene Woods 4/02/2020 4:54 AM

Mental and physical health are improved by going outside. Your senses come to life when you step outside in the fresh air. Being inside can cause depression and cause obesity in many people.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Action Track: Building Resilience Connect While Social Distancing

How does connecting with others help your own mental and emotional health? How can it help support others?

Charlene Woods 4/01/2020 10:14 AM

I spoke with my friend who is in her 80"s. She has lived through polio and the spanish flu. She is very insightful and gives good perspective. For she and her husband it is probably getting lonely because they are used to eating out almost daily, and now can only leave to go the grocery store.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Climate Choose LED Bulbs

Changing lightbulbs is an excellent first step toward energy efficiency! In what other ways can you exercise your civic duty to protect the environment and reduce carbon emissions?

Charlene Woods 4/01/2020 10:12 AM

You can use the dishwasher less often.

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