FRIENDS OF EDGEWOOD NATURAL PRESERVE
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FRIENDS OF EDGEWOOD NATURAL PRESERVE
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ADOPT-A-HIGHWAY UPDATE By Ken Seydel December 8, 2001 Our regularly scheduled cleanup, the first Saturday of the even-numbered months, was rained out. So we rescheduled for the following weekend. But only six hardy souls showed up! Brian Cole, Carolyn Dorsch, Bill & Kathy Korbholz, Ulla Peterson, and Ken Seydel had to work past noon in order to finish. As always we found interesting things to fill our bags. At one place there was a frozen dinner, a bottle of port, and a ten-dollar bill (some kind of party?) We met a 3 ˝ foot gopher snake. We found a tennis ball and two golf balls (where do they come from?), and a number of flags, and pieces thereof. We found the usual hubcaps, and a surprising amount of car parts. There had been several cars off the freeway during the rains. It is surprising how many pieces these plastic cars break into when they go over an embankment. The CHP admonition to slow down in the rain really should be heeded! February 2, 2002 Despite my absence due to a conflicting social event, we ended up with a good turnout—9 people. The crew worked 3 hours and filled 14 bags. The trash wasn’t too bad this time, some speculated because of the cold weather, and people driving with their windows up. Some interesting stuff collected: 2 hubcaps, a trashcan lid, and one CalTrans Adopt-A-Highway glove. But all hands were accounted for: Brian Cole, Sarah Divine, Carolyn Dorsch, first-timer Tom Johnson, Bill Korbholz, Maggie Mah, Margaret Marshall, Ulla Peterson, and Susan Russell. If you have an interest in joining our great group please contact me. We will see that you are safety trained and equipped with your very own Picker, hard hat, goggles, gloves, and bright orange vest. |
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