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April 1 - April 30, 2021
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Kayla Sherwood

Hartford Environmental Action Team (HEAT)

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 803 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    135
    conversations
    with people
  • UP TO
    267
    miles
    traveled by bike
  • UP TO
    1,599
    minutes
    spent exercising
  • UP TO
    56
    minutes
    spent outdoors
  • UP TO
    625
    pounds of CO2
    have been saved
  • UP TO
    130
    zero-waste meals
    consumed

Kayla's actions

Transportation

Go for a Daily Walk

Walkable Cities

I will take a walk for 60 minutes each day and take note of the infrastructure that makes walking more or less enjoyable, accessible, and possible.

COMPLETED 26
DAILY ACTIONS

Food, Agriculture, and Land Use

Smaller Portions

Reduced Food Waste

I will use smaller plates and/or serve smaller portions when dishing out food.

COMPLETED 27
DAILY ACTIONS

Health and Education

Start a Social Media Campaign

Health and Education

Through social media, I will raise awareness about gender inequity in education by sharing the information found in the links below.

COMPLETED 27
DAILY ACTIONS

Transportation

Go by Bike

Bicycle Infrastructure

I will commute by bike 10 mile(s) each day and avoid sending up to (___) lbs of CO2 into Earth's atmosphere.

COMPLETED 27
DAILY ACTIONS

Food, Agriculture, and Land Use

Zero-waste Cooking

Reduced Food Waste

I will cook 5 meal(s) with zero-waste each day

COMPLETED 27
DAILY ACTIONS

Land Sinks

Explore My Area

Sometimes protecting nature requires feeling connected to nature. I will invest 60 minutes in exploring and appreciating a natural area in my region, whether a forest, wetland, coastal area, or somewhere else.

COMPLETED
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?


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    Kayla Sherwood 4/27/2021 5:15 PM
    ALMOST TO THE FINISH LINE!

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    Kayla Sherwood 4/05/2021 8:10 AM
    Beautiful where I live today, took the opportunity to go for a long walk!
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Transportation Go for a Daily Walk
    What have you noticed on your daily walks? What have you enjoyed? What infrastructure changes could make your walks more enjoyable or possible?

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    Kayla Sherwood 4/02/2021 4:05 PM
    I have enjoyed that my husband has started joining me on my daily walks, so company is always nice :)
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Transportation Go by Bike
    How does using human-powered transportation make you feel compared to using other methods of transportation?

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    Kayla Sherwood 4/02/2021 4:04 PM
    This really makes me feel good and it is beneficial to my health as well.
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Land Sinks Explore My Area
    How can spending more time outdoors enhance your sense of place -- your deep knowledge of and appreciation for your surroundings?

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    Kayla Sherwood 4/02/2021 4:04 PM
    Being outdoors really helps my overall mood, making sure during this time of year especially I spend at least 1 hour outside!
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Health and Education Start a Social Media Campaign
    How are people responding to the statistics you're sharing on social media?

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    Kayla Sherwood 4/02/2021 4:03 PM
    So far so good, no bad response!
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Food, Agriculture, and Land Use Smaller Portions
    While dishing food out, we tend to load our plates with more than we need. Using smaller plates helps to mitigate this. Aside from the environmental benefits, what other benefits might come from eating/serving smaller portions?

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    Kayla Sherwood 4/02/2021 4:03 PM
    Overall wellness and how you feel, overeating leads to bloating and discomfort.
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Food, Agriculture, and Land Use Zero-waste Cooking
    In North America, up to 65% of food waste happens at the consumer level. Chef Steven Satterfield advocates for utilizing every part of a vegetable. How can you incorporate using an entire vegetable, including the skins, tops, and stalks during your next meal prep?

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    Kayla Sherwood 3/18/2021 6:25 AM
    Almost every night I use a sweet potato as my carb choice skin and all using the entire vegetable!

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    Kayla Sherwood 3/18/2021 6:24 AM
    Love these challenges every year!