Lewis Coombe

I will spend at least 30 minutes researching and advocating for a comprehensive high speed rail network in my country/region.

I will spend at least 32 minutes watching videos and/or reading about the environmental benefits of silvopasture.

I will spend at least 5 minutes learning more about the environmental services provided by and the environmental issues affecting temperate forests.

I will enjoy 5 meatless or vegan meal(s) each day of the challenge.

I will contact 34 elected officials to voice my opinion on the importance of restoring farmland in my region, including both public and private land.

I will keep a daily log of food I throw away during Earth Month Ecochallenge, either because it went bad before I ate it, I put too much on my plate, or it was scraps from food preparation.

I will prevent water runoff and increase absorbency by mulching the base of trees and plants in my yard.

I will start a compost bin where I live.

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

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

I will watch a video about methane digesters (also commonly known as anaerobic digesters).

After researching the incentives at the federal, state, utility, and local levels, I will contact a local installer/distributor for a solar panel installation consultation on my house.