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Gayle Austin

Sound Water Stewards

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 234 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    2.0
    bags of litter
    collected
  • UP TO
    20
    minutes
    spent learning
  • UP TO
    2.0
    plastic containers
    not sent to the landfill

Gayle's actions

Food

Smart Seafood Choices

I will visit seafoodwatch.org or download the app and commit to making better seafood choices for a healthier ocean since the Puget Sound is connected to all!

COMPLETED 2
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Pick up Trash

I will pick up and properly dispose of litter on a daily walk through my neighborhood, since stormwater will otherwise carry it to the Puget Sound and/or the Pacific Ocean.

COMPLETED 2
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

farmers' market shopping

I will shop at a farmers market when possible.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Waste

Reduce Single-Use Disposables

I will find out how I can limit single-use items and do my best to limit the waste I generate, so long term, it stays out of the Puget Sound and/or the Pacific Ocean.

COMPLETED 2
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Skip the Straw

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

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Nature

Support Local Pollinators

At least 30% of crops and 90% of flowering plants rely on pollinators to produce fruit. I will spend 60 minutes researching which plants support local native pollinators and plant some in my yard to improve our regional ecosystem.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Transportation

Educating another on keeping distance from marine life.

My son is a new sailor and I want to be sure he is aware of the need to give marine mammals the space required.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Water

Old tarp banishment

I will talk with or leave notes for two people regarding old decayed plastic tarps left out rather than tossed out.

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.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Community

Support Native Communities

I will use the resource links provided and spend 60 minutes learning how Washington’s Indigenous Communities are working to support Orca health, and what I can do to support them.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Education

Age of Nature

I will spend 60 minutes per week watching this PBS documentary and will discuss it with others.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Participant Feed


  • Gayle Austin's avatar
    Gayle Austin 11/04/2020 8:46 PM
    When I forget my bag, I gather the purchases in my arms...can't buy as much, have to leave the treats behind!  If I forget my dear reusable cup, no coffee. Not without challenges.  I need to remember bags for produce.  And sometimes coffee places will waste a cup to make the coffee they then pour in my mug.