This past weekend I was invited to go on a Saturday morning canoe trip down the Cocheco river. The group that organized the trip provided everything: the canoe, paddles, PFD, and a great little barbeque at the finish line.
The catch? We had to pick up as much garbage as we could along the way. What a beautiful morning it was! Sunny, approaching 70 degrees and who knew that there was this lovely little river peacefully winding its way along behind the highway and its attendant sprawl? It is amazing what a zoned minimum 300 foot buffer zone can do towards preserving the natural peace of an area.
Unfortunately, it cannot prevent people from throwing their garbage there. Along the way, we saw 6 tires, 5 propane tanks, and filled our trash bag with innumerable soda and beer cans and bottles...
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