2019 People's Ecochallenge

Ecochallenge.org

October 2 - October 23, 2019

Jerrie's points

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
369 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

165

minutes

not spent in front of a screen
UP TO

165

minutes

of additional sleep
UP TO

165

minutes

spent outdoors
UP TO

1.0

waste audit

conducted
UP TO

10

trees

planted

Jerrie's actions

Health

Healthy Sleep

Effectively working for sustainability requires self care! I will commit to getting 15 more minute(s) of sleep each night to achieve at least 7 hours per night.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

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

Waste

Personal Waste Audit

I will collect all of my unrecyclable, non-compostable trash to raise my awareness of how much I send to the landfill.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Nature

Plant Trees

I will plant 10 tree(s) in my community, public parks, or backyard.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Simplicity

De-Clutter My Home

I will de-clutter, clean, and donate or recycle unneeded items in my home.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Participant Feed

Jerrie Dayton 10/14/2019 7:34 AM

Getting ready for winter. Heeled in my outdoor Bonsai and brought all the plants in for the winter. Planted daffodils and crocus and am in process of digging up the canna bulbs. Awaiting my 10 bare root trees from the Arbor Day foundation.

Read More
REFLECTION QUESTION
Nature

Rachel Carson said that we need the beauty and mysteries of the natural world for our spiritual and emotional development. Does that ring true for you? What are the implications for a culture that spends most of its time indoors?
Jerrie Dayton 10/09/2019 1:17 PM

Spent all day Sunday outdoors. Marveled at how plants keep trying to grow despite the shorter days. Or how the waters edge changes the plants it touches.

Read More
- Melanie Stewart 10/22/2019 6:00 AM
  
  I love this picture!
  
  Read More
Jerrie Dayton 10/07/2019 7:40 AM

I have been working on the trees on my property a lot this fall. Trimming the volunteers out and shaping the Yews and working on the maples. We had to cut down our ponderosa pine which was very sad. It had just gotten large enough to matter! However it got the pine tip blight and pine beetle borers.

Read More
REFLECTION QUESTION
Nature

How is planting trees good for your mental, physical, and spiritual health?
Jerrie Dayton 9/11/2019 7:37 AM

Trees help the air, are beautiful, are comforting, and provide homes for wildlife. I feel my best when trees are abundant. Trees are calming.

Read More