Kathryn DeForrest

WSP USA

"Yay earth! Yay health!"

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
586 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

189

gallons of water

have been saved
UP TO

51

meatless or vegan meals

consumed
UP TO

240

miles

not traveled by car
UP TO

240

miles

traveled by bus
UP TO

300

minutes

spent exercising
UP TO

20

minutes

spent learning
UP TO

78

pounds of CO2

have been saved

Kathryn's actions

Buildings and Cities

Go for a Daily Walk

#54 Walkable Cities

I will take a walk for 20 minutes each day and take note of the infrastructure that makes walking more or less enjoyable, accessible, and possible.

COMPLETED 15
DAILY ACTIONS

Buildings and Cities

Replace Manual Thermostats

#57 Smart Thermostats

I will replace manual thermostats with smart ones.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Transport

Use Public Transit

#37 Mass Transit

I will use public transit 16 mile(s) per day and avoid sending up to 5.19 lbs of CO2 into Earth's atmosphere.

COMPLETED 15
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Learn the Truth About Expiration Dates

#3 Reduced Food Waste

I will spend at least 20 minutes learning how to differentiate between sell by, use by, and best by dates.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Reduce Animal Products

#4 Plant-Rich Diet

I will enjoy 3 meatless or vegan meal(s) each day of the challenge.

COMPLETED 17
DAILY ACTIONS

Materials

Fix Leaky Faucets

#46 Water Saving - Home

I will fix faucets or report leaky faucets to facilities that have been wasting up to 9 gallons (34 L) of water per faucet every day.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Materials

Mulch the Base of Trees and Plants

#46 Water Saving - Home

I will prevent water runoff and increase absorbency by mulching the base of trees and plants in my yard.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Participant Feed

Reflection, encouragement, and relationship building are all important aspects of getting a new habit to stick.
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To get started, share “your why.” Why did you join the challenge and choose the actions you did?

REFLECTION QUESTION
Materials Mulch the Base of Trees and Plants

Name some of the human activities impacting the health of water systems, both locally (your watershed) and globally (freshwater and oceans). What can you do to improve the health of water systems?

Kathryn DeForrest 4/12/2019 10:50 AM

chemical-laden lawn fertilizers and pesticides. We can improve the health by not using these products and finding alternatives weather it be a different lawn, no lawn or accepting weeds.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food Reduce Animal Products

In your opinion, what contributes to people in North America eating more meat than any other countries? What does this say about North American values and ways of living?

Kathryn DeForrest 4/05/2019 9:03 AM

meat industry lobbyists, money

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Buildings and Cities Go for a Daily Walk

What have you noticed on your daily walks? What have you enjoyed? What infrastructure changes could make your walks more enjoyable or possible?

Kathryn DeForrest 4/05/2019 8:45 AM

I enjoy the people activity downtown Denver in the evenings - walking to my bus. My walk would be more enjoyable if there was less litter, dog poo, and mystery splats on the sidewalks.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Materials Fix Leaky Faucets

What are other easy and low-cost ways to reduce your water usage at home?

Kathryn DeForrest 4/04/2019 12:38 PM

I planted an eco lawn last year and it's supposed to use 10% of the water a regular lawn requires. It also looks super cool.

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Kathryn DeForrest 4/03/2019 3:43 PM

I saw myself how much water I was wasting in my shower because I put a bucket under the shower head. yikes. $40 fix (plus some time fighting with old parts. but I won).

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