Buffy Stoll Turton

I will write to a school, community learning center, or education leader I admire to express my thanks for their sustainability work and find out how I can get involved.

During the workday, I will schedule time for daily breaks during work days to practice work-life balance.

I will watch 2 documentaries about climate change.

I will watch 2 documentaries about education or work.

I will express my love and gratitude for our planet by writing a love letter, poem, song or taking a picture. I will share this in the Ecochallenge feed or on my social media.

I will calculate the carbon emissions associated with my household and consider how lifestyle changes could reduce the carbon footprint and impacts on the environment.

Studies show a grass lawn is water intensive and on average it require about 30 percent of a household’s water consumption. I will do one or more of the following actions in my yard or community to conserve water and improve habitat: plant indigenous plants, landscape with water-efficient plants, add mulching, replace a lawn, and/or use eco-friendly fertilizers.