McKayla Nigon
10/09/2018 9:43 AM
Spending time outside helps you see what kind of beauty surrounds you. When i was outside I saw places I haven't seen before and it gave me a different view of La Crosse
McKayla Nigon
POINTS TOTAL
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participant impact
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UP TO16plastic strawsnot sent to the landfill
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UP TO110minutesspent outdoors
McKayla's 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 2 plastic straw(s) out of the landfill and ocean each day by refusing straws or using my own glass/metal straw.
Nature
Explore My Area
I will explore at least one new hiking trail or nature walk in my area.
Nature
Enjoy the Sunrise/Sunset
I will enjoy the sunrise and/or sunset each day.
Energy
Heat and Cool Naturally
I will naturally heat and cool my house, office, or dorm room by opening or closing my windows, curtains, and blinds, and by using fans.
Energy
Turn it off
I will keep lights, electronics, and appliances turned off when not using them.
Participant Feed
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REFLECTION QUESTIONNatureHow can spending more time outdoors enhance your sense of place?
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REFLECTION QUESTIONWasteHow could you incorporate other "R's" -- reduce, reuse, refuse, repair, repurpose, etc. -- into your lifestyle?
McKayla Nigon 10/03/2018 2:39 PMI can reuse bags when I go shopping so I don't put more wastes on the earth. -
REFLECTION QUESTIONNatureFather Thomas Berry says, "...our primary purpose is celebration. Celebration of the dawn and the sunset and the different seasons of the year is a religious ritual, a way in which humans can establish their integral relationship with the universe, with the planet Earth." Respond to Berry's assertion.
McKayla Nigon 10/03/2018 2:29 PMWatching the sunrise is a perfect celebrating for our universe. The sunrise is celebrating a new day and how lucky I am to be here to see it.