Nicodemus Wilderness Project -- Global Registry of Apprentice Ecologists

Scouts Park clean-up

Dustin and Mathew, both Webelos scouts, went to Willamette
Mission State Park to clean up trash.

First we went down to the river. We found quiet a lot of trash.
We also saw a pop can on the water but, it was too far out to get.
We found a whole bunch of glass, another pop can, and some rubbery, blue stuff. As we were making our way through the trail we saw some three leaf plants, which we soon identified as Poison Oak!!! We decided to be a little more careful of where we step!

On another trail there wasnâ€™t as much garbage as the first trail but supposedly because this trail was paved and more commonly used by bikers and strollers. There was a trail map that had been ruined and the old parts were below in an awful mess! We cleaned it up and it looked much better afterward. There was a small side trail. It led onto a small sand dune. As we left the side trail Dustin said â€œOuch! I think something bit me!â€ We put some cold water on the â€œso called bite â€™â€™ (Which was later identified as stingy nettle!!!?)and went on. We turned around & went back to the parking lot on a horse trail which had only 2 pieces of trash!

Near the end of the trail we cut through a picnic area to get back to the car. On a picnic bench we spread out all the garbage that we picked up. We had traveled many trails in one hour & and picked up only this much trash! amazing!!!