Fox Hollow Creek cleanup on April 6

 By Mary Smead

Trash! What an ugly word! But what is even more ugly is what trash can do to our environment! 15 of us found this out on Saturday, April 6, during the Blue River Clean up. Our assignment was to pick up trash along Fox Hollow Creek. This is the section of the creek before it enters the Lakeside property. AND what a daunting task it was! We discovered that this area is a dumping ground if the gate on Gregory is left unlocked. Plus, there is a tall bridge that crosses over the creek, and we found the remnants of a couple of homeless camps. Our morning “finds” were everything from parts of a windflower to two giant ceramic pots to two patio umbrellas! But mostly we found plastic and more plastic!!!

As you can see, we had our work cut out for the morning! But as you all know, it is amazing what happens when folks work together! It was estimated that we collected 50 bags of trash! Afterwards, we were rewarded with a scrumptious hot dog meal up at the pavilion at Lakeside and an opportunity to visit with like-minded people.

Blue River Rescue offers this event every year on the first Saturday in April. We invite you to mark your calendars for next year as I am sure the trash won’t go away! Maybe with more education on respecting our environment by decreasing our use of plastics we may make a dent! Let’s never give up hope.