Action+Plan

86IT Action Plan (Emily Gayeski 2A) I went to an event with the 86IT group, who helps to clean up trash in streams around the triangle. I went to the one on October 28th at the Walnut Creek Wetlands. While there I picked up an entire bag of trash and an entire bag of recyclables. I learned that the trash from this stream flowed into the Neuse River, and eventually to the ocean. If it wasn't for people like this group cleaning up, we would live in a society buried in trash. The garbage gets stuck in the trees and under rocks, We saw fish there, those fish are in danger. There was glass shattered all around the streams. We found a mattress, a car, and a scooter. Those things don't just end up there; they had to be put there by someone. The disrespect for our environment disgusts me, People need to focus more on their environmental footprint. This relates to our class because the animals in this ecosystem are in danger of getting trapped in the trash, cut by the glass, or sick from the pollutants. The entire group got first hand knowledge about the marshlands and how important it is to recycle.