Sunday, January 8, 2023

Winter Break Walk

Hi everyone! I just got home for winter break, and the weather has been much warmer compared to last year around this time. We decided to go out for a walk to North Creek Lake to do some trash collection. While it is really warm, the vegetation is still pretty sparse, so it was easy to see exposed trash around the edge of the lake. We were able to pick up a bag and a half in about an hour of walking. Here are some of the pictures we took below. 



 

Monday, September 19, 2022

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! 




Saturday, February 19, 2022

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.





                                                






Wednesday, June 30, 2021

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!





Sunday, December 27, 2020

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:













Saturday, October 31, 2020

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!





Sunday, July 5, 2020

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.