River Clean Up Service

The river clean up service started with driving to the location, arriving at 9 am. We turned in our forms and were briefed on the schedule, equipment and some dangers such as poison oak. The group picked up gloves and trash pickers and started walking along the path, beginning our adventure of cleaning the river. We walked along a trail next to the river, but there wasn't a lot of trash alongside this path. However, the ledges along the path contained a lot of trash including chip bags, paper, and cups. As we walked further along the path, we got closer to the river and were able to get next to it. There was a lot of trash in the bushes next to the river that was the usual chip bags and paper. One of the more interesting I found was a baseball. At around 10 am, they called us back to the tent we first met up in and relaxed with some water and popsicles. I was honestly disappointed that the cleanup service ended early because I found myself actually really motivated to collect all the trash I could. One thing I took away from this experience is that I was really disappointed in all the people who were too lazy to hold a piece of garbage until they found a trash can and too selfish, making other people cleaning up their mess since they don't care about their impact on the environment we share.