Meghan Haslam

Mass Audubon Climate Action

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
262 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

3.0

public officials or leaders

contacted
UP TO

6.0

meatless or vegan meals

consumed
UP TO

2.0

people

helped
UP TO

100

minutes

spent learning
UP TO

3.3

pounds of paper

have been saved
UP TO

2.0

donations

made

Meghan's actions

Action Track: Justice for the Whole Community

Help Students Overcome Health Barriers

Health and Education

I will donate 2 Femme Kit(s) to help people who menstruate overcome health and sanitation barriers to being able to attend school.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Materials

Go Paperless

Recycled Paper

I will reduce the amount of paper mail that I receive by 0.11lbs (0.05kg) a day or 3.3lbs (1.6kg) a month by opting into paperless billing, ending unwanted subscriptions and opting out of junk mail.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Materials

Install A Toilet Tank Bank

Low-Flow Fixtures

I will reduce the amount of water flushed and save up to 11 gallons (41 L) of water a day or 330 gallons (1,230 L) a month by installing a toilet tank bank.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Materials

Learn About & Practice Sustainable Fashion

Multiple Industry Solutions

I will learn about sustainable fashion and begin trying to practice it in my own life.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Land Use

Forest-Friendly Foods 1

Tropical Forest Restoration

I will spend at least 15 minutes researching the impact of my diet to see how it contributes to deforestation.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Reduce Animal Products

Plant-Rich Diets

I will enjoy 1 meatless or vegan meal(s) each day of the challenge.

COMPLETED 4
DAILY ACTIONS

Land Use

Local Perennial Biomass

Perennial Biomass Production

I will spend at least 30 minutes finding out if anyone is working on perennial biomass projects in my region and how I can get involved.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Action Track: Social Justice

Contact your Elected Officials

Abandoned Farmland Restoration

I will contact 3 elected officials to voice my opinion on the importance of restoring farmland in my region, including both public and private land.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food, Agriculture, and Land Use

Learn More about Regenerative Agriculture

Conservation Agriculture, Regenerative Annual Cropping

I will spend at least 25 minutes learning about the need for more regenerative agriculture.

COMPLETED
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
Land Use Forest-Friendly Foods 1

How is your diet currently impacting deforestation? What can you do to decrease your negative impact and increase your positive impact?

Meghan Haslam 11/04/2020 12:04 PM

Working to make sure both my chocolate and coffee are coming from appropriate sources, as well as encouraging family members to do the same. Another item here is when I do occasionally consume beef, make sure it's local since there are a lot of beef producers in Central and S America that have decimated rainforests. Still figuring out how I can find and limit where my soy products are coming from... it's kind of in everything.

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Meghan Haslam 4/28/2020 9:35 AM

Found a new brand to use - Boody! Underwear is one of the few things to buy new at this point, so might as well make it ecologically manageable!

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Materials Learn About & Practice Sustainable Fashion

How can you express your personality, creativity, and values in ways that don't require fast fashion or buying more clothes and accessories?

Meghan Haslam 4/07/2020 12:43 PM

Specifically underwear! One of the few things not to get at a thrift shop... still seeking more reasonable options.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Action Track: Justice for the Whole Community Help Students Overcome Health Barriers

In what other ways could you help young people overcome health barriers to being able to attend school?

Meghan Haslam 4/07/2020 12:42 PM

Continuing to work with One New Education, need to seek out new ways to connect the organization with others that are providing nutritional assistance and feminine hygiene products to girls (suggestions...)?

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