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Nash Kirby

The Salish Sea School's Guardians of the Sea

"To save the ocean one orca at a time"

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 921 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    180
    minutes
    spent outdoors
  • UP TO
    1.0
    advocacy action
    completed
  • UP TO
    2.0
    miles
    traveled by bike
  • UP TO
    1.2
    pounds of CO2
    have been saved
  • UP TO
    1.0
    documentary
    watched
  • UP TO
    2.0
    hours
    volunteered
  • UP TO
    2.0
    miles
    not traveled by car
  • UP TO
    195
    minutes
    spent learning
  • UP TO
    1.0
    community event
    hosted or attended

Nash's actions

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

Transportation

Learn about boat noise impacts

I will spend 15 minutes learning about how boat noice impacts Orcas and then I will change my boating habits to reduce my impact.

COMPLETED
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.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Community

Volunteer in my Community

I will volunteer 2 hour(s) in my community to help watershed health that leads to the Puget Sound and/or the Pacific Ocean.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Education

Join the Orca Forum to learn from local researchers

Learn about orca research taking place in the Puget Sound in this workshop put on by Whidbey Island CD in partnership with Northwest Straits Foundation and County Marine Resource Committees. Wednesday, Oct. 14 5:30-7pm

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Water

Monitor Storm Drains

Storm drains become clogged during the fall months creating issues for stormater run-off. Clearing storm drains can ensure stormwater is able to drain properly.

COMPLETED 4
DAILY ACTIONS

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 18
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 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Transportation

Go by Bike

I will commute by bike 1 mile(s) per day and avoid sending up to 0.6 lbs of CO2 into Earth's atmosphere AND avoid sending exhaust particles and tire pollution into stormwater that impacts Orca and salmon health.

COMPLETED 2
DAILY ACTIONS

Education

Learn about my watershed

I will spend 30 minutesIdentifying what sub-basin I live in and learning about my watershed's water quality, fish habitat problems, and options for volunteering.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Participant Feed

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    Nash Kirby 11/05/2020 9:06 PM
    This program was amazing it made me better at picking up trash and going on my bike more so thanks for doing this.

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    Nash Kirby 11/04/2020 6:15 PM
    Today I whatched the rain poor down and here it on the ground and the sound was actuly nice.

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    Nash Kirby 11/02/2020 5:05 PM
    We learned about are water shed and one thing I learned is that a water shed is a place where water runs off into a big body of water.

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    Nash Kirby 11/02/2020 4:28 PM
    Today I went on a bike ride with my dad and we saw 2 or 3 deer.
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Transportation Go by Bike
    How do your transportation choices affect your engagement in your community? Does your experience differ while walking, riding transit, biking, or driving?

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    Nash Kirby 11/02/2020 4:27 PM
    When I ride my bike I see the forest and in the car I see cars and pollution.

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    Nash Kirby 11/01/2020 9:01 PM
    Today my family and I saw a huge woodpecker on our bird feeder. Our bird feeder was not full so the wood pecker moved down and it was cool to see.

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    Nash Kirby 10/29/2020 8:01 PM
    Today we walked the Tommy thomson today and the wind blew very hard.

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    Nash Kirby 10/26/2020 5:27 PM
    Today me and my freind made a fort and when we walked to the forest we saw a squirrel eating a pinecone. This is a picture of it

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    Nash Kirby 10/25/2020 5:24 PM
    Today me and my friend went into the forest and made a fort and it was very nice the sounds of the birds.

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    Nash Kirby 10/23/2020 8:28 PM
    It was raining today and I cleard 5 or 6 rain water drains around my neighborhood. It felt good to see the water running into the drains.