Katarina Robinson
4/30/2020 1:55 PM
I'm going to for zoology and this helped alot to know more about wildlife
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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 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?
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REFLECTION QUESTIONPeople 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?
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REFLECTION QUESTIONFood Compost Food WasteNew to composting? Be sure to check out the action resource links to learn tips and more about it. As you transition from throwing food away to composting, what do you notice about how much you are tossing? How will you use your compost once it is ready?
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Lin Orndorf 4/22/2020 8:32 AMToday is Earth Day, which I think should be a national holiday. This is the 50th anniversary of Earth Day. That very first Earth Day was initiated by Senator Gaylord Nelson of Wisconsin as a "teach-in" drawing on the energy of student anti-war protesters. His goal was to raise the public consciousness about pollution. I find it a bit ironic that 50 years later, I am holding a different sort of "teach-in" because we are all "staying home to stay safe" during the COVID19 pandemic.
Another interesting tidbit about the first Earth Day, and much of the pro-environmental legislation that followed, is that it was a bi-partisan movement. Senator Nelson was a Democrat and his Earth Day Co-Chair was a Republican. Here we are 50 years later experiencing some of the most extreme partisanship the country's ever known. It saddens me that there is so much divisiveness during a crisis and on a day that should bring us all together. Perhaps COVID19 and Earth Day 50 will help folks reflect, re-prioritize, and make changes that will improve human well-being and protect our one and only planet.
I plan on spending time outside today communing with the plants and critters who share our trees, "yard," and creek. I hope everyone does. It's amazing out there!
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Renee Mazurek 4/22/2020 3:18 PMThanks for this! Good point about the bipartisan nature of the first earth day! Love it!
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Renee Mazurek 4/22/2020 6:39 AM- Happy Earth Day to All! This is a beautiful, dynamic planet that we live on. I plan to get outside with my family on this sunny day! We've planted a new garden this year. Trying hard to grow food in the forest! I also used our compost to "feed" these plants. :)
- Happy Earth Day to All! This is a beautiful, dynamic planet that we live on. I plan to get outside with my family on this sunny day! We've planted a new garden this year. Trying hard to grow food in the forest! I also used our compost to "feed" these plants. :)
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Renee Mazurek 4/22/2020 6:29 AMThere are some local activities and organizations that you can get involved with on this Earth Day:
Mountain True: https://mountaintrue.org/event/earth-day-clean-up-challenge/?emci=b533840d-427b-ea11-a94c-00155d03b1e8&emdi=ea000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000001&ceid=565057
Greenworks: https://asheville-greenworks.dm.networkforgood.com/emails/553600?recipient_id=Nz-GQ0eCihAjL91z4YbX8w%7C%7CbWVnYW5AYXNoZXZpbGxlZ3JlZW53b3Jrcy5vcmc=
RiverLink: https://riverlink.org/our-work/education/learn-to-love-the-river/
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Renee Mazurek 4/22/2020 6:36 AMOne more link for an Earth Day Festival by River Link: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_4vY8ZjQRSNKiqao3sBHj7g?eType=EmailBlastContent&eId=53c7ad88-b137-4686-b4de-ef5161c77ef1 -
Lin Orndorf 4/22/2020 8:13 AMRenee, Thanks for sharing these links.
Happy Earth Day!
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Katarina Robinson 4/20/2020 8:00 AMI am very excited about wildlife I'm glad I got to do this challenge!! -
Katarina Robinson 4/20/2020 7:57 AMSpend a lot of time outside today, playing with my dogs and I didn't touch my phone once. We went to a lake and my dogs chased ducks and tried to swim but I didn't want wet dogs to come into the house and they hate baths.-
Renee Mazurek 4/22/2020 6:11 AMI've been trying to stay off my phone also and spend as much time outside. I forgot to tell you in your feedback, but I loved hearing the birds in the background of your presentation!! :)
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Daniel Mancuso 4/19/2020 9:40 AMEarlier this week it was nice out, so the mini-people and I headed outside for a bit of a break from school work. They wanted to take their droids for a walk... I think they may really want a puppy...
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Elliot Allen 4/18/2020 4:26 PMToday I focused on achieving some new challenges today! Including watching “Forks Over Knives” on Netflix. It was very interesting!-
Renee Mazurek 4/22/2020 6:12 AMGreat!
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