A Whole Bag of Trash

The whole family including our dog Ember and a member of my daughter's "Dancing Turtles" tribe friend went for a long walk today along a paved trail along Swift Creek between Kildaire Farm Road and Regency Drive. We also took a trash bag with us on the chance that we'd run into some litter. We scoured the woods and dried creek bed for litter. Unfortunately we found a ton of litter. Drink cans, lots of plastic bottles, juice boxes and pouches, Styrofoam cups and plastic bags. We had to actually stop when our bag started tearing. When we got home, the girls pulled out all the recyclables (70% of the trash!)

Ashlyn "Fuzzy Kitty" and Heidi "Jumping Jaguar" with their bag of trash.

Next time it's nice outside, take the family out for some fresh air and exercise and pick up trash in your local park, greenway or neighborhood. This will count as one of your 10 activities that you need to receive your Chief's Challenge patch.