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October 2 - October 23, 2019
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hannah ovre

EcoINL

POINTS TOTAL

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  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 863 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    305
    minutes
    spent learning
  • UP TO
    382
    gallons of water
    have been saved
  • UP TO
    11
    pounds
    waste composted
  • UP TO
    7.6
    pounds
    food waste prevented
  • UP TO
    332
    pounds of CO2
    have been saved

hannah's actions

Nature

Tend a Garden

I will tend to a garden each day, or work on starting one.

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Create Your Own Action

Exercise at least 30 minutes per day

the official action didn't work.

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Simplicity

Track my Purchases

I will spend 15 minutes each day maintaining a record of all my purchases and learning about my spending habits.

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Waste

Compost Food Waste

I will avoid sending up to .69 lbs (.31 kg) of food waste to the landfill each day by composting my food or learning how to.

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High Impact Action Track

Install Alternative Energy

Energy

I will install alternative energy systems, such as solar electric systems or solar water heaters.

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High Impact Action Track

Ditch the Lawn

Water

I will replace my lawn with a drought-tolerant landscape and save the water, money, and time I used to spend cutting the grass.

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Nature

Forage for My Food

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

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ONE-TIME ACTION

Nature

Support Local Pollinators

At least 30% of crops and 90% of flowering plants rely on pollinators to produce fruit. I will spend 60 minutes researching which plants support local native pollinators and plant some in my yard.

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Water

Fix Leaky Faucets

I will fix faucets or report leaky faucets to facilities that have been wasting up to 9 gallons (34 L) of water per faucet every day.

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Transportation

Choose a Carbon Offset

If buying a plane ticket, I will also buy a carbon offset.

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Food

Weekly Meal Planning

I will reduce food waste and save money by prepping for 3 meal(s) each day, only buying the ingredients I need.

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Waste

Use Reusable Bags

I will not accept any disposable bags when making purchases.

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Water

Eco-friendly Gardening

I will plant native species, landscape with water-efficient plants, and use eco-friendly fertilizers.

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ONE-TIME ACTION

Energy

Switch to Cold Water

I will switch to washing my clothes in cold water, saving up to 1,600 lbs of CO2 over the course of the next year.

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ONE-TIME ACTION

Waste

Go Paperless

I will reduce the amount of paper mail that I receive by 3.4lbs (1.5kg) a month or 41lbs (18.6kg) a year by opting into paperless billing, ending unwanted subscriptions and opting out of junk mail.

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Water

Insulate Water Pipes and Water Heater

I will avoid wasting water while waiting for the shower or sink to heat up.

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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
    Water Eco-friendly Gardening
    What are the most prominent water concerns in your area? Examples include drought, flooding, pollution, access, security, and privatization.

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    hannah ovre 10/24/2019 11:27 AM
    Water rights to the canal are an important issue in the Ammon area.
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Nature Support Local Pollinators
    Why is it important to take care of pollinators?

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    hannah ovre 10/17/2019 9:49 AM
    Bees, moths, butterflies, and other insects are all important pollinators. Crops such as fruit trees would not exist and produce fruit without pollinators.
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Energy Switch to Cold Water
    What do you plan to do with the money you save from making more energy efficient choices?

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    hannah ovre 10/17/2019 9:45 AM
    I used the money to start an indoor vegetable garden so I can grow fresh, out of season (aka $$) veggies at staggered harvest periods. 120W of LED lights turned on for 16 hours a day costs less than $4/month to run - about the same price as a package of baby bok choy and some green onions, both of which I use often. This will end up paying for itself very quickly because of the energy efficiency.

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    hannah ovre 10/08/2019 12:26 PM
    Perfect day for a walk over lunch 🥰
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    High Impact Action Track Install Alternative Energy
    How is your region being affected by climate change? How will it be affected in the future?

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    hannah ovre 10/08/2019 12:13 PM
    According to statesatrisk.com, climate change in Idaho would mean more mosquitoes, more risk of drought leading to increased risk to potato crops and trout and increased risk of wildfires.

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      Kelsey Behm 10/09/2019 7:42 AM
      Just this week we are seeing the effects of changing weather. Farmers are struggling to get their crops out of the ground before the big freeze that starts tonight. They have been working LONG days to harvest as much as possible. 
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Transportation Choose a Carbon Offset
    A round-trip flight from New York City to Los Angeles emits just over 1.5 tons of CO2—per person. That’s a lot of carbon! What can you do to reduce the number of flights you take per year?

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    hannah ovre 10/08/2019 12:03 PM
    The airports that I am flying through this holiday season have new programs to purchase carbon offsets. Driving in my car from NYC to LA would produce only about .8 tons of CO2.
  • 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?

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    hannah ovre 10/08/2019 11:56 AM
    Not letting nearby fruit & plants go unharvested before buying commercially shipped/packed/processed food.
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    High Impact Action Track Ditch the Lawn
    What is the main water source in your region?

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    hannah ovre 10/07/2019 6:22 AM
    All of the water for my house's landscaping comes from the canal.
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Water Fix Leaky Faucets
    Fixing leaky faucets is one of the tasks that we can easily put off until later. Good job on completing this action! How will you use the momentum from completing this action to increase your water efficiency in other ways?

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    hannah ovre 10/04/2019 9:53 AM
    Making sure the water heater is maintained before winter and up to date.
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Water Insulate Water Pipes and Water Heater
    How do you think climate change will affect your region’s water supply? Think about the effects of weather, storms, salinity, and sea level rise, among other changes. How can you find out more about climate change’s impact to your region's water?

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    hannah ovre 10/04/2019 9:17 AM
    Climate change has a drastic impact on mountains and glaciers, which are doubly affected by temperature and precipitation. Snow fall levels and snow retention rates in the spring/summer have a huge impact downstream when they melt too fast and aren't replenished. The water is important for rivers and streams which hundreds, if not thousands, of miles of ecosystems depend on.