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NWP Global Registry of Apprentice Ecologists - Hwy 3066, Pierre Part, Louisiana, USA

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Hwy 3066, Pierre Part, Louisiana, USA
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smartwiz88



Registered: December 2007
City/Town/Province: Pierre Part
Posts: 1
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Hi, my name is Matthew. I’m a 4.0 student, ninth grader at Assumption High School. I live in a diminutive rural town of Pierre Part, Louisiana. I’m a member of the Boy Scouts of America Troop 555 in Pierre Part. I’m currently a Life Scout. The Boy Scout Motto is: Do a Good Turn Daily. Everyday, I strive to help someone or something, and sometimes I get the opportunity to really lend a hand. Pierre Part is a community built around the land and water; literally. The one main road in my community Hwy. 3066 is a two lane road that curves and bends following along the many bayous and rivers that snake their way though sections of south Louisiana. Having one road means everyone in the community passes along that road during their daily activities. With everyone passing one the road litter can build up. Unfortunately as many people come home from work they tend to throw much of their trash along the road. The majority of the garbage is aluminum cans; cans that could be recycled and used again to help preserve our dwindling natural resources. Being very ecologically aware thanks to the Boy Scouts it hurts me to see trash along the primary road in my small city.
So for the past few months I have spent my Saturdays walking along the side of Hwy 3066 with two garbage bags; one for trash and one for cans. Most of the trash is recyclable, so I put it in the local recycling bin. I take all the cans I collect take off the can tabs and sell the remaining parts of the can as scrap metal. For every pound I pickup I get paid for the scrap metal. 100 percent of the money goes to the local Boy Scout troop. I take the can tabs off each can and give them to my local American Legion. They turn in can tabs and get money for cancer victims in my area. I have spent about forty-two hours collecting over pounds of trash; with most of the weight being aluminum. The thought of me helping my community look better, by picking up trash on the side of the road and giving donations to the local Boy Scout Troop and American Legion makes me exceedingly happy.
· Date: December 31, 2007 · Views: 8790 · File size: 45.1kb, 261.3kb · : 1124 x 1500 ·
Hours Volunteered: 42
Volunteers: 3
Authors Age & Age Range of Volunteers: 13 to 40
Area Restored for Native Wildlife (hectares): 5
Trash Removed/Recycled from Environment (kg): 178
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ani

Registered: August 2009
Posts: 1
August 26, 2009 6:36am

Great job; well done to save our environment.