Action Track: Community

COMMUNITIES IN CONSERVATION: TOGETHER, WE NURTURE AND PROTECT OUR WORLD

Welcome to our Community Action Track! This track allows you to focus your Ecochallenge on community-centric themes that weave through all other categories. Each action within this track is designed to strengthen community bonds and enhance our collective impact on environmental conservation. By choosing an action here, it will automatically be selected in its corresponding category. We encourage you to commit to actions that resonate with your ability to contribute meaningfully to your community and the planet. This track is about bringing people together, amplifying our efforts, and making a tangible difference in our communities and the environment.

Share My "Why"

I will record a video to share why I am taking action this Earth Month, a sustainable swap I've made, and/or a local conservation effort in my area.
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Record a Video
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ONE-TIME ACTION
Sustainability Lunch and Learn

Learning in a social setting can inspire connection and change. I will work with a friend or colleague to plan and host a lunch and learn at work, school, in my neighborhood or other location to learn more about an environmental topic important to me. After the lunch and learn, I will share more about it on the feed.
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ACTION RESOURCES:

Ecochallenge.org Mini Session – Sustainable Ecohabits

Ecochallenge.org Mini Session - Choices for Sustainable Living

How to Run Successful Lunch N Learn Events
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ONE-TIME ACTION
Volunteer in my Community

I will volunteer (___) hours in my community.
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ACTION RESOURCES:

Volunteering and its benefits

EarthShare

Volunteer Match
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ONE-TIME ACTION
Join a Cleanup Effort

I will organize or participate in a trash pickup at a local river, beach, or natural body of water.
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ACTION RESOURCES:

WWF Guide: Deep Dive into Oceans

How to Host a Cleanup

Clean up the World
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ONE-TIME ACTION
Plant Trees

Trees capture carbon and produce oxygen that is essential to life on earth. I will support this important piece of nature by organizing or joining a community group to plant (___) native trees in my community, public parks, office location, campus or backyard.
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ACTION RESOURCES:

Benefits of Tree Forests

TED Talk: Shubhendu Sharma on How to Grow a Forest in your Backyard

SolutionsU news on expanding urban forests

Tree Equity is an Urban Climate Solution
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ONE-TIME ACTION
Borrow Before I Buy

Why buy something I will only use once or a few times if someone nearby has it for me to borrow, and why not share something I have that someone may only need a few times a year? To reduce my consumption and waste, I will create or support the sharing economy with friends, family, colleagues or neighbors.
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ACTION RESOURCES:

How to Set Up a Neighborhood Sharing Network

SolutionsU Collection: Sharing Economy

15 Things you should borrow before you buy

The Third Industrial Revolution: A Radical New Sharing Economy
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ONE-TIME ACTION
Keep My Community Clean

At times it may not feel like it's up to us to keep our community clean and healthy, but we all have a role to play. Each day I am outside, I will pick up any litter I see.
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ACTION RESOURCES:

Litterati App

10 reasons to pick up 10 pieces of Trash
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DAILY ACTION
Write Letters or Emails

I will gather a group of friends, family, neighbors or colleagues and write (___) letters or emails to public officials or companies to advocate for planet-friendly policies.
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ACTION RESOURCES:

GovTrack: Find your representatives

How to Contact Your Elected Officials

Rise Above Plastics Activist Toolkit
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Pick Up the Phone

I will gather a group of friends, family, neighbors or colleagues to make (___) phone calls to public officials or companies to advocate for planet-friendly policies.
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ACTION RESOURCES:

GovTrack: Find your representatives

How to Contact Your Elected Officials

Rise Above Plastics Activist Toolkit
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Raise Awareness for the Conservation of Freshwater and Oceans

I will spend (___) minutes learning more about the importance of freshwater + ocean conservation, and how I can reduce my water use. I will share what I learn with people in person, on social media, and on the feed.
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ACTION RESOURCES:

Marine Life Encyclopedia

Water - at the center of the Climate Crisis

WWF Guide: Deep Dive into Oceans

Oceans and Climate
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ONE-TIME ACTION
CREATE A CUSTOM ACTION

Ideally, you’ll choose at least one measurable goal so that you can measure your success but there are no limits on what you can choose—so exercise your creativity!

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