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Lily Nauta
POINTS TOTAL
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participant impact
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UP TO1Carbon FootprintCalculated
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UP TO1energy auditconducted
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UP TO164pieces of litterpicked up
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UP TO1water footprintcalculated
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UP TO1advocacy actioncompleted
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UP TO1community eventhosted or attended
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UP TO3hoursvolunteered
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UP TO45minutesspent outdoors
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UP TO702minutesspent learning
Lily's actions
Climate + Air
Online Energy Audit
Energy use and waste is often invisible. I will complete an online energy audit of my home, office, or dorm room and identify my next steps for saving energy.
Climate + Air
Calculate My Carbon Impact
Carbon emissions can show up in many surprising ways in our life. I will calculate the carbon emissions associated with my household and consider how lifestyle changes could reduce the carbon footprint and impacts on the environment.
Freshwater + Oceans
Understand My Water Footprint
Each of us has a water footprint, directly linked to our daily activities as well as the water required in the production of things we use each day. Understanding our water use is important for a healthy planet. I will calculate my water footprint and look for a few ways I can reduce consumption or waste, then share what I learned on the feed.
Action Track: Community
Join a Cleanup Effort
I will organize or participate in a trash pickup at a local river, beach, or natural body of water.
Land + Forests
Explore My Area
When we explore natural spaces around us, our connections with them change. I will spend 15 minutes exploring a new area around my neighborhood, office, or campus (e.g., park, water body, nearby trail, community garden, green space, etc.).
Land + Forests
Regenerative Agriculture and Me
Regenerative agriculture focuses on farming and ranching in a way that supports life and restores the soil. I will spend minutes learning about regenerative agriculture and find out if any nearby farms practice regenerative agriculture.
Land + Forests
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.
Land + Forests
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.
Land + Forests
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 1 native trees in my community, public parks, office location, campus or backyard.
Biodiversity + Wildlife
Grow Local
I will research and plant a garden filled with native fruits, vegetables, and flowers to nurture local wildlife and ecosystems. I will find nearby nurseries that offer plants native to my area.
Biodiversity + Wildlife
Endangered Species
Wildlife and biodiversity play an important role on our planet and are being threatened each year. I will spend 15 minutes each day learning about the current status of local or global wildlife and how I can align my actions to support their livelihood.
Biodiversity + Wildlife
Learn about Native Species
The world is full of unique species. I will spend 15 minutes each day learning what the native plants and wildlife are in my region.
Biodiversity + Wildlife
Leave No Trace
I will respect and protect biotic communities by practicing the seven principles of Leave No Trace whenever I am outside.
Biodiversity + Wildlife
Volunteer in my Community
I will volunteer 2 hours in my community.
Biodiversity + Wildlife
Biodiversity and Me
I will spend at least 15 minutes each day researching what biodiversity is, how biodiversity positively impacts our world, and how the loss of biodiversity harms it. I will share what I learn on the feed.
Biodiversity + Wildlife
Save the Bees
Bees are vital to ecosystems. To help save the bees, I will learn which local flowers provide nectar and plant them in my backyard or in a pot on my balcony.
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?
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Lily Nauta 4/22/2024 10:10 AM-
Lohith B 4/22/2024 10:14 AMNice!
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REFLECTION QUESTIONAction Track: Community Join a Cleanup EffortHow does working with others to clean up your community make you feel? What results did you see? Please consider posting a photo of your cleanup!
Lily Nauta 4/22/2024 10:04 AMAs we all know, the only way to combat climate change is to work together. This reality felt especially true during the cleanup effort. I was shocked and disappointed with the amount of litter we found. Despite how disappointing the amount of garbage was, the communal rallying and positivity of cleaning everything up felt empowering and urged me to mobilize rather than give up. -
Lily Nauta 4/17/2024 7:33 AMMy earthmonth ecochallenge has been an informative and grounding experience. Learning about different conservation issues and engaging in ways to make positive change has been really valuable. This has helped me keep sustainability at the forefront of everything I do throughout the day. The challenge of actually taking positive steps towards sustainability has also given me more of a sense of agency in conservation and sustainability. -
REFLECTION QUESTIONBiodiversity + Wildlife Learn about Native SpeciesWhat did you learn about a native plant or animal species in your region?
