Ecochallenge.org

The People's Ecochallenge

October 6 - October 27, 2021

Steph Fregosi

PCC EcoPanthers

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
646 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

80

miles

not traveled by car
UP TO

10

minutes

spent learning
UP TO

1.0

tree

planted
UP TO

123

minutes

spent outdoors
UP TO

298

pounds of CO2

have been saved
UP TO

123

minutes

spent exercising

Steph's actions

Transportation

Car Share

I will sign up for a car-sharing service, or organize car sharing with my neighbors, to cut down on the number of vehicles on the road.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Energy

Calculate the Carbon Footprint of my Household

Do at Home

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.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Transportation

Work From Home

Do at Home

I will work from home 24 day(s) to avoid my commute's carbon output.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Transportation

Conduct Virtual Meetings

Do at Home

I will not travel for meetings and will instead conduct them virtually.

COMPLETED 12
DAILY ACTIONS

Water

Calculate My Water Footprint

Do at Home

I will calculate my Water Footprint to learn about my tap water use and "virtual water" use.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Simplicity

De-Clutter My Home

Do at Home

I will de-clutter, clean, and donate or recycle unneeded items in my home.

COMPLETED 3
DAILY ACTIONS

Water

Mulch the Base of Trees and Plants

Do at Home

I will prevent water runoff and increase absorbency by mulching the base of plants and trees at my home or work.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Nature

Plant Trees

Do at Home

I will plant 1 tree(s) in my community, public parks, or backyard.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Nature

Go for a Daily Walk

Do at Home

I will take a 15-minute walk outside each day.

COMPLETED 9
DAILY ACTIONS

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?

Steph Fregosi 10/26/2021 11:07 AM
This fall is so different from last year. It's quieter and I think right now it seems like it's really hard for folks to engage. I am glad of the ecochallenge providing a way to build our online community as we continue to work from our homes.

I think building community is going to have to be more of a deliberate action in the future as we continue to have more and more remote work options.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Simplicity

How can you prevent yourself from accumulating more things in the future?
Steph Fregosi 10/25/2021 4:32 PM
I'm not sure its exactly decluttering my home, but I own a yarn business that I run from my house. Anyway, over the weekend I took about 40 skeins of yarn that weren't selling and overdyed them with some nice colors. Overdyes often sell well and I expect to see them rehomed in December.

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Steph Fregosi 10/21/2021 4:17 PM
I just want to say the students are doing a great job and at least one of the PCC student teams is beating the main PCC tem on a points/person basis.

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Steph Fregosi 10/21/2021 4:13 PM
I'm so glad we planted the tree over the weekend when the weather was nice. I have been a colossal klutz this week, something I might as well chalk up to the weather change and my related injuries are slowing my walks down. Over the weekend though, we got out to a local pumpkin patch and picked up a pumpkin. We had a great walk around the corn maze.

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Steph Fregosi 10/19/2021 9:40 AM
Here are some shots of my family planting our new Japanese maple in the back yard. It's in a shady spot. There are already a couple of trees around so it's good that it won't get very tall (about 12'). My daughter was very excited did a lot of digging. I mostly lugged mulch while they dug. We've got some pretty hard clay soils.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Nature

How do you experience your neighborhood or city differently when walking instead of driving?
Steph Fregosi 10/08/2021 12:52 PM
I think about my neighbors more. I added a book to the little free library called The Sum of Us and it was great to walk over the next day and see that someone had checked it out.

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- Donna Meeds 10/21/2021 11:28 AM
  Very cool. The little free libraries are popping up all over. This reminds me of the "bartering for goods and services" that we used to have. I still like this idea and try and do it whenever possible.
  
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REFLECTION QUESTION
Transportation

Take a moment to think of places you frequent often (work, grocery store, school, natural areas). Could you choose one or two days a week to schedule driving with a friend, neighbor or co-worker to these places?
Steph Fregosi 10/07/2021 9:24 AM
I'm currently working from home, but we signed our daughter up for carpool which has been really helpful. I hope I can keep working from home at least some of the time when we resume normal operations.

We're lucky to live within less than a mile of the grocery store.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Water

How does your view on water consumption change after completing this action?
Steph Fregosi 10/07/2021 9:18 AM
I thought this was an interesting exercise particularly as it asks the about household habits. It's great to check out the various tips and see which ones I can encourage my family.

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Steph Fregosi 10/06/2021 4:53 PM
I hope everyone is enjoying this gorgeous day. It's providing me with a lot of energy to launch my ecochallenge.

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Steph Fregosi 10/04/2021 10:53 AM
We're adding a new tree to the yard! This is a Japanese maple. It's going in a shady area - I expect one of the trees near it's future home to come down in the next couple of years (it belongs to the neighbors and is leaning rather hard). Our lilac had to be pruned back severely due to ice damage, so we thought we'd add this little decorative tree to the yard.

I had to have it delivered - it's coming tomorrow (along with a lot of wood chips), just in time to get planted for the ecochallenge!

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