Today we participated in the
SOLV annual Beach and Riverside Cleanup, joining more than 6,135 volunteers statewide in removing an estimated 142,231 pounds of trash and recyclable and 57,685 pounds of invasive plants for watershed restoration projects. Traveling by canoe
along Fanno Creek, we pulled loads of bottles, a car stereo, a small skull trinket, a lightbulb and more out of the water. It was quite the adventure, and some of the kids invented a creative story to explain all the interesting findings. In many areas of the creek we had to use teamwork to maneuver the canoes over shallow areas and under low hanging branches. We definitely learned the value of cooperation! It was a great day to appreciate
nature and the great outdoors as well as get some exercise while protecting our environment. We know that our impact went beyond our local community, since litter often travels along local waterways out to the ocean where it becomes part of the swirling vortex of trash known as the
Great Pacific Garbage Patch. You can learn more about this environmental crisis on
Mother Nature Network, a great website where you can learn a lot more about the environment and even watch old episodes of
Captain Planet.
Today we participated in the SOLV annual Beach and Riverside Cleanup, joining more than 6,135 volunteers statewide in removing an estimated 142,231 pounds of trash and recyclable and 57,685 pounds of invasive plants for watershed restoration projects. Traveling by canoe 
along Fanno Creek, we pulled loads of bottles, a car stereo, a small skull trinket, a lightbulb and more out of the water. It was quite the adventure, and some of the kids invented a creative story to explain all the interesting findings. In many areas of the creek we had to use teamwork to maneuver the canoes over shallow areas and under low hanging branches. We definitely learned the value of cooperation! It was a great day to appreciate 
nature and the great outdoors as well as get some exercise while protecting our environment. We know that our impact went beyond our local community, since litter often travels along local waterways out to the ocean where it becomes part of the swirling vortex of trash known as the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. You can learn more about this environmental crisis on Mother Nature Network, a great website where you can learn a lot more about the environment and even watch old episodes of Captain Planet.
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