Lily Nauta 4/12/2024 7:29 AMToday I researched about the California poppy, which is in bloom right now. I am interested in herbal medicine, so a lot of my research involved their uses and history in Native traditions and herbal medicine.-
Eden Hougardy 4/12/2024 1:40 PMPoppy fields are so pretty!
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REFLECTION QUESTIONBiodiversity + Wildlife Endangered SpeciesWhat endangered species did you learn about and what did you learn?
Lily Nauta 4/11/2024 7:53 AMOne animal I learned about was the Southern Sea Otter. I was somewhat surprised that it was endangered, since I have seen them quite a number of times. On the other hand, I know the highly polluted revers of SCC often flow directly into the ocean threatening the wildlife. This is especially dangerous for the Southern Sea Otter, as I learned they take refuge in Kelp and are harmed by the pollution in our waters.
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REFLECTION QUESTIONClimate + Air Online Energy AuditWhere did you do an energy audit (work, home, school, other) and what did you learn?
Lily Nauta 4/06/2024 1:06 PMI did an energy audit of my family's home. My family's home is part of the mass-produced tract homes built in the 80's. It is not originally energy efficient, but my family has made some changes to make it more efficient. Through the energy audit, I learned we could change out the windows with thicker alternatives that would help maintain temperatures better. -
REFLECTION QUESTIONBiodiversity + Wildlife Volunteer in my CommunityHow does volunteering enhance your community and/or change your relationship with it?
Lily Nauta 4/05/2024 8:36 PMIn my area, all of the services for low-income people are concentrated in one area. Because of this, all of the people who rely on those services tend to reside in the areas the services are. Witnessing this made me question the intentions behind my city's design. -
REFLECTION QUESTIONLand + Forests Explore My AreaWhere did you go for your walk or hike in nature? What were the benefits of doing so?
Lily Nauta 4/04/2024 11:06 AMThere are quite a few desert fields around my area that I often walk my dogs when I am visiting family. One of these areas includes the Ana Verde hills near the aquaduct. Typically, I walk along the aquaduct on an established trail, but today I ventured into the field on some less traveled paths. I definitely felt connected to the area in a different way. Although it was the same area I've visited for years, I was able to see it from a new angle. The benefits of doing this include creating a more well-rounded connection to the land around you, sparking new curiosities, relationships, and experiences with the plants and wildlife you (which you otherwise may not have interacted with at all). -
REFLECTION QUESTIONLand + Forests Regenerative Agriculture and MeWhat did you learn about the practice and benefits of regenerative agriculture? How can you support healthy farming practices for people and the planet?
Lily Nauta 4/03/2024 9:02 PMRegenerative agriculture is a major interest of mine so I enjoyed this opportunity to do some extra research. Today I focused my research towards the impacts of small-scale community and backyard gardens on greener communities and climate resiliency. Agricultural skills help build people's self sufficiency when systems fail us by backing large scale industrial industrial agriculture. Supporting regenerative agriculture promotes biodiversity, food security, and communal healing. -
REFLECTION QUESTIONLand + Forests Borrow Before I BuyHow did you participate in the sharing economy? (Consider posting a photo!) What are the benefits of a sharing economy? How could a sharing economy change the dynamics you have with friends, family and/or neighbors?
Lily Nauta 4/03/2024 8:55 PMI have a coworker who works at a women's center and often brings clothing to me that she thinks I might enjoy. For the items that did not fit me, I offered them to family and friends. My mom ended up with several new pieces she was really excited about.
A sharing economy would make a huge positive difference in our communities by orienting them around communal support and care and away from individualism and consumerism.