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Welcome to 2019 People's Ecochallenge!

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2019 People's Ecochallenge
October 2 - October 23, 2019
Juanita Hess's avatar

Juanita Hess

All Other City Staff

"Because I can, and because I care, I do my best to leave this planet better than I found it."

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 285 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    12
    conversations
    with people
  • UP TO
    5.0
    minutes
    spent learning
  • UP TO
    170
    minutes
    spent outdoors
  • UP TO
    30
    minutes
    being mindful
  • UP TO
    165
    minutes
    not spent in front of a screen
  • UP TO
    736
    pounds of CO2
    have been saved

Juanita's actions

Nature

Explore My Area

I will explore at least one new hiking trail or nature walk in my area.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Nature

Forage for My Food

I will use the 'Learn More' resources below to find where I can forage for my own food locally.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Nature

Spend Time Outside

I will replace 15 minute(s) each day typically spent inside (computer time, watching television, etc.) with quality time outside.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Simplicity

Meditate

I will meditate or create a moment of silence for 15 minute(s) each day to reflect on things important to me.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

High Impact Action Track

Talk To My Friends and Colleagues

Community

I will research the social or environmental issues in my community that matter to me and tell 2 friends and/or colleagues each day about what I learn.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

High Impact Action Track

Stay on the Ground

Transportation

Instead of traveling by plane, I will find an alternative way to accomplish the goals of an upcoming trip (i.e. telepresence, vacation locally).

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

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?

  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Simplicity Meditate
    What would you like to invest more time in reflecting on?
    Juanita Hess's avatar
    Juanita Hess 10/22/2019 11:34 AM
    How do I get more meditative time into my day, even if I struggle to get up early enough to have a quiet home to myself for uninterrupted meditation time?
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Nature Forage for My Food
    People are motivated to forage for many different reasons: as a source for food, a means of income, to connect with nature, to participate in cultural tradition, transmitting specific ecological knowledge, or as a means of stewarding local and native plant populations. What is your chief motivation for foraging?
    Juanita Hess's avatar
    Juanita Hess 10/15/2019 1:17 PM
    I am interested in foraging to reduce my impact on our resources. If it's possible to find food already growing, then I don't have to spend money on food that is packaged, marketed and shipped. Also, I increase my self-reliance.  
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    • Pam Neild's avatar
      Pam Neild 10/16/2019 9:06 AM
      Mushrooms and chestnuts are my favorite this time of year. We go hunting as a family activity. It's great fun and delicious too. 
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Nature Explore My Area
    How can spending more time outdoors enhance your sense of place?
    Juanita Hess's avatar
    Juanita Hess 10/15/2019 1:14 PM
    I can walk with my children to the park with the soccer ball.
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