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Welcome to Earth Day Ecochallenge!

Watch the short video below to learn the basics.
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Ecochallenge.org
Earth Day Ecochallenge
April 1 - April 30, 2020
Rebecca Yoshino's avatar

Rebecca Yoshino

Bard College Network, Friends and Family

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 171 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    34
    conversations
    with people
  • UP TO
    10
    meatless or vegan meals
    consumed
  • UP TO
    120
    minutes
    spent learning

Rebecca's actions

Action Track: Earth Day Together!

Special Earth Day Engagement

Today is an important day for our political representatives to hear from their voters. Use the links below to write a message or a tweet to your representatives asking them to support a Carbon Fee and Dividend plan: https://citizensclimatelobby.org/write-your-representative/#/74/ https://citizensclimatelobby.org/tweet-to-your-representative-about-the-energy-innovation-and-carbon-dividend-act/#/55/ Voting is one of the best things you can do for the earth. Go to this link to sign the pledge to commit to voting consistently and to always prioritizing environmental issues: https://www.environmentalvoter.org/sign-the-pledge

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Fresh Water

Eco-friendly Gardening

I will plant native species, landscape with water-efficient plants, and use eco-friendly fertilizers.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Action Track: Building Resilience

Connect While Social Distancing

I will connect with at least 4 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

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.

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DAILY ACTIONS

Wildlife

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.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Reduce Animal Products

I will enjoy 2 meatless meal(s) and/or 2 vegan meal(s) each day of the challenge.

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DAILY ACTIONS

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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    Rebecca Yoshino 4/13/2020 9:39 AM
    I invited my 11 year old daughter to join the Ecochallenge and she in turn invited some of her friends to join. It has been a really nice experience doing this together and a way to meaningfully engage with simple climate solution actions with measurable deliverables that grow as we work collectively to change simple personal habits, patterns and behaviors, while educating, inspiring and competing with each other to do better. My daughter has been working with her 6 year old brother, identifying topics (animals are a favorite) to research. We always include research on environmental threats, conservation efforts and behaviors we can change or enhance to help support. 
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