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On March 17, I visited Apex Community Park to help out with the Big Sweep event taking place. This wonderful public park has multiple fields, courts, and trails to attract visitors, but unfortunately, there litter was found in several different regions of the park, so over the course of the morning, I helped pick up trash ranging from old cans to cigarettes, separating trash from what could be possibly recycled. Within the trails at the park, much trash was found in the forest areas especially and it saddened me to see how much waste was accumulating in this natural area simply due to ignorance.

This activity relates to environmental science because littering can disrupt the environment home to countless different species. My eyes were opened to the amount of work that needs to be done in other natural areas that are negatively impacted by human activity. Removing this unnecessary pollution to this environment will help make it more sustainable for future generations to come.



