UWLBRAUN2020

My campus ecochallenge went very well, I accomplished my goals, and I plan to try and continue these challenges in my every day life as much as I possibly can!

I was intending to use my phone for good today and study on it using quizlet, I ended up going to "just answer a snapchat" I ended up doing other things on my phone for probably an hour.  I had no clue how  much time had flown by while I was sucked into my social media vortex.  Needless to say less is more with social media and I am...

This challenge was truly eye opening on what we can achieve as a collective group when we choose to make a difference in the environment. 

I was able to go the entire challenge without using a plastic straw and plan to continue to avoid plastic straws.

I did a good job of only using the lights when needs and keeping appliances unplugged when they aren't being used.

With my lunch today from the cellar I did not take a straw with my meal. I just used one from my dorm. 

When I eat food, whether it is breakfast, lunch, dinner, or even a snack I see it as a moment to focus on myself and remove myself from the outside world. This time is for me, and whoever I am sharing the meal with to interact or just relax and not worry about society, social media, phones, etc. I have found this as a great way to also make...

One can incorporate the other "R's" into their lifestyle easily. I do it by using natural light to illuminate and natural heating and cooling to heat my apartment. My father owns a lawn care company that I work for in the summer and when we get into the warmer parts of the summer that experiences less rain we cut lawns at a higher...

I think when you look at the amount of actions you can do so simply, you can see the footprint you leave and how easily you can reduce it without thinking twice. Over this 23 day span I saved nearly 500 gallons of water, over 70 cups and straws, Saved 73 pounds of C02 and spent nearly 15 hours less in front of electronic screens. Additionally,...

Human activities impact our water systems in numerous ways. Those include, climate change, pollution, deforestation, urban expansion, etc. We see the improvement in many ways. One of the ones is seen in the city of our wastewater management facility. This facility cleans the water and impedes the polluted water from returning to the water...