Earth Weekend
When I arrived to the Scajaquada Creek I found dozens of people rambling through the banks in search of debris. This is where the Riverkeeper group had set up shop. A number of people were traveling down the river in skiffs pulling up garbage, while others were busy painting over graffiti under the overpass (photo - Timothy, Elisha, Tammy, Melany, Charisma, and Amanda). After the cleanup everyone was going to head over to the Polish Cadet Center on Grant Street for a picnic. If you didn’t get a chance to go out and contribute to the cause, Earth Day is not until Tuesday. That means that we still have a couple of days to do our part. With upwards of 100 new cadets on the police force it would be great if they could catch some of the litterbugs and taggers out there. And raise the fine for littering, just as they have raised the number of community service hours for tagging. One guy just got a few hundred hours. I hope they give him proper equipment to take down a good number of tags.
Remember, it's always Earth Day in your own neighborhood, or in front of your own business, or at your favorite park, or waterway...
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SmartGrowth
A once a year clean up is not enough. Let's focus on making every day Earth Day.
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lizzyb
Shoshone Park was the site of our effort again this year. The second great weather weekend in a row. The softball and baseball diamonds buzzing with bats and balls. The swings and jungle gyms in heavy use. only one or two trash containers available for use. Trash against the perimeter fencing, tennis courts, picnic areas. Deposit bottles, recyclable sport drink bottles, fast food wrappers, packages of condoms, drink cups. The green tip and totes(about 20 of them) laying in a pile by the playground. Empty. Who is in charge of overseeing this park. Perhaps the dude cutting the infield grass could have placed the receptacles early in the day before he rode around on his mower. Perhaps the sport teams enjoying these diamonds could police their benches before they depart Perhaps Perhaps Perhaps. We'll be back next year. Too bad we have to. Too bad the users of this park couldn't take part in their cleanup. Have a great summer.
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HarveyAGarrett
Every day is Earth Day on the West Side.
4/19 Grant Street Clean up 4/16 16th Street Clean up 4/20 Urban Roots / Rhode Island & 5 Corners Clean up 4/23 200 D'Youville students and faculty will be cleaning up York Street 5/3 Cottage Street District clean up etc.
Come join us on 4/23 and 5/3
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DJB
I was at the Scajaquada Creek cleaning up trash with two of my children and I was equally impressed with how quickly the area was cleaned. But, I am not sure organizing monthly cleanups is the answer. It is a lot of work and there aren't enough resources. I think if people who use the bike path simply pick up trash when they see it, it will stay clean. Whenever I go for a hike in the Niagara Gorge or the Alleghenys, etc I bring a bag and pick up trash to pack out. I'll just have to do the same when I am on the bike path, Delaware Park, etc.
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