North Dakota Environmental Stewardship

Shower water turned plant water! I’ve started keeping a bucket by my tub. While waiting for the water to heat up, I stick the bucket in the tub. I get enough to water my potted plants. Less wasted water!

When given the opportunity, I am always interested in educating others on the importance of environmental stewardship, including the importance of biodiversity. In my own life, I also work to practice environmental stewardship. One recent activity I have taken is to begin work on planting a native prairie landscape in my own backyard to make a...

The consumption of meat inherently requires more energy and resources because raising animals for human consumption requires not only sustaining the animal, but also sustaining and growing the crops that the animal must eat. Therefore, meat is more costly in terms of money and environmental resources. Therefore, many people in poorer countries...

The lack of understanding the importance of supporting our environment concerns me the most. I believe that more people would support environmental stewardship if people truly understood the influence that humans have on the environment and how that influence can negatively affect us.

Big day today - picked up three bags of litter along the Roosevelt Park dead loop and a big of litter on the morning dog walk!

Best by is the peak freshness for a product, sell by is the point when the product is probably 2 weeks away from its functional use, and use by is the date when the product will start to loose some of its normal characteristics and qualities.

I always forget what these actually mean. I also tend to generally ignore them. If the food or drink doesn’t smell bad or look bad, I am probably going to still eat it! However, it was rewarding to look up these definitions again to remind myself that none of these involve the safety of the food or drink and that all of them involve peak...

I used to live in Arizona and gained a strong understanding of the importance of preserving water. Although North Dakota does not have the same water scarcity issues as Arizona, we can all work to use less water. The less water we use, the more we can save for the future. Furthermore, water that comes from our tap at home requires a large...

Empowered.  Part of something bigger.  More positive and productive in my efforts.

I don't find a lot of the suggestions that seem to relate to me here. I already have a lot of sustainability implemented in my life. I also do not remember to check in every day.