Keepin’ It Clean

Greetings, nature lovers…Nature Dave is back with a few thoughts on a pet peeve of mine—littering.  From time to time, we all need to throw something away that’s not recyclable or compostable…like a candy bar wrapper or a piece of gum.  It can be very tempting to leave these items at places that are convenient for us, even if there is no trash can nearby.

It’s so important to our environment to make sure we keep our trash with us until we can properly dispose of it in a trash can.  Just this week, we were talking with campers about how littering can be harmful to the wildlife here at Riverbend.  When people leave their trash on a trail, the rain will eventually wash that trash into our stream, making the conditions for the animals and fish that live there unhealthy.

We took some of the older campers on a “trash hike” on Monday to see how much trash we could collect here on the Riverbend property.  I’m happy to report that there was very little trash to be found, and that visitors to Riverbend are being respectful and mindful of the environment.

Thanks for reading along, and for all you do to keep our environment healthy and free of litter!

Until next time, I’ll see you ‘round the ‘Bend!

–Nature Dave