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Welcome to EcoChallenge!

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Northwest Earth Institute
EcoChallenge
October 14 - October 28, 2016
Kathleen Patton's avatar

Kathleen Patton

The St. Stephen Martyrs

"I am fungus!"

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 240 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    15
    letters or emails
    sent to public officials or leaders
  • UP TO
    450
    minutes
    spent exercising
  • UP TO
    18
    pounds of CO2
    have been saved

Kathleen's actions

Community

Write Letters

I will write 1 letter(s) per day to a public official or company to advocate for planet-friendly policies or something else I believe in.

COMPLETED 15
DAILY ACTIONS

Water

Collect Rain Water

I will create a rain garden or bioswale, or use rain barrels to collect water for outdoor watering needs.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Energy

Power Down the Computer

I will power down my computer and monitor when not using it for more than 2 hours, saving up to (1.1) lbs of CO2 per day that I do this.

COMPLETED 16
DAILY ACTIONS

Health

Exercise Daily

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

COMPLETED 15
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?

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    Kathleen Patton 10/19/2016 9:55 AM
    Hmmm.  This rain garden thing is actually super complicated, time consuming, and expensive!  Thought I could just dig a hole.  So will have to postpone for spring/summer, I think.  Next -- to research rain barrels.
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    Kathleen Patton 10/18/2016 1:00 PM
    Really enjoying the ecochallenge.  Getting more exercise, and more awareness.  Find myself more tuned in to energy use and waste in general.
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    Kathleen Patton 10/13/2016 1:48 PM
    Fungus fungus fungus. Love thinking about the inter-connectivity of those who love our planet working together to make change.  We can be a blessing instead of a curse to our common community.  We can find joy in each others' company as we do it.  Talk about common ground!
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    Kathleen Patton 10/06/2016 12:56 PM
    Last Sunday as we celebrated St. Francis' Feast, I proclaimed that we are fungus!  Our actions are significant not because we are individually mighty, but because we are collectively servants of the planet and one another, part of an amazing, powerful healing web.  I am excited to be starting this adventure, and I challenge all members and friends of St. Stephen's to claim their fungal power.
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