April 1 - April 30, 2023
Go Welly!
County of Wellington
April is Earth Month, let’s celebrate together with a Wellington County Ecochallenge to incorporate climate friendly habits into our lives. Share the eco-friendly activities that you are doing at work or at home to help our environment.
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team impact
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UP TO10advocacy actionscompleted
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UP TO809square feetcommunity beautification
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UP TO7milestraveled by bike
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UP TO612milesnot traveled by car
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UP TO251milestraveled by carpool
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UP TO1,695pounds of CO2have been saved
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UP TO3community eventshosted or attended
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UP TO50documentarieswatched
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UP TO3donationsmade
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UP TO4energy auditsconducted
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UP TO25poundsfood waste prevented
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UP TO144conversationswith people
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UP TO23itemsrepaired
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UP TO6,622minutesspent learning
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UP TO40lightbulbsreplaced
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UP TO1,043pieces of litterpicked up
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UP TO261meatless or vegan mealsconsumed
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UP TO2,580minutesbeing mindful
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UP TO21,480minutesspent outdoors
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UP TO10public officials or leaderscontacted
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UP TO14,927minutesnot spent in front of a screen
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UP TO4sustainable seafood mealsconsumed
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UP TO13treesplanted
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UP TO28hoursvolunteered
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UP TO4,850gallons of waterhave been saved
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UP TO11water footprintscalculated
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UP TO147zero-waste mealsconsumed
Team Feed
Recent updates from this team-
May 1 at 3:25 PMI learned a lot about the environment and wish I had done more challenges
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April 30 at 9:57 AMWell Team Welly, I managed to do exactly ZERO of my one-time challenges. I killed it at saving water, and I was somewhat mindful. I took a bunch of photos. And I did go for many walks.
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April 28 at 11:48 AMI've been KILLING the 5 minute showers, man!
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April 28 at 6:02 AM2 rain barrels for watering garden; added more drought tolerant plants; heavy use of mulch. Gardens are looking great :)
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April 25 at 8:03 AMI researched about making natural floor polish/cleaner and found this link from Murphy's Oil Soap: https://www.murphyoilsoap.com/hardwood-flooring/how-to-make-hardwood-floors-shine I've steeped my tea, I just need to try it out. Will post after using it...
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April 25 at 6:07 AMI took an inventory of our light bulbs on the weekend. I still had a few CFLs and a couple of pot light halogens that we needed to convert to LED. My next step is to measure the lighting in each of our rooms and determine if additional lighting is needed. The County's Home Energy Tool Kits, available through the libraries, has a lux meter and...
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April 24 at 6:14 AMSomeone posted a note about possible seed-sharing, which I can't seem to find now. It is a great idea - I've done veggie seeds/seedlings on a small scale in the past, but didn't have the time this year. My daughter did more than she needs and will give me some - I'll think about saving seeds for next year. On this topic, Vandana Shiva, based in...
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April 24 at 5:53 AMReally interesting interview with a German forestry expert (Peter Wohlleben) who has written a lot about the importance of forests/trees. https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/2197302339631 He became known for the book The Hidden LIfe of Trees which I have yet to read bit it's on my list.
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April 24 at 5:48 AMTook a 45 minute walk in a different neighbourhood close to mine - really enjoyed looking at the gardens that are coming out of the winter doldrums. Being a long time gardener myself, I've noticed that more and more people are taking an interest.
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April 23 at 1:52 PMWhen I’m cooking, I keep a freezer bag full of vegetable scraps. I freeze them and then when I want to make a soup I boil them down for a while to make a vegetable stock! So much tastier because you can choose what goes into it
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