Climate Conversations NCW

NCW EcoChallenge

May 13 - May 26, 2017

Beatrice Hersh-Tudor

Intermountain AmeriCorps

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
367 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

240

minutes

spent exercising
UP TO

40

hours

volunteered
UP TO

200

gallons of water

have been saved
UP TO

24

plastic bottles

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

8.3

pounds

waste composted

Beatrice's actions

Health

Take Control

I will develop a plan with my medical professionals to achieve my best health and live my life to the fullest.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Health

Exercise Daily

I will exercise daily for 30 minute(s) per day for two weeks.

COMPLETED 8
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Recycle Everything I Can

I will recycle all materials that are accepted by local haulers or drop stations in my community.

COMPLETED 12
DAILY ACTIONS

Water

5-Minute Showers

I will save up to 20 gallons (75 L) of water each day by taking 5-minute showers.

COMPLETED 10
DAILY ACTIONS

Energy

CHECK OUT THE CHELAN PUD WEBSITE

I will spend 10 minutes checking out all the energy-saving opportunities on Chelan PUD's web page, ConservationMakesCents.org. Action Resource > >

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Waste

Use a Reusable Water Bottle

I will keep 2 disposable plastic bottle(s) from entering the waste stream by using a reusable water bottle.

COMPLETED 12
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Compost Food Waste

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

COMPLETED 12
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Buy From a Farmers Market

I will purchase produce and meat from a local farmers market or food co-op.

COMPLETED
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 C02 over the course of the next year.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Nature

Tend a Garden

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

COMPLETED 10
DAILY ACTIONS

Transportation

Participate in a May bike event

Participate in "Bike to Work Day", "Life is a Cycle", or "Ride of Silence" biking events. See Transportation Resources page for more details. Action Resource > >

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Sustainability

Share my Actions

I will make my environmental actions visible with a lawn sign or bumper sticker, or by posting to my social media networks.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Transportation

Contribute to building the vision for public transit's future

I will complete the Link Transit questionnaire (MAY 20th DEADLINE) at letsthinklink.org. Action Resource > >

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Sustainability

Volunteer in my Community

I will volunteer 40 hour(s) in my community.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Waste

Needs vs. Wants

I will adopt a "Needs Vs. Wants" approach and only buy things I need.

COMPLETED 7
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Use Reusable Bags

I will not accept any disposable bags when making purchases.

COMPLETED 9
DAILY ACTIONS

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?

Beatrice Hersh-Tudor 5/26/2017 9:47 AM

I joined the climate conversations group on FaceBook, but the EcoChallenge website here isn't recognizing that. :( I'm enjoying the page, though!

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- Leona Holahan 5/26/2017 10:12 AM
  
  I've learned the points had to be added manually. They'll get you!
  
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Beatrice Hersh-Tudor 5/26/2017 9:47 AM

I wish this were going on all month! It's been really fun, but it's gone by fast!

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Beatrice Hersh-Tudor 5/25/2017 12:09 PM

I've really enjoyed my extra time spent outside and away from screens so far! Might try a hike this weekend!

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Beatrice Hersh-Tudor 5/20/2017 10:02 AM

I missed the Life is a Cycle ride because I got sick :( But I did bike to work this week, and I plan to continue!

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Beatrice Hersh-Tudor 5/18/2017 12:40 PM

It's been busy, but I've really enjoyed being more mindful of my impact!

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Beatrice Hersh-Tudor 5/15/2017 5:12 PM

I rode my bike to work today, and of course, it started to rain! But I'm excited to be doing all of this! 5 minute showers are difficult, but I think I can get used to it.

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Beatrice Hersh-Tudor 5/12/2017 3:03 PM

I'm excited to start this, and I hope many of these will continue after 2 weeks! Some of these I do here and there, but I'd like to make them more regular.

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