Lizzy Cummings

driftless angels

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
368 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

360

gallons of water

have been saved
UP TO

420

minutes

spent outdoors
UP TO

21

plastic straws

not sent to the landfill

Lizzy's actions

Nature

Do Nature Activities

I will engage in nature-based activities alone, or with my friends or family, for 20 minute(s) each day. (This can be anything from going on a walk or hike, to noticing the leaves changing color, to reading a book with nature themes.)

COMPLETED 21
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Skip the Straw

Plastic bags and small plastic pieces like straws are most likely to get swept into our waterways. I will keep 1 plastic straw(s) out of the landfill and ocean each day by refusing straws or using my own glass/metal straw.

COMPLETED 21
DAILY ACTIONS

Water

5-Minute Showers

I will save up to 20 gallons (75 L) of water each day by taking 5-minute showers.

COMPLETED 18
DAILY ACTIONS

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Waste Skip the Straw

How could you incorporate other "R's" -- reduce, reuse, refuse, repair, repurpose, etc. -- into your lifestyle?

Lizzy Cummings 10/08/2018 4:02 PM

By making sure to reduce as much waste as possible by using reusable items such as a reusable water bottles, grocery bags, and tupperware. Also incorporating other "R's" by purchasing second hand clothes from thrift stores and donating clothes I do not wear anymore.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Nature Do Nature Activities

What did you observe while spending time outside -- through sight, sound, smell and touch?

Lizzy Cummings 10/03/2018 9:20 PM

I walked off campus to Myrick park and observed some of the leaves changing color. It was more humid out today than the normal fall weather we have been having.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Water 5-Minute Showers

Five minute showers are an impressive step toward reducing your water footprint. What is the next step you can take?

Lizzy Cummings 10/03/2018 7:41 AM

Making sure the water is turned off when I am not using it, for example, when brushing my teeth turning it off when not using it.

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