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Welcome to Earth Month Ecochallenge: Drawdown!

Watch the short video below to learn the basics.
You'll be an Earth Month Ecochallenge: Drawdown expert in no time!

Earth Month Ecochallenge: Drawdown
April 1 - April 30, 2021

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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?

  • Greg Apodaca's avatar
    Greg Apodaca 4/30/2021 4:46 PM
    Wow! This is a great web site! So educational. Loved the gentle reminders to do. more stuff and. check in frequently. I learned a lot about how to live more sustainably, my not-so-great habits, and also great things I am already doing. I am looking forward to participating in future challenges so I can learn how to use the web site more effectively and score more points. Thanks!
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    Greg Apodaca 4/28/2021 3:01 PM
    Gotta say that engaging in a meditation retreat that recommends meatless meals and rrecipes has shown me how delicious meatless meals can be. It will be easier for our family now to pursue 85% meatless living. 
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Action Track: Climate Resilience Support a Community Garden
    What are the multiple benefits of community gardens, including carbon sequestration? Why do these benefits matter to you?
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    Greg Apodaca 4/28/2021 2:56 PM
    Our community garden at home feeds us and also prevents the use of pesticides and fertilizers since we use non in our aeroponic tower garden. It matter to us that our family east healthier when we grow our own food and share our food with friends. 
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    Greg Apodaca 4/20/2021 9:12 AM
    I appreciate the email reminders to check in and they have helped me be more aware of the challenge and my actions. I don't check in every day so daily. challenges aren't working for me to keep an accurate accounting of my actions. for example, I hiked Saturday and Sunday but didn't check in til Tuesday and I was unable to go back and list results for exploring nature areas. Weekly goals would work better for me. I've heard a lot of folks say the. same thing, its hard to check in every day, so better options for tracking are needed.  
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  • Rachimah Magnuson's avatar
    Rachimah Magnuson 4/07/2021 3:51 PM
    It was so great to knock so many things off the Ecochallenge list that gave me joy as well!  
    Enjoy nature?  Check!  
    Go for a walk?  Check!  
    Support local food producers and POC?  Check!  
    Use less Single Use Plastics?  Check!  
    Prepare Zero-waste meal?  Check!  
    Compost?  Check! 
    Smiles?  Check!!!
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Transportation Research and Consider Switching to a Hybrid or Electric Vehicle
    Reducing (or eliminating) exhaust emissions and improving public health are two benefits of green vehicles. What other motivators inspire you to consider switching to a more fuel-efficient vehicle?
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    Greg Apodaca 4/05/2021 11:38 AM
    Our family has given up one car and switched to a hybrid for our remaining car. 
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    Christine Lenches-hinkel 4/01/2021 10:48 PM
    Launched compost application trial in collaboration with Catalyst BioAmendments at Rose Bowl Stadium to help them transition away from and avoid synthetic fertilizers to manage their grass and landscaped areas and improve overall soil health! 
    Catalyst BioAmendments team and PUSD students applying compost extract to Area H soccer fields.  
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Food, Agriculture, and Land Use Composting
    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?
    Greg Apodaca's avatar
    Greg Apodaca 4/01/2021 5:00 PM
    Fertilizer. I got tired of throwing away and thus wasting food scraps and yard clippings so I hired 301 Organics to compost for me and give students a chance to learn about composting at the same time. 
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    Greg Apodaca 4/01/2021 4:57 PM
    The climate is in a state of emergency. I feel like what I can do, I must do, to help save the Earth as our home. That's why I am leading Community 2.0 to mobilize our community to take actions such as these in the Ecochallenge platform. 
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  • 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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    Greg Apodaca 4/01/2021 4:55 PM
    Response is starting and hopefully will grow as the month progresses and we post  more often in many places.  
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