Julia Simmons

Heartland College Summer 2024 EASC 111

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
661 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

59

minutes

spent exercising
UP TO

216

minutes

spent outdoors
UP TO

45

minutes

spent learning

Julia's actions

Food, Agriculture, and Land Use

Tend A Garden

Conservation Agriculture

I will tend to a garden, or prepare for one, each day using sustainable gardening practices.

COMPLETED 27
DAILY ACTIONS

Electricity

Choose LED Bulbs

LED Lighting

I will replace 4 incandescent lightbulbs with Energy Star-certified LED bulbs, saving up to $14 per fixture per year.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food, Agriculture, and Land Use

Learn About Aquaculture

Improved Aquaculture

Each day, I will spend at least 10 minutes learning about sustainable aquaculture.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Transportation

Go for a Daily Walk

Walkable Cities

I will take a walk for 5 minutes each day and take note of the infrastructure that makes walking more or less enjoyable, accessible, and possible.

COMPLETED 11
DAILY ACTIONS

Coastal, Ocean, and Engineered Sinks

Research the Wonders of Macroalgae / Seaweed

Macroalgae Protection and Restoration

Each day, I will spend at least 10 minutes learning more about protecting and restoring macroalgae/seaweed.

COMPLETED 4
DAILY ACTIONS

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.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food, Agriculture, and Land Use Learn About Aquaculture

What was the most interesting thing to learn about sustainable aquaculture practices?

Julia Simmons 7/15/2024 11:38 AM

The most interesting thing I learned about sustainable aquaculture practices is aquaculture has a chance to help people make a living, let people access and/or afford food, and human and environmental health. But there are concerns with environmental sustainability. I think that aquaculture has become more known maybe around mid-20th century.

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- Janet Beach Davis 7/15/2024 9:42 PM
  
  There have been a few problems with aquaculture, as it still seems to be a lot of animals in a small enclosure, but it does ease the pressure on wild fish populations.
  
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REFLECTION QUESTION
Coastal, Ocean, and Engineered Sinks Research the Wonders of Macroalgae / Seaweed

What did you learn about seaweed and its importance to coastal ecosystems?

Julia Simmons 7/10/2024 6:41 AM

I learned that marine protected areas (MPAs) are considered as important tools that help marine conservation. They also help not cause as much climate change. I also learned that the ocean has taken in about 1/4th of CO2 emissions created by humans.

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- Janet Beach Davis 7/10/2024 9:30 AM
  
  The oceans are doing everything they can to buffer the effects of burning fossil fuels, but there will be a time when nothing more can be absorbed.
  
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Julia Simmons 7/04/2024 9:46 AM

I learned that macroalgae/seaweed has 3 major classifications based off of their pigments from photosynthesis. There is green, red, and brown and they all have their own properties. There are some similarities between them like the cellulose in their cell wall composition.

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Julia Simmons 7/03/2024 9:05 AM

I went to my deck and watered my plants. I have a few zucchini, pepper, and cucumber plants. I also have a tomato plant, 2 strawberry plants, basil, and a couple beans. I believe I started growing some of them in May and bought a couple sometime during the last few days in May. To add on to all of those, I have an aloe vera and a spider plant. I'm enjoying it!

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- Janet Beach Davis 7/04/2024 9:04 PM
  
  I like to water my plants with my dishwashing water. The soap helps keep aphids away.
  
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