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 and Bill Korbholz Our road warriors now clean the eastern side of I-280 alongside Edgewood on the first Saturday or Sunday of every month. Two new treasure hunters were added to our list in April. We welcome Lucy Krensky and Mignon Belongie! It’s a good thing that we have some new people – most of our regulars had other commitments on this beautiful spring day. Our regulars in attendance were Alan Hackabay, Billy James, and Ken Seydel. Cleaning monthly makes the job much easier, and keeps the area next to our preserve much more presentable. This time we collected only 9 bags. Of course we had the usual money – but only 25 cents! Billy found a very nice snake skin (empty), and Ken found a 4 ½ foot gopher snake skin (full). The spring flowers were just beginning to show, and it was a very nice outing. The May pickup turned out to be a somewhat unwieldy experience. It took place in 3 shifts. Kathy and Bill Korbholz had a conflict with Sunday May 2, so they went on May 1 and filled 7 bags. Then Katherine Greene and Carolyn Dorsch came on the regularly-scheduled Sunday and got another 5 bags, but Carolyn’s trash picker broke and they weren’t able to finish. So Katherine and Bill went back the following Thursday evening and filled 2 more bags, for a total of 14. All told, the May pickup required about 20 hours, including travel time. We were rewarded with 35 cents, a broken man’s watch, and a pleasant time in the spring sun. If you have an interest in joining our great group please contact Ken Seydel. 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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