Originally published by KFBB Channel 5 in Black Eagle Montana on April 15, 2011
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By Charlie Keegan
The River's Edge Trail is a little cleaner today after a group of middle schoolers picked up trash along the Missouri River.
Holy Spirit Catholic School received a grant from the Governor's Office of Community Service to participate in Global Youth Service Day. The program tries to push children toward improving their communities through service.
The 55 middle schoolers took a break from the classroom and collected trash along both sides of the river.
Friday’s students were surprised at the amount of litter they found. “They are amazed at the amount of trash that is out there. Actually, I think they're kind of shocked that our city would have this much trash just lying around,” teacher Sue Sargent says.
“I was expecting some garbage, but definitely not this much garbage. People drove by and gave us thumbs up or said good job. It's rewarding when we drive by in the future to see it look cleaner and we know we helped out,” 7th grader Gavin Austin says.
The City and the River's Edge Trail donated the trash bags used in Friday’s cleanup effort.
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National Park Service Serves With Innovation
Originally published on April 22, 2011 in the Yankton Press-Dakotan
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by Randy Dockendorf
blogmaster's note: Often, the trashiest places along a river are at the river accesses, where there are often no trash cans for people to use. Many public land managers say that they don't have enough people resources to keep up with trash cans. Overflowing trash cans attract more trash, they say, and then the trash blows all over. Here, the National Park Service has come up with an awesome alternative.
This article also discusses the upcoming Missouri River Watershed Festival in Yankton, followed by the Missouri River Clean-up. Awesome!
VERMILLION — Steve Mietz talked trash to his audience Thursday at the University of South Dakota.
The National Park Service (NPS) uses the “Big Belly Solar Trash Cans” at selected sites, said Mietz, the Yankton-based superintendent for the Missouri National Recreational River (MNRR).
The system compacts trash in cans along the MNRR, then uses a sensor to notify NPS officials when the cans are full and ready for collection.
“It’s wicked cool,” Mietz said. “There’s a cost to get from our Yankton headquarters to the far reaches of the park to empty trash. This system saves gas, time and personnel.”
Click here for original link.
by Randy Dockendorf
blogmaster's note: Often, the trashiest places along a river are at the river accesses, where there are often no trash cans for people to use. Many public land managers say that they don't have enough people resources to keep up with trash cans. Overflowing trash cans attract more trash, they say, and then the trash blows all over. Here, the National Park Service has come up with an awesome alternative.
This article also discusses the upcoming Missouri River Watershed Festival in Yankton, followed by the Missouri River Clean-up. Awesome!
VERMILLION — Steve Mietz talked trash to his audience Thursday at the University of South Dakota.
The National Park Service (NPS) uses the “Big Belly Solar Trash Cans” at selected sites, said Mietz, the Yankton-based superintendent for the Missouri National Recreational River (MNRR).
The system compacts trash in cans along the MNRR, then uses a sensor to notify NPS officials when the cans are full and ready for collection.
“It’s wicked cool,” Mietz said. “There’s a cost to get from our Yankton headquarters to the far reaches of the park to empty trash. This system saves gas, time and personnel.”
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