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Minnesota State Parks are free to visit tomorrow. Get out and see how many plants are starting to bud and listen to all that bird chatter.

Happy Earth Day! Let's see those outdoor pictures!

so far so good......I have tried successfully to increase my awareness of local sourcing and have gone out of my way to exercise more due to this challenge. Always good to have accountability

Wednesday is Earth Day! Take some pictures of the great outdoors (preferably with you in it) and post them as reply to this message. If you do that, you'll have a chance to win a State Park Sticker that will be good for one full year.

Do you live in Ramsey or Washington Counties? Check out this program that takes your food scraps and turns it into compost .... just order the bags, fill them with food scraps and place it your regular garbage ... the bags are automatically sorted and sent to be composted. Check it out to see if you've eligible at https://foodscrapspickup.com/

I have been mulching around garden vegetables and trees in my yard. I notice that there is definitely less overall water needed in the mulched areas and the plants seem to be doing better overall

I have been sourcing local eggs for a long time now. The small farm/free range eggs are better tasting and have a real impact on my local environment. from reduced transportation cost and facility processing to supporting local farmers

I enjoy both starting and ending my day with exercise be it walking the dog, playing golf or pickleball or simply going to the gym to lift weights and stretch. These activities help me relieve stress in my life

this was quite easy as there are many and they are well marked and placed near similar solutions

Welcome to the ECOCHALLENGE 2026. Hope you all were able to login and collect some points and start to develop your own sustainable skills.