Nicodemus Wilderness Project -- Global Registry of Apprentice Ecologists

I completed my project in beautiful Crandon Beach in Key Biscayne, Miami.
Usually you could admire the hygiene of this beach, and walk along the paths without shoes and not worry about stepping on glass or plastic. It's a quaint and sleepy beach, that few people every visit, but that doesn't make it any less important than any other area in Miami. In fact, it's special to me, and one morning, while on one of my random expeditions on the beach, I noticed signs taped to trees saying " Reserved for Wedding". I was immediately excited to witness such a glorious event from a far and trailed closer in the direction of the signs. My smile soon melted into disappointment as I scanned the utterly trashed area. I guess I missed the wedding and they missed the trash cans. Determined to protect the near by animals and of course the fluffy squirrels, I called a friend, picked up some cleaning gear, and returned to the mess deciding on making this clean up part of the Nicodemus Wilderness Project. We spent hours and hours picking, bottle cap by bottle cap, fork by fork, spoon by spoon. My friend and I poured our heart into restoring the area, and felt victorious after those long 5 hours. We were still not done picking up after the careless individuals. So to maintain our drive, we came back the next day began a competition of who picks up the most of amount of trash and often fought to pick up some items since we were so eager to win. Our motivation paid off, once we were able to treat each other to an afternoon on the beach. The end.