Earth Month Ecochallenge: Drawdown

April 1 - April 30, 2021

Mike Richmond

Team Wyld

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
462 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

120

minutes

spent outdoors
UP TO

2.0

conversations

with people
UP TO

5.0

locally sourced meals

consumed
UP TO

5.0

minutes

spent learning
UP TO

3.0

donations

made
UP TO

1.0

documentary

watched

Mike's actions

Health and Education

Make School More Affordable

Health and Education

I will raise funds to help make school affordable for girls around the world.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Health and Education

Fund Family Planning

Health and Education

I will donate to supply a community with reproductive health supplies.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food, Agriculture, and Land Use

Composting

Composting, Reduced Food Waste

I will start a compost bin where I live.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food, Agriculture, and Land Use

Support Indigenous Peoples' Land Management

Indigenous Peoples' Forest Tenure

I will donate to Native American Rights Fund, which protects tribal natural resources and environmental rights and promotes Native American Human Rights.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

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

Electricity

Spread the Word about Energy Alternatives

All Electricity Solutions

I will research and tell 1 people each day about the benefits of alternative energy sources like wind turbines, solar energy, geothermal energy, and methane digesters.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Electricity

Watch a Video about Methane Digesters

Methane Digesters

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

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Action Track: Climate Resilience

Support Local Food Systems

Plant-Rich Diets

I will source 50 percent of my food from local producers each day. This could include signing up for a local CSA, buying from a farmer's market, visiting a food co-op, foraging with a local group, or growing my own ingredients.

COMPLETED 2
DAILY ACTIONS

Health and Education

Learn about the Need for Family Planning

Health and Education

I will spend at least 30 minutes learning more about the need for family planning globally.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Action Track: Climate Resilience

Support Microgeneration in Low Income Countries

Small Hydropower, Micro Wind Turbines, Microgrids

I will make a donation to a nonprofit that installs microgeneration in low income countries.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Action Track: Climate Resilience

Support Businesses Owned by Women, BIPOC, or Immigrants

Sustainable Intensification for Smallholders

I will spend 60 minutes researching businesses owned by women, immigrants, and Black, Indigenous, and people of color that I can support when shopping.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Participant Feed

REFLECTION QUESTION
Action Track: Climate Resilience

Dependable fresh food, supporting local farmers and building resilient communities are just a few benefits of local food systems. Which of these (or other) advantages inspire you the most?
Mike Richmond 4/22/2021 8:35 AM
I think both supporting local farmers and building resilient communities are extremely important. Having a sense of community that revolves around something that can be shared such as food, lends itself to a deep connection to community and communication. Also, local farmers are constantly being pushed out by big corporate farming, so anything we can do to support local farmers is extremely important.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Land Sinks

How can spending more time outdoors enhance your sense of place -- your deep knowledge of and appreciation for your surroundings?
Mike Richmond 4/08/2021 8:35 AM
Without a connection to nature, it is easy to lose sight of what is truly important.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Health and Education

When family planning focuses on healthcare provision and meeting the expressed needs of women, it results in empowerment, equality, and well-being, and the benefits to the planet are side effects. Why is family planning an important civil rights consideration?
Mike Richmond 4/01/2021 6:00 PM
Family planning and women's centers are crucial for women's healthcare and also boosts quality of life.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Health and Education

Why is it important that girls have equal access to education in order to reduce our global greenhouse gas emissions?
Mike Richmond 4/01/2021 5:58 PM
I think it is important that girls and women all have equal access to educations across all facets.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food, Agriculture, and Land Use

Indigenous speaker and activist Winona LaDuke says that, "most indigenous ceremonies, if you look to their essence, are about the restoration of balance — they are a reaffirmation of our relationship to creation. That is our intent: to restore, and then to retain balance and honor our part in creation." Why is balance important to sustainability?
Mike Richmond 4/01/2021 5:56 PM
Once out of balance, it is much harder to come back from it and we need to change people's mindset on how to view the earth.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food, Agriculture, and Land Use

Producing food that goes uneaten squanders many resources—seeds, water, energy, land, fertilizer, hours of labor, financial capital. Which of these kinds of waste most motivates you to change your behavior regarding food waste? Why?
Mike Richmond 4/01/2021 5:54 PM
Landfills being overfilled

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