Karen Houser

Chalfont Green Team

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
258 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

270

minutes

spent exercising
UP TO

10

minutes

spent learning
UP TO

125

minutes

spent outdoors
UP TO

200

minutes

being mindful

Karen's actions

Land Sinks

Forest-Friendly Foods 1

Tropical Forest Restoration

I will spend at least 10 minutes researching the impact of my diet to see how it contributes to deforestation.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Transportation

Go for a Daily Walk

Walkable Cities

I will take a walk for 30 minutes each day and take note of the infrastructure that makes walking more or less enjoyable, accessible, and possible.

COMPLETED 9
DAILY ACTIONS

Industry

Recycle Everything I Can

Recycling

Contamination prevents what is recyclable from being recycled. I will research and recycle all materials that are accepted by local haulers or drop stations in my community, making sure to not contaminate recyclables with non-recyclables.

COMPLETED 10
DAILY ACTIONS

Industry

Practice the 5 R's

Recycling

I will Practice the "5 Rs" — refuse, reduce, reuse, repurpose, and recycle — to reduce my waste more than I can with just recycling alone.

COMPLETED 10
DAILY ACTIONS

Food, Agriculture, and Land Use

Eat Mindfully

I will eat all of my meals without distractions, e.g., phone, computer, TV, or newspaper.

COMPLETED 10
DAILY ACTIONS

Action Track: Climate Resilience

Tend A Garden

I will tend to a garden, or prepare for one, each day using sustainable gardening practices.

COMPLETED 10
DAILY ACTIONS

Participant Feed

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Karen Houser 4/28/2021 10:31 AM

We planted seven new Arborvitae bushes last week and they are progressing nicely. Now if I can keep the rabbits away, apparently the bottoms of these bushes are rabbit candy!

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Karen Houser 4/23/2021 11:21 AM

I used my reusable grocery store bags for the first time today. I have to say they are a lot easier than those plastic bags and they are much sturdier!

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Karen Houser 4/22/2021 8:19 AM

This week I purchased reusable vegetable/fruit bags for the grocery store to replace using plastic ones.

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