Day 11: Bradley Lake cleanup and flyers

 Today we did two things. First, we headed up to the Proctor area and went over to Mindy's house which overlooked Bradley Lake. We did not expect to find much success here, because it is a close community and little neighborhood. We first walked around the road and down to the edge of the water looking for trash. Then, we drove around Bradley Lake stopping at different points and getting out to find trash in the woods surrounding. Ever since we talked to Ron, we have been mindful of what direction the wind is going and generally looking in that direction because trash can be blown and caught onto trees or into water. We didn't think our trash clean up would be this unsuccessful today, so we decided to pack up and head over to elbow to see if we could find any trash, but we struck out again. After this, we decided to head down to Concord, on the main street, near Bonified, and Catherines mom's store, and hang our flyers. Our flyers are a basic infographic of recycling, and information about composting. We chose to do these topics as they are things that people in the community might not know much about, but can easily do. We hung them wherever we could on this main road.

Daily Hours: 3

Total Hours:  50

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