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April 1 - April 30, 2025

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  • Mahsha Ahanchian's avatar
    Mahsha Ahanchian 4/24/2025 9:08 AM
    • Wildlife Guardian 🦉
    Our Washougal tenant osprey pair has officially kicked off the nesting season with three eggs laid:
    • First egg – April 15
    • Second egg – April 18
    • Third egg – April 21
    These three eggs are expected to complete the nest’s clutch for the season.
    We invite you to take part in a friendly competition: Guess when the first egg will hatch for a chance to win commemorative Osprey Watch 2025 prizes.
    Submit your guess here:
    🐣 https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/LC3LNSW


  • Cindy Sheehy's avatar
    Cindy Sheehy 4/23/2025 10:08 AM
    The warm, dry weather this Spring has made it easy to heat and cool the house naturally. It feels great to have fresh air blowing through the open windows.

  • Mahsha Ahanchian's avatar
    Mahsha Ahanchian 4/21/2025 10:16 AM
    • Wildlife Guardian 🦉
    For this year Earth Day employee challenge, we are doing a Caesar Cipher.
    Feel free to use this for your own organization:

  • Mahsha Ahanchian's avatar
    Mahsha Ahanchian 4/15/2025 7:54 AM
    • Wildlife Guardian 🦉
    This year we create a custom action as Energy Use & Wildlife Protection
    Energy production, especially from nonrenewable sources, contributes to habitat destruction, pollution, and climate change—all of which threaten wildlife. By linking energy-saving behaviors to wildlife protection, we hope to inspire participants to make sustainable choices that benefit both people and nature.

  • Mahsha Ahanchian's avatar
    Mahsha Ahanchian 4/14/2025 9:11 AM
    • Wildlife Guardian 🦉
    As we are reaching the homegrown tomato 🍅 madness season, remember its Energy & environmental perks:

    🍅 No transport emissions
    🍅 No refrigeration or packaging
    🍅 You control the watering and nutrients
    🍅 🍅 Bonus: free stress relief and bragging rights!

    So yes, your backyard tomato is basically an eco-warrior in disguise.

  • Mahsha Ahanchian's avatar
    Mahsha Ahanchian 4/14/2025 9:03 AM
    • Wildlife Guardian 🦉
    Week 3 and still flipping off light switches like secret agents.


  • Dominic Lombardo's avatar
    Dominic Lombardo 4/10/2025 9:21 AM
    • Plant-Based Foodie 🥬
    Washing machines typically have the option of cold and cool water temps. If you select cool instead of cold, it actually runs the water straight from the pipes instead of using an element to make the water colder. This can help reduce electricity costs by not engaging the cooling element for every load. 😊

  • Mahsha Ahanchian's avatar
    Mahsha Ahanchian 4/09/2025 8:23 AM
    • Wildlife Guardian 🦉
    Reducing your carbon footprint is a central goal of sustainable food systems, and supporting local farmers' markets can play a significant role in achieving this.

  • Mahsha Ahanchian's avatar
    Mahsha Ahanchian 4/08/2025 7:27 AM
    • Wildlife Guardian 🦉
    Repairing the exterior door weather stripping between your garage and home is important for several practical reasons.
    🔒 1. Safety and Code Compliance
    • The door between your garage and home is often a fire-rated door, required to be airtight to slow the spread of fire or fumes.
    🌡️ 2. Energy Efficiency
    • Gaps in the weather stripping allow unconditioned air (cold in winter, hot in summer) to seep into your home, making your HVAC system work harder.
    • Sealing those gaps helps lower your heating and cooling bills.

    • Marti Mendenhall's avatar
      Marti Mendenhall 4/08/2025 1:12 PM
      • Adventurer 🏔
      Great reminder—small fixes like this make a big impact on both safety and energy savings! 🔧💡 #EnergyChallenge

  • Dominic Lombardo's avatar
    Dominic Lombardo 4/04/2025 9:10 AM
    • Plant-Based Foodie 🥬
    In researching what's in our food and it's carbon print, I found that Carmine is a regularly used red dye in multiple food products. Carmine is derived from the dried bodies of female Cochineal insects. 😶

    • Mahsha Ahanchian's avatar
      Mahsha Ahanchian 4/09/2025 1:28 PM
      • Wildlife Guardian 🦉
      i always wonder who was the first human that goes like "Let me smash this between my fingers and taste it!"

    • Marti Mendenhall's avatar
      Marti Mendenhall 4/04/2025 3:56 PM
      • Adventurer 🏔
      Ew! Thanks for finding that out!