Loss of trees and green spaces, both public and private. Density of housing and business seems to be the rule - at least in my part of town. Where will the birds live? Where will people relax and recreate?

I worry about the ocean. We are a watery planet. The health of our ocean is critical to the Earth's health, but since we don't see it, it's way too easy to ignore. How do we communicate the state of the ocean to people everywhere?

I hope it isn't. I've been a vegetarian and a gardener for 50 years. I've recently left coffee and chocolate behind (arthritis issues). As I age, life - and diet - get simpler.

I buy almost all my food at my local co-op, which is not listed here, so I'm going to talk to the board and see what we can do about this.

Reduce and reuse always come before recycle. 

Rather than stuff, how about experience? Instead of giving gifts, how about the gift of an experience - an afternoon at a museum or movie, a walk to the ice cream store, a special trip for kids or grandkids.

I waste very little, but my household tosses a lot of food that is bad or past its date. All of this is now funneled to the chickens and/or the compost piles.

Trash. Thanks to our friends wind and water, trash anywhere ends up in the local creeks, on to the rivers and the oceans. I carry a trash bag on every walk and pick up the trash that seems to be everywhere - moving it into nearby trashcans rather than streams. I also reduce my own trash by avoiding plastic and reusing containers.

Years ago, when I planted my first herb garden, I discovered the dill was being eaten by big striped caterpillars. I didn't know what they were and my twenty-something self thought they were frighteningly cool. Years later, I learned that they were black swallowtail caterpillars. Now, I plant lots of dill so that we ALL have plenty. I consider myself very fortunate when they show up in my garden.