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Welcome to Earth Month Ecochallenge 2025: Conservation!

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Earth Month Ecochallenge 2025: Conservation
April 1 - April 30, 2025
Dorothy Tait's avatar

Dorothy Tait

Comerica Ecochallenge Team

"I plan to work to improve my health and help make a change to the environment."

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 509 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    28
    meatless or vegan meals
    consumed
  • UP TO
    45
    donations
    made
  • UP TO
    676
    minutes
    spent exercising
  • UP TO
    6.0
    environmental books
    read
  • UP TO
    3.0
    steps taken
    to protect pollinators
  • UP TO
    40
    minutes
    spent learning

Dorothy's actions

Wildlife

Enjoy a Meatless Meal

Producing 1 kg of beef emits as much greenhouse gas as driving 150 miles, meanwhile, 1 kg of veggies or grains leaves a much lighter footprint! This week, I’ll shrink my climate impact by having 1 meatless meals and/or 0 vegan meals each day.

COMPLETED 25
DAILY ACTIONS

Share My Why

Take the Earth Month Ecochallenge Feedback Survey

I will take a short survey about my experience to help the Ecochallenge team improve future events, earn a chance to win a prize, and earn 15 points!

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Empowering the Next Generation

Read an Environmental Book with a Child

Stories inspire curiosity and care for the world. I will read 3 environmental-themed books with a child to help them learn about nature and sustainability.

COMPLETED 5
DAILY ACTIONS

Health and Well-Being

Exercise Daily

Daily movement supports our physical and mental health. I will spend 15 minutes each day exercising in a way that feels good to me, such as walking, running, stretching, or dancing.

COMPLETED 24
DAILY ACTIONS

Health and Well-Being

Declutter and Donate

Decluttering can reduce stress and benefit others. I will declutter my home and donate items I no longer need to support others in my community.

COMPLETED 7
DAILY ACTIONS

Wildlife

Protect Pollinators with a Plant or Mini-Habitat

Pollinators need a little help from their friends like us! I will take 2 steps to protect pollinators, such as planting a pollinator-friendly plant, installing a pollinator hotel, or by leaving leaf litter for pollinators to call home.

COMPLETED 4
DAILY ACTIONS

Wildlife

Learn the 7 Principles of Leave No Trace

Leave No Trace means enjoying nature responsibly by minimizing our impact and leaving the environment as we found it, or better. I will spend 30 minutes learning about the seven core principles to minimize my impact while enjoying the outdoors.

COMPLETED
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
    Wildlife
    How was your experience intentionally trying to eat less meat?
    Dorothy Tait's avatar
    Dorothy Tait 4/29/2025 8:18 AM
    • Earth Advocate 📣
    • 8-DAY STREAK
    This was a little harder this time. I will make more of a commitment and personal challenge to try harder to eat more meat free meals.
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    • Dorothy Tait's avatar
      Dorothy Tait 5/01/2025 6:39 AM
      • Earth Advocate 📣
      • 8-DAY STREAK
      Thanks, Holly for the tip.
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    • Holly Windom's avatar
      Holly Windom 4/29/2025 11:21 AM
      • Plant-Based Foodie 🥬
      • 9-DAY STREAK
      • Hi Dorothy: Personally, I am very proud you tried! Most people think they have to have meat with every meal. Years ago, at the Lent time of year my church does the "Daniel Fast" No Meat, No Dairy, No Sugar. The first year, I also famished. LOL. Now, at least twice a week my meals have no meat. My skin is much clearer, and I feel so much better. Good Luck enjoy all fresh foods and or health choice packaged
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    Dorothy Tait 4/29/2025 8:16 AM
    • Earth Advocate 📣
    • 8-DAY STREAK
    I tackled a cupboard underneath the basement stairs, which has long been neglected. I have a box of kitchen items to donate as a result.
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    Dorothy Tait 4/26/2025 5:13 AM
    • Earth Advocate 📣
    • 8-DAY STREAK
    Donated another bag of books and bag of household items.
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Health and Well-Being
    How did exercising each day impact your physical or mental well-being? What activity did you enjoy most, and why?
    Dorothy Tait's avatar
    Dorothy Tait 4/21/2025 6:23 AM
    • Earth Advocate 📣
    • 8-DAY STREAK
    I enjoy walking in my neighborhood, it is refreshing.
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    Dorothy Tait 4/21/2025 6:20 AM
    • Earth Advocate 📣
    • 8-DAY STREAK
    Started spring cleaning and donated another bag of books and donated household items
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Health and Well-Being
    How did decluttering and donating items make you feel, both emotionally and physically?
    Dorothy Tait's avatar
    Dorothy Tait 4/05/2025 1:15 PM
    • Earth Advocate 📣
    • 8-DAY STREAK
    I am glad that Oakland County has an easy way to recycle Hazard Household Waste. It helps inspire me to drop off waste.
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