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October 5 - October 26, 2022
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Cortney Brown - NOAA Federal

NOAA Fisheries West Coast Region

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 126 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    15
    pounds
    waste avoided
  • UP TO
    1.0
    water footprint
    calculated

Cortney's actions

Balancing Consumption

Develop a Work-Life Balance

During the work day, I will schedule time for breaks to practice work-life balance.

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DAILY ACTIONS

Balancing Consumption

Needs Vs. Wants

Each day, I will practice a "Needs Vs. Wants" approach and only buy things I need.

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DAILY ACTIONS

Balancing Consumption

Calculate My Carbon Footprint

I will calculate the carbon emissions associated with my household and consider how different lifestyle choices could reduce our carbon footprint and our impact on the environment.

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ONE-TIME ACTION

Balancing Consumption

Know My Waste & Recycling Services

I will spend 20 minutes finding out how to recycle in my region, where landfills and/or waste sites are situated in my region, and which communities are most impacted by these sites.

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Enacting Equity

Listen to Equity & Justice Podcasts

I will spend 30 minutes listening to a podcast about equity and justice.

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Enacting Equity

Research Indigenous & First Nations Communities

I will spend 30 learning about the past and present indigenous or first nation communities in my regions impacted by colonization, and what I can do to be supportive.

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Enacting Equity

Watch a Documentary about Racial Injustice

I will watch 1 documentaries about racism and racial injustice.

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ONE-TIME ACTION

Cultivating Communities

Pull Together Items to Donate

Each day, I will find one or more items I can donate to a local thrift or resale shop.

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Cultivating Communities

Collect Litter on a Plog / Plalk

Each day, I will go on a plog or plalk for minute(s) and collect items of litter.

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DAILY ACTIONS

Balancing Consumption

Repair a Broken Item

I will repair at least one item that is broken, but is repairable. This might be items like garden tools, sewing machine, small appliances, electronics, clothing, and more.

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ONE-TIME ACTION

Regenerating Nature

Calculate My Water Footprint

I will calculate my water footprint and look for a few ways I can reduce consumption or waste.

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ONE-TIME ACTION

Nourishing Food

Forest-Friendly Foods

I will spend 30 minutes learning about palm oil, coffee, cocoa, and other products known to contribute to deforestation, and replace or remove them.

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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?

  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Balancing Consumption Repair a Broken Item
    What did you fix and how did it go? Share a few pics if you can!

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    Cortney Brown - NOAA Federal 10/24/2022 6:27 AM
    I repaired a broken Halloween animatronic that was no longer functioning by making some adjustments and stabilizing the part thaw was causing the failure. I wouldn't have thrown it away, but it's rewarding to fix something that would otherwise not live up to its full potential.
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Balancing Consumption Calculate My Carbon Footprint
    What is one way you will reduce your carbon impact? What is a practice you already have that helps you reduce your carbon impact?

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    Cortney Brown - NOAA Federal 10/19/2022 7:32 AM
    I recycle as much food packaging and paper as I can to reduce my carbon impact.
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Regenerating Nature Calculate My Water Footprint
    What is one way you will reduce your water use? What is a practice you already have that helps you reduce your water use?

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    Cortney Brown - NOAA Federal 10/18/2022 8:40 AM
    I am interested in reducing water use by using a rain barrel, especially with my goals for starting a garden next year.