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Kirstin Haugen

King Conservation District

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    documentary
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    190
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    spent learning
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    80
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    spent outdoors

Kirstin's actions

Food

Locally-Sourced Meals

I will source 3 meal(s) per day from local Puget Sound producers.

COMPLETED 8
DAILY ACTIONS

Community

Support Native Communities

I will use the resource links provided and spend 20 minutes learning how Washington’s Indigenous Communities are working to support Orca health, and what I can do to support them.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Community

Depave my Yard

Start to replace some impermeable surface in your yard, courtyard, or common space with native plants, to reduce stormwater impacts to the watershed and salmon and orca habitat downstream.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Community

Volunteer in my Community

I will volunteer 4 hour(s) in my community to help watershed health that leads to the Puget Sound and/or the Pacific Ocean.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Community

Support Environmental Initiatives lead by People of Color

Racial inequity is both a sustainability and justice problem. I will support and seek out conservation organizations lead by people of color in my community, as their efforts address environmental justice, Puget Soundand/or Pacific Ocean health.

COMPLETED 3
DAILY ACTIONS

Community

Learn About Local Environmental Justice Concerns

I will spend 15 minutes researching environmental justice concerns that effect people and the connection to downstream fish and wildlife, their causes, and local initiatives to address these concerns.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Water

Ditch the Lawn

I will replace my lawn with a drought-tolerant landscape and save the water, money, and time I used to spend cutting the grass.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Water

5-Minute Showers

I will save up to 20 gallons (75 L) of water each day by taking 5-minute showers to minimize my water footprint, as in many watersheds, a drop for me is one less for salmon, which then warms streams or impairs salmon streamflows.

COMPLETED 8
DAILY ACTIONS

Water

Eco-friendly Gardening

I will plant native species, landscape with water-efficient plants, and stop using fertilizers so my footprint in my ecosystem doesn't harm the Puget Sound and/or Pacific Ocean downstream.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Nature

Do Nature Activities

I will engage in nature-based activities alone, or with my friends or family, for 10 minute(s) each day to connect with the shared ecosystem in which I live and rely on. (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 8
DAILY ACTIONS

Nature

Create a Backyard Wildlife Habitat

Learn how and take steps to certify my yard or common outdoor area as a backyard wildlife habitat to improve our Puget Sound or other regional ecosystem.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Nature

Support Local Pollinators

At least 30% of crops and 90% of flowering plants rely on pollinators to produce fruit. I will spend 20 minutes researching which plants support local native pollinators and plant some in my yard to improve our regional ecosystem.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Education

Help educate young people

Identify, lead and host simple environmental education activities, that help the Puget Sound and/or Pacific Ocean, for 7 young people I know.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Watch a Documentary about Food Sovereignty

I will watch 1 documentary(ies) about food sovereignty: the right of local peoples to control their own food systems including markets, ecological resources, food cultures and production methods.

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
    Community Learn About Local Environmental Justice Concerns
    Who is most affected by environmental degration and/or environmental irresponsiblity in your community? How are they affected?

    Kirstin Haugen's avatar
    Kirstin Haugen 10/06/2020 3:15 PM
    It is clear that lower income and working families and communities of color are the most unfairly impacted by environmental irresponsibility.  Less tree canopy, more polluted air, less access to local, fresh food (food deserts) -- this is why environmental justice is so important.
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Food Locally-Sourced Meals
    If you were to only eat what is in season locally, what would be the hardest food item for you to give up?

    Kirstin Haugen's avatar
    Kirstin Haugen 10/06/2020 3:11 PM
    It's tricky with children that want strawberries and blueberries year round, but I think freezing those fruits when they are in season is a great way to eat locally year round.  Thankfully our apples, pears, and pumpkins are now in season to distract us all with a new season of local foods.

    • Liz Clark's avatar
      Liz Clark 10/08/2020 10:19 AM
      You can use frozen berries to make jams and jellies and other tasty desserts year-round, too.