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Welcome to Earth Month Ecochallenge 2022: Sustainable Development Goals!

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Earth Month Ecochallenge 2022: Sustainable Development Goals
April 1 - April 30, 2022
Ashley Harvey's avatar

Ashley Harvey

Green Bexley

Ashley's points

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 172 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    40
    gallons of water
    have been saved
  • UP TO
    30
    minutes
    spent learning
  • UP TO
    2.0
    meatless or vegan meals
    consumed
  • UP TO
    20
    minutes
    spent outdoors

Ashley's actions

Basic Needs & Security

Get To Know Your Watershed

SDG #6 Water & Sanitation

I will spend 30 minutes learning about my watershed and the particular water issues my region faces.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Basic Needs & Security

Take 5-Minute Or Less Showers

SDG #6 Water & Sanitation

I will save up to 6 gallons (23 L) of water each day by taking 5-minute showers. Tip: Use a timer to practice or count to 60 a few times.

COMPLETED 2
DAILY ACTIONS

Basic Needs & Security

Reduce Animal Product Consumption

SDG #2 Zero Hunger

I will enjoy 1 meatless meal(s) and/or 1 vegan meal(s) each day this week.

COMPLETED 2
DAILY ACTIONS

Health & Equity

Track My Purchases

SDG #10 Reduced Inequalities

Throughout the day I will track my purchases and then research the companies making these goods.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Climate & Ecosystems

Explore My Area

SDG #14 & 15

Each day, I will spend 20 minutes exploring a new area around my neighborhood (e.g., park, water body, nearby trail, community garden, green space, etc.).

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Participant Feed

  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Climate & Ecosystems
    How can spending more time outdoors enhance your sense of place? Was there a new place in your region that was exciting to learn about and visit?
    Ashley Harvey's avatar
    Ashley Harvey 4/08/2022 12:04 PM
    I would love to get a bike so I could sustainably explore more of the area! I think spending time outdoors definitely enhances the sense of community in a group of people, we get to see the spaces we create together. I saw Hanford park for the first time and enjoyed being outside, even in the colder weather. 
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Basic Needs & Security
    What was the tastiest meatless or vegan meal you ever had or had recently? Did you make it? Can you share a recipe?
    Ashley Harvey's avatar
    Ashley Harvey 4/06/2022 11:40 AM
    Replacing meat with mushrooms is one of my favorite ways to lessen my meat intake. I would suggest rice with squash and mushrooms as one of my favorite meatless meals. 
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Basic Needs & Security
    What watershed do you live in presently? What is something interesting or unique about your watershed?
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    Ashley Harvey 4/01/2022 10:10 AM
    I had heard of Alum Creek watershed living in Bexley, but I didn't know it was so large! I also found the wetlands map intriguing. Wetlands are a very important ecological component I was excited to see the number of protected areas near us.
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