Lisa Young
"Excited to be here to learn, share, and create better habits. "
POINTS TOTAL
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participant impact
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UP TO150minutesspent learning
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UP TO288gallons of waterhave been saved
Lisa's actions
Fresh Water
Conserve Toilet Water
I will save up to 12 gallons (45 L) of water a day by flushing only when necessary.
Action Track: Building Resilience
Connect Local, Support Local
We encourage teammates to connect to other local green organizations (including each other) and practice supporting local businesses at least once a week. Re-share a post, order curbside, make a donation to your favorite non-profit, or find a local business to make a purchase from! Let’s keep making St. Louis a greener, healthier, and more sustainable place to live, work, and learn! Have other or more specific actions to add to the Connect Local, Support Local Building Resilience Challenge please email [email protected].
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 30 minutes researching which plants support local native pollinators and plant some in my yard.
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!).
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.
Oceans
Learn about Our Oceans
I will spend at least 30 minutes learning about how our oceans support life on Earth by producing oxygen, regulating climate, and providing habitat, food, and jobs.
Participant Feed
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Lisa Young 4/30/2020 10:41 AMI really appreciated this opportunity to focus on learning and modifying my habits in April. It helps to have a place to check in, self-monitor progress, and connect with others. Thanks Ecochallenge, and thank you St. Louis Goes Green! Team. Now, onward and upward!!! 😊 -
REFLECTION QUESTIONWildlifeHow can you encourage biodiversity by your own actions?
Lisa Young 4/29/2020 1:59 PMMy husband and I are the current stewards of a few acres of wooded land in Missouri. We are learning more about natural biodiversity in Missouri Woodlands, to understand what can be cultivated and propagated healthily, and how best to manage what already exists there for the increased health of the whole property. -
REFLECTION QUESTIONOceansWhat 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?
Lisa Young 4/29/2020 1:53 PMI tend to think of trees as the major carbon sink of our planet... i didn't realize how much C02 the oceans take up!!! I can help with ocean health by planting trees and purchasing more sustainably sourced fish and seafood. -
REFLECTION QUESTIONAction Track: Building ResilienceWhy is it important to take care of pollinators?
Lisa Young 4/29/2020 1:47 PMPollinators are responsible for 30% of our crops and 90% of our flowering plants. We need them for food, medicine, and the continued/improved futures of our plant life. Not only is it important that we plant native species for them, mow our lawns less, and protect their habitats, but we also need to be cutting back, as a society, on pesticides and other harmful chemicals that can destroy them. More gardens, less lawns! -
Lisa Young 4/20/2020 6:04 PM -
Lisa Young 4/17/2020 3:30 PMHooray! Look at these beauties! Thank you, EarthDance Organic Farm School!!!-
Jill Jonas 4/17/2020 3:52 PM -
Lisa Young 4/17/2020 3:31 PM
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Lisa Young 4/15/2020 3:55 PM-
Lisa Young 4/15/2020 6:00 PMI am enjoying it so much, for all I'm learning, and also for the beauty of her writing and all the deep wisdom she shares. ❤ -
Jill Jonas 4/15/2020 5:02 PM
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Lisa Young 4/10/2020 3:25 PMSo excited for our new books from Left Bank Books! Easy contactless curbside pickup at the bookstore, since i was already masked up and out picking up curbside groceries at FairShares CSA. 😊 -
REFLECTION QUESTIONFresh WaterWhat would a sustainable water future in your region look like? What needs to change?
Lisa Young 4/09/2020 5:18 PMI think people would really benefit from understanding where their drinking water comes from and where their waste water goes, and how those systems work. This would include a better understanding of the sewer systems and rainwater, etc. I think in St. Louis, water has always been available and plentiful, and the majority of our residents take it for granted and assume that it will keep flowing and stay clean. I don't know enough about how precarious our water situation COULD be if any of these systems failed, but I sense that most residents are separated from the realities of how they receive and 'dispose of' (and often waste copious amounts of) water. Understanding all of that would probably help all of us better appreciate our water and use it more prudently. -
Lisa Young 4/09/2020 1:31 PMI ordered starter plants from EarthDance Farms for pickup next Friday. Lettuce mix, collard greens and leeks!! Woohoo! I'm so excited, because I'm craving fresh greens and they aren't as easy to get right now, even from some of our local providers. I've not been a gardener, but my husband has inspired me with his home vegetable gardening in the past. It's something I've been wanting to do for a few years now, but I hadn't been ready to dedicate the time and energy before. As a massage therapist with no return-to-work date in sight due to COVID, I can't do the nurturing work I love to do with people, so I'm thinking this is the perfect time to begin nurturing work with plants. I know the plants have much to teach me, and I feel ready to learn. 😊-
Jill Jonas 4/09/2020 6:05 PM
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