Jonathan Scott Recalls 'Sweetest' Story About Girlfriend Zooey Deschanel's Daughter Elsie, 6

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Jonathan Scott is recounting an impressive action taken by girlfriend Zooey Deschanel's daughter Elsie Otter.

While discussing the importance of raising environmental awareness for the younger generation, Scott told PEOPLE at the Environmental Media Association Awards on Saturday about a time when Deschanel's 6-year-old daughter did the "sweetest" thing to do her part for the cause.

"The sweetest moment was when Elsie wrote a letter to our senator," the 43-year-old recalled. "It was the sweetest thing in the world to know that a 6-year-old wrote a letter to her senator and it was all about waste."

Added the New Girl actress, "She said that people are throwing away too much trash. And she was five when she wrote it. She's very conscious."

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