River Clean Up

At the clean up we went down a trail parallel to the San Thomas Aquino River. On this trail, we picked up trash. The most common type of trash we found was chip bags and wrappers. There was a pile of garbage bags and trash caught in the bushes. In this project, I learned the power of community. An individual would have taken much longer to clean up the area, and would only be able to clean up that area. But when a community comes together this river and many others can be cleaned. The coordinator of the event said over 60 creeks are being cleaned today. This cannot be done effectively by one person, but when people unite they become more powerful and can actually make a difference.