Casual Summer Trash Collection

 Hello everyone! I recently returned back home for my summer break from university. After being away for eight months, it was amazing to spend time with friends and family. When the weather was good, we decided to go to North Creek Lake to take a walk and clean up some trash. On this trip, we walked around only half of the lake, but we were able to collect a bag of trash, which implies that there is still much more work to be done in keeping our community clean. Most of the trash that we found were old and discolored bottles. However, we also found some food containers and plastic packaging. I have attached an image below of the bag that we collected! 

Happy (Late) New Year!

Hi everyone, it's been a while since we last posted, but happy new year! Hopefully, it's been going great for you so far! 

Recently, we walked around the lake and picked up trash as per usual. This time we collected 4 bags of trash! We found lots of bottles, cans, and wrappers. We also found a broken bike thrown into the bushes. Most importantly, we found dead animals. We found a turtle, which was in a pocket of extremely dirty and trash-filled water, and a fish that was inside of a bottle. I think seeing them really emphasized how badly wildlife is impacted by pollution.

                                                

Happy Summer!

 This weekend we went on a walk around North Creek Lake and picked up trash. We found most of the trash near a little stream next to the lake. We also saw lots of wildlife on our walk, like a family of geese and this turtle that was being followed by some fish! Since it's finally summer, we'll have more time to go on walks to pick up trash and post, so look forward to that!

Happy Holidays!

Happy holidays everyone! We hope that even during this pandemic, you're enjoying the holidays and getting some time to yourselves. During our break, we got the opportunity to go and pick up trash at the lake for the first time in a while. It was pretty cold and the lake was slightly frozen over but we were still able to collect 2 bags of trash! During our initial visit, we did our usual walk around the lake to pick up any trash we saw. During our walk, we talked to some people we came across and they informed us that there was a lot of trash in a little area just off the lake path, so we went down and we found many bottles and cans, which we collected and disposed of. Here are some pictures:

Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween everyone! A few days ago, we went out on a walk around town and picked up some trash. It wasn't a lot, but even picking up one or two pieces of trash helps the environment. Stay safe and be responsible, and we hope you have fun this Halloween!

Collecting a Trash Bin Lid!

I recently went to collect trash with some friends at a local lake. I usually do not go to this lake, but I am glad that we decided to visit it because we managed to collect a very large amount of trash! We made sure to wear masks and gloves to protect ourselves. We also were careful to avoid contact with other people passing by! Along the way, we saw many geese and even some turtles. sunbathing. We even managed to get most of the trash further into the water which was very exciting.

Over the course of about an hour and a half, we collected three trash bags of trash along with a huge trash can lid that we fished out! Here are some pictures of the trash bags we collected.

Happy Holidays!

Merry Christmas and happy holidays everybody! I hope you are all enjoying your winter break and time with your families! Our family had a wonderful Christmas morning and after opening presents, decided to go for a walk around the North Creek Lake. We got a trash bag and a trash picker and picked up any trash we saw. On our way to the lake alone, we picked up a whole bag full of trash. Then as we walked around the lake, we picked up 2 bag fulls of trash. Unfortunately, the lake was frozen over and some trash was frozen into the lake, so we couldn't pick them up. Still, we were able to get three bags of trash total, and though it was only a small act, we helped make the world a little cleaner today. You can see the pictures below.

                                                                                       

Going into 2020, we plan on continuing our efforts to keep our community clean, and we hope that you take some time out of your year to help make your community cleaner, as well. Maybe next decade through everyone's collaborative efforts, we can reverse climate change.