Katherine Knox

Washington County

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
155 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

120

minutes

spent outdoors
UP TO

100

gallons of water

have been saved

Katherine's actions

Nature

Leave No Trace

I will practice the seven principles of Leave No Trace when doing nature activities alone or with family and friends.

COMPLETED 4
DAILY ACTIONS

Nature

Enjoy the Sunrise/Sunset

I will enjoy the sunrise and/or sunset each day.

COMPLETED 4
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Go Paperless

I will reduce the amount of paper mail that I receive by opting into paperless billing and ending unwanted subscriptions.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Waste

Use Reusable Bags

I will not accept any disposable bags when making purchases.

COMPLETED 5
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Weekly Meal Planning

I will reduce food waste and save money by planning a weekly menu, only buying the ingredients I need.

COMPLETED 5
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 5
DAILY ACTIONS

Participant Feed

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Katherine Knox 10/20/2018 11:51 AM

I'm so surprised at which challenges are hard and which ones are easy for me!

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food Weekly Meal Planning

An average American throws out about 240 lbs of food per year. The average family of four spends $1,500 a year on food that they throw out. Does this surprise you? Where would you rather use this money?

Katherine Knox 10/20/2018 11:50 AM

This statistic doesn't surprise me - we are a culture that does not think about future impact much. Instead, it makes me sad and more focused on teaching my children to be more conscientious.
I would much rather use that $1500 to buy higher quality food!

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