Maureen Ahern

King Conservation District

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spent learning

Maureen's actions

Waste

Support Pollution Reduction

I will spend 25 minutes learning about water and air quality issues in my area, how they are impacting orca and environmental health, and how I can help.

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ONE-TIME ACTION

Community

Participate in a Cover Crop Planting at Hillside Gardens Parking Plots

Participate in one of three upcoming Cover Crop Planting Days Join World Relief at Paradise Parking Plots community garden to prepare their garden beds for winter! Even through a pandemic, the seasons continue to change and the soil still needs to be protected from winter rains. During this work party they will be tilling garden beds, amending with compost, and planting winter cover crop.

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ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Join a Local CSA

I will sign up for a local CSA (community-supported agriculture) to help keep remaining farmland in farmland, in Puget Sound or Pacific Ocean watersheds, and reduce the trend towards paved over environments.

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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
Waste Support Pollution Reduction

What environmental factors affect human health in your region, and how do they affect it?

Maureen Ahern 10/09/2020 10:45 AM

Runoff from storm drainage systems is the biggest contributor to toxins in Puget Sound. These toxins are one of the many reasons that Orca whale populations are diminishing. The toxins are taken up by the salmon which in turn are taken up by the whales when they feed on salmon, which is their primary food source.

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