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April 1 - April 30, 2020
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April 1 - April 30, 2020

Upper Valley Climate Action 2020

Upper Connecticut River Valley NH & VT

The mission of Upper Valley Climate Action 2020 is to build community in our region by celebrating how even when apart, we can work together toward a common goal. This Earth Day Challenge is about trying something new, sharing what you learn, and supporting others along the way. Welcome!

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    advocacy actions
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    227
    conversations
    with people
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    4.0
    documentaries
    watched
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    272
    gallons of water
    have been saved
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    10
    hours
    volunteered
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    60
    meatless or vegan meals
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    20
    miles
    not traveled by car
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    20
    miles
    traveled by foot
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    718
    minutes
    spent learning
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    1,070
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    spent outdoors
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    420
    minutes
    not spent in front of a screen
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    181
    pieces of litter
    picked up
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    4.0
    plastic straws
    not sent to the landfill
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    5.4
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    food waste prevented
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    43
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    waste composted
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    26
    pounds of CO2
    have been saved
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    1.0
    public official or leader
    contacted
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    9.0
    trees
    planted

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Recent updates from this team
  • April 30 at 7:54 PM
    So glad I was able to participate in this challenge -- it has been a fun way to make a difference during an otherwise discombobulated, inwardly-focused, and overwhelming time!  Thank you especially to Lyn for organizing and encouraging along the way!  I look forward to more opportunities to connect and effect change with all of you in the future!
  • April 30 at 6:31 PM
    Hello my friends! What a month. I'm so glad to have been part of this challenge. Thank you to all for joining the Upper Valley Team. I'm grateful to my family for working with our meal planning efforts. I'm sorry that we ate more meat than I had planned, but I'm also glad that my kids cooked and that my son gained some weight, which he really...
  • April 30 at 8:58 AM
    Note--if you're not already using iNaturalist to record your observations of flora & fauna, I highly recommend it. I just discovered that it has state guides such as this one for VT trees, showing all the locations where each species has been reported in VT. https://www.inaturalist.org/guides/313 When you see a tree and want to check its...
  • April 30 at 8:25 AM
    Through my slide show about local trees, I inspired someone in Springfield, and someone in Westminster, to work on putting tree ID signs along local trails. http://www.vosssigns.com/products/stock/tree-identification/ I'll probably help both of them with tree ID and choosing which trees to label. This sign went on a tree along a trail in...
  • April 30 at 8:19 AM
    Further thoughts on biochar: since this process sequesters carbon for thousands of years and adds to soil tilth and fertility, it is valuable. But only a proportion of the carbon is locked up; the rest is sent off into the atmosphere as CO2. It is still essentially a burning process.  My original interest in biochar was as a replacement for...
  • April 30 at 7:38 AM
    I can't quite believe that it will be May 1 tomorrow. This month has flown by. It was filled with high expectations and in some ways I am disappointed that I did not do more. But at the same time, given how distracting and disruptive this whole Stay-At-Home order has been, I'm pleased that my family is still able to laugh together at dinner --...
  • April 30 at 7:32 AM
    Actually, I had a hard time doing my art projects. I kept trying to make things out of discarded plastic do dads or other random stuff and kept feeling frustrated. I am proud of the face masks I made for my family and finally finished and I am excited about the art I make all the time - - Compost. Here is my favorite image from the month - -...
  • April 29 at 9:27 PM
    The biochar challenge was educational: I learned quite a lot about the pluses and minuses of making biochar. This evening  I finally had the perfect weather conditions, so I gathered everything and grabbed the matches. The feedstock was fallen branches: my path up to the cabin is littered with them.  My intention was to see if I could get the...
  • April 29 at 12:09 PM
    On my weekly birding trip to the Bellows Falls Riverfront Park today, I saw a double-crested cormorant and got this photo, a bit out of focus but you can see the orange throat patch. This was only the 2nd time this species has been recorded there; first was when I saw one sitting on the same rock last July. I've reported 75 of the 351...
  • April 28 at 11:56 PM
    Today is the day! I have been waiting for a good, not-too-windy, dry day to try out my newfound skills as a biochar maker. While biochar is not a panacea and there are a lot of considerations and nuances as to whether to do biochar, I have learned a lot through researching this topic.  More on this tomorrow. 

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