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Welcome to Drawdown EcoChallenge!

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Drawdown EcoChallenge
April 3 - April 24, 2019
Corey Johnson's avatar

Corey Johnson

Tualatin Hills Park & Recreation District

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 691 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    1.0
    documentary
    watched
  • UP TO
    30
    minutes
    spent learning
  • UP TO
    126
    gallons of water
    have been saved

Corey's actions

Materials

Properly Dispose of Refrigerants

#1 Refrigerant Management

I will spend at least 5 minutes learning how to properly dispose of my refrigerator, freezer, and other refrigerants at the end of their useful lives.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Electricity Generation

Watch a Video about Methane Digesters

#30 Methane Digesters (large), #64 Methane Digesters (small)

I will watch a video about methane digesters (also commonly known as anaerobic digesters).

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

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

Learn More about Regenerative Agriculture

#11 Regenerative Agriculture

I will spend at least 60 minutes learning about the need for more regenerative agriculture.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Smaller Portions

#3 Reduced Food Waste

I will use smaller plates and/or serve smaller portions when dishing out food.

COMPLETED 17
DAILY ACTIONS

Transport

Conduct Virtual Meetings

#63 Telepresence

I will encourage my office to hold meetings virtually whenever possible instead of requiring travel.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Transport

Use Muscle Power

#49 Cars

I will cut my car trip mileage by only taking necessary trips, and I will only use muscle-powered transportation for all other trips.

COMPLETED 13
DAILY ACTIONS

Land Use

Plant Trees

#15 Afforestation

I will plant 2 tree(s) in my community, public parks, or backyard.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

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

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
    Materials
    What are other easy and low-cost ways to reduce your water usage at home?
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    Corey Johnson 4/17/2019 1:24 PM
    Turn off sink while brushing teeth etc, run dishwasher only when its completely full, shorter shower times, and water plants and lawn in the morning to cut down on evaporation!
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Food
    Fun fact: Your brain and stomach register feelings of fullness after about 20 minutes of eating. While dishing food out, we tend to load our plates with more than we need. Using smaller plates helps to mitigate this. Aside from the environmental benefits, what other benefits might come out of eating smaller portions?
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    Corey Johnson 4/10/2019 3:45 PM
    As a self-labeled fast eater, reducing portions has increased my ability to control my meal intakes! I feel better after meals and don't reach that classic "overstuffed" point! 
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Transport
    How do your transportation choices affect your engagement in your community? Does your experience or enjoyment differ while walking, riding transit, biking or driving?
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    Corey Johnson 4/05/2019 12:49 PM
    Normally, if I go out to lunch, I will walk unless it's raining. However, in EcoChallenge mode I grabbed an umbrella and made the trek! 
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Electricity Generation
    What does your vision of a sustainable community look like? What would need to be changed in order for such vision to become reality?
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    Corey Johnson 4/03/2019 11:17 AM
    Learning how methane digesters convert food waste and plant and animal material into usable electricity, bio-gas, and digestate for soil and farmland was inspiring. I think this form of creating renewable energy to flow to college campuses, farmlands and parts of cities is a major step to sustainable community living. 
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    Corey Johnson 4/02/2019 1:34 PM
    Hello fellow THPRD Eco-Challenge teammates! Thank you all for signing up for this wonderful (and competitive!) event. Please, remember to sign up for an action or two as the challenge starts tomorrow, April 3rd, 2019! If you currently do any of the actions listed, you can click “I already did this” and earn points! If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to myself or Patty Brescia.  Be on the look-out for prize/news updates from our Communications Department and feel free to check scores on the THPRD Eco-Challenge team page as they are updated in real time.
     
    Most important, I am proud to see so many co-workers be open and willing to effect positive change. Happy Eco-Challenging! 
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