Earth Month Ecochallenge: Drawdown

April 1 - April 30, 2021

Gary Lyons

Team Guidewire

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
647 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

3.0

meatless or vegan meals

consumed
UP TO

560

minutes

spent exercising
UP TO

20

minutes

spent learning
UP TO

5.0

zero-waste meals

consumed

Gary's actions

Food, Agriculture, and Land Use

Zero-waste Cooking

Reduced Food Waste

I will cook 1 meal(s) with zero-waste each day

COMPLETED 5
DAILY ACTIONS

Food, Agriculture, and Land Use

Reduce Animal Products

Plant-Rich Diets

I will enjoy 1 meatless or vegan meal(s) each day of the challenge.

COMPLETED 3
DAILY ACTIONS

Food, Agriculture, and Land Use

Local farming at Alemany Farm - San Francisco

Learn more about the community sustaining farming model of Alemany Farm in San Francisco

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Buildings

Research Retrofitting Incentives

Building Retrofitting

I will spend at least 30 minutes finding out if my city, region, state, or country offers incentives for retrofitting existing buildings.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Buildings

Online Energy Audit

Multiple Solutions

I will complete an online energy audit of my home, office, or dorm room and identify my next steps for saving energy.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Buildings

Research Heat Pumps

High-Efficiency Heat Pumps

I will spend at least 30 minutes researching heat pumps to see if installing one makes sense for my home/building.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Buildings

Upgrade My Windows

Insulation

I will upgrade the windows or weatherstripping in my home or office to reduce air leaks and save on energy costs.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Transportation

Go for a Daily Walk

Walkable Cities

I will take a walk for 20 minutes each day and take note of the infrastructure that makes walking more or less enjoyable, accessible, and possible.

COMPLETED 19
DAILY ACTIONS

Land Sinks

Hear Hasten Regeneration talk about their reforestation projects

Join our GGB Getting to Know event with Hasten Regeneration, a cause focused on developing innovative Miyawaki reforestation projects around the world this Thursday, 4/8 at 9 - 9:45am PT! Hear from the founders, Sheeba Sen and Peter Coughlan talk about their inspiring journey in creating Hasten Regeneration and how you can support their reforestation projects through the GGB program. Sign up here for the link to the Zoom session! - https://guidewire.benevity.org/volunteer/204

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Land Sinks

Learn about Temperate Forests

Temperate Forest Restoration

I will spend at least 20 minutes learning more about the environmental services provided by and the environmental issues affecting temperate forests.

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?

Gary Lyons 4/28/2021 8:59 AM

It was cold out on my walk. Thinking about those warm homes in Cloughjordan :)

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Gary Lyons 4/27/2021 10:05 AM

Haven't checked-in in a couple of days. It's coming back that's keeping me positive!

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Gary Lyons 4/16/2021 5:38 AM

It was easy to go on my walk today, forgot my shades but, that was okay, because it meant I needed them! :D

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Gary Lyons 4/15/2021 9:53 AM

Had to squeeze the walk in today but it still happened, got a zero waste meal in too. Every time I manage it, it feels better.

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Gary Lyons 4/14/2021 8:27 AM

I was looking today for all the new growth and green shoots around the place, it's sunny too, very uplifting spring day.

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Gary Lyons 4/12/2021 5:28 AM

Saw a rabbit on my walk today :)

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Gary Lyons 4/11/2021 11:17 AM

Saw some beautiful flowers on my walk today.

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Gary Lyons 4/10/2021 11:26 AM

My walk was in the park today. Some great trees all around us, took a photo of one :)

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Gary Lyons 4/09/2021 8:05 AM

Took my walk today and photographed a little watercourse that sits right beside a busy junction and across from a bus stop. I feel like there is a lot of potential there so it's becoming a challenge for me, how to help realise it.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Land Sinks Hear Hasten Regeneration talk about their reforestation projects

What is one thing you learn during the session?

Gary Lyons 4/09/2021 8:03 AM

This movement is still getting started. It really inspired me with a lot of ideas. I thought not just about how to try and create a Miyawaki (sp?) Forest but also about how to help create a framework and global network to enable this everywhere.

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