This annual community event, created by the Northwest Earth Institute (NWEI), allows teams of participants from neighborhoods, schools, businesses, and beyond, to take on a challenge(s) to change a behavior for two weeks. The EcoChallenge is open to anyone. Whether at work or on campus, with friends or family, NWEI encourages developing camaraderie and friendly peer pressure to make change a little easier, and a lot more fun. A great team-building and personal experience, the EcoChallenge makes a real difference in our own lives and the community. 

The regional challenges that this project addresses focuses on environmental issues and actions that we can take in our homes, workplaces and communities. NWEI allows us to choose an EcoChallenge category that appeals to us, including: Water; Energy; Food; Transportation; Trash Reduction; Civic Engagement; Connecting with Earth; Advocacy, etc. Using social psychological theories, they have found that participating in the EcoChallenges is a great way to inspire behavior change. 

The teams are on-line, so people can join from across the region and around the world. This fun and meaningful opportunity helps people learn something new. Plus, teams and individuals can compete with each other and win prizes! Many of our RCE partners create teams and use this as an annual event to build relationships and make a difference. 

More details are available at https://ecochallenge.org/.