I also realized we can't add actions all the way back to the beginning of the challenge anymore! I biked or walked to the ferry every day, so there are some lost points there :) Good work to all who actively posted and logged their actions!

I committed myself to eating vegetarian this month, motivated by the challenge. Between a trip to TX and the occasional lack of restraint, I didn't (or in TX, pretty much couldn't at a couple restaurants!) meet my goal every day. Still, I plan on carrying this forward and eating less meat or going pescatarian for a while!

I have learned a lot of new strategies and tools to have a more positive impact on the environment. Love it!

To all the CYAGHG members who took the time to participate - thank you! It was helpful to have a few people to connect with on the actions. I hope you learned a few things, shared it with others, and maybe adjusted some behaviors of your own.

For me, the knowledge gained in this challenge has definitely been put to use. From learning how to properly dispose of bio-plastics to receiving the 'nudges' to make a couple life changes 1) no more beef and 2) getting an electric car. The latter is certainly more enjoyable but I'll adapt to the former. It hit me the other day that I can no longer get my wreck sammy from Potbelly. Oh well. The sacrifice is well worth it in my mind. 

Happy Earth Day! We are planning an Earth Day Proclamation tonight at my City Council meeting, as well as a joint meeting with the County to discuss our climate change resiliency and adaptation plans. This includes a site vist to the off-channel reservoir we are working together to build to address low-snow pack years and allow for salmon passage and irrigation needs. I plan to suggest the City and County compete in the EcoChallenge next year to increse our local actions and positive impacts on addressing climate change. What are your Earth Day plans?

Happy Earth Day, friends! I want to thank Bill for encouraging us to join this challenge. I've learned some new things and have enjoyed eating mostly plant-based this month. It's been fun to try new recipes and overall I feel pretty good. I've even shed a few pounds. While I'm not quite ready to say I'll never eat meat again, I can easily see myself eating primarily plant-based moving forward. There is so much variety in the plant world that it doesn't get boring. At this point, I plan to continue eating mostly plant-based for at least the next year and see what impact that has on my overall health, weight, etc.