This was the second year that I volunteered with the Earth Club at the Bolsa Chica Wetland Reserves to pick up trash. Unlike our activity that we were assigned to last year (removing invasive species), this year our goal was to pick up trash on the street that ran along the area of the wetlands. The item that was the "specialty" for my group was to look for cigarette butts. Never did I realize the amount of cigarette butts on the beach until this day. The number that we collected was tremendous and, quite frankly, scary. I left the beach that day feeling thankful for our efforts to keep this crucial part of the coastline clean. I believe that others driving by and seeing volunteers at work making the earth a better place to live in may inspire others to do the same.
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AuthorMy name is Erin Flores and I am an IB diploma candidate. This blog will be used to efficiently keep track of my CAS and NHS hours. Enjoy! Archives
May 2015
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