Kristina Franklin

KEEN US

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
527 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

2.9

locally sourced meals

consumed
UP TO

901

minutes

spent exercising
UP TO

2.0

trees

planted
UP TO

180

minutes

spent outdoors

Kristina's actions

Industry

Practice the 5 Rs

Recycling

I will practice the "5 Rs" — refuse, reduce, reuse, repurpose, and recycle — to reduce my waste more than I can with just recycling alone.

COMPLETED 29
DAILY ACTIONS

Electricity

Learn More about Micro Wind

Micro Wind Turbines

I will spend at least 60 minutes learning more about the energy generation potential of micro wind.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food, Agriculture, and Land Use

Support Local Food Systems

Plant-Rich Diets

I will source 15 percent of my food from local producers each day. This could include signing up for a local CSA, buying from a farmer's market, visiting a food co-op, foraging with a local group, or growing my own ingredients.

COMPLETED 2
DAILY ACTIONS

Coastal, Ocean, and Engineered Sinks

Visit the Coast

Macroalgae Protection and Restoration

I will visit a coastal or ocean site to experience the ecosystem and look for the presence of macroalgae/seaweed.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Health and Education

Help Students Overcome Health Barriers

Family Planning and Education

I will donate 10 Femme Kits to help people who menstruate overcome health and sanitation barriers to being able to attend school.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Transportation

Improve a Bus Stop

Public Transit

I will improve a bus stop in my neighborhood by posting the stop schedule, adding seating or shelter, adding art or flowers, picking up litter, or implementing some other small improvement.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Land Sinks

Plant Trees

Temperate Forest Restoration

I will plant 2 trees in my community, public parks, or backyard.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Buildings

Learn about 'Green Gentrification'

Multiple Solutions

I will spend at least 60 minutes learning about green gentrification and how it relates to city planning for climate action.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Transportation

Go for a Daily Walk

Walkable Cities

I will take a walk for 10 minutes each day and take note of the infrastructure that makes walking more or less enjoyable, accessible, and possible.

COMPLETED 25
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.

To get started, share “your why.” Why did you join the challenge and choose the actions you did?

REFLECTION QUESTION
Land Sinks

How is planting trees good for your mental, physical, and spiritual health?
Kristina Franklin 10/30/2023 10:50 AM
I started nature-scaping my backyard this year. As a result, this is the first year I've been able to look out my back windows and see wildflowers, pollinators, wildlife, and beauty. I have planted a total of 4 trees total in the space. The shade from the trees will eventually provide cover over my house which will decrease heat in my house in the summer, which is definitely good for my physical health. Watching the birds and pollinators and squirrels frolic in my yard increases my spiritual and mental health.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Coastal, Ocean, and Engineered Sinks

What coastal site did you visit and what did you learn while there?
Kristina Franklin 10/16/2023 11:00 AM
In Lincoln City on Nelscott Beach I saw evidence of bull kelp that had washed ashore. Researching bull kelp, I learned that this organism supports a vertical habitat structure, which you don't often see in the ocean. Reefs with kelp beds provide cover for fish and invertebrate ocean species, and can support an understory of algae and attached invertebrates. Some fish species rely on this cover for protection before they grow and move to deeper reefs. I grew up on the Southern Oregon coast and didn't know much about the bull kelp we would frequently see on the beach. The Southern Oregon coast holds 92% of the state's bull kelp, but to see it in Nelscott Beach seems to me to be indicative of a healthy reef offshore Lincoln City.

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