What Can I Do?

While many people are concerned about climate change, most do not know how they can help on an individual level. 

Water 

• Properly dispose of hazardous waste, including but not limited to antifreeze, gas, oil, and paints. 
• Install water conservation devices.
• Maintain and clean well heads and regularly check to ensure seal of well cap. 
• Dispose of pharmaceutical drugs at approved places, rather than dumping them down the drain. 
• Homer Soil and Water Conservation District provides resources for landowners to guide them in proper land usage. See link below for an article covering land usage. 

Land

• Clean up animal and pet waste.
• Keep soil disturbance to a minimum
• Avoid transport of invasive plant species
• Properly dispose of refuse
• Participated in CoastWalks hosted by the Center for Alaskan Coastal Studies.

Boats and Harbors

• Alaska Clean Harbors provides a detailed number of resources to help keep your boats, docks, and surrounding areas safe and environmentally healthy. 

Energy

• Solarize the Kenai is helping reduce the cost of going solar in the western Kenai Peninsula. They are a volunteer-led organization that work with community members to pool the solar buying power in communities. 
• Use non motorized means of travel whenever possible
• Use a carbon footprint calculator to determine your individual footprint. The Nature Conservancy provides a calculator to determine this. 

Political Action

• Write a letter to your elected official urging them help Alaska transition from oil and gas production.