Service: 2 Hours
The beach clean-up at Bolsa Chica is a recent tradition that many of my friends and I go to at the beginning of each year as part of Earth Club. Each year, the organization gives different tasks. This year, we were charged with removing an invasive plant species that had been killing native ones. They gave us a picture and described what the plant looks like, but we spent a while on the trail not finding any such plant to match the description. After our leader came back to check on our progress, he pointed out plants that we had thought didn't match the description. These were the ones we were looking for. We spent the remainder of our duration there removing these plants in an attempt to make up for the lost time. It was a great experience overall to work with other members of the club at a common task, even if we had a rough start. Ms. Foy, as she did the previous year, rewarded us with a relaxing and playful afternoon on the beach.
The beach clean-up at Bolsa Chica is a recent tradition that many of my friends and I go to at the beginning of each year as part of Earth Club. Each year, the organization gives different tasks. This year, we were charged with removing an invasive plant species that had been killing native ones. They gave us a picture and described what the plant looks like, but we spent a while on the trail not finding any such plant to match the description. After our leader came back to check on our progress, he pointed out plants that we had thought didn't match the description. These were the ones we were looking for. We spent the remainder of our duration there removing these plants in an attempt to make up for the lost time. It was a great experience overall to work with other members of the club at a common task, even if we had a rough start. Ms. Foy, as she did the previous year, rewarded us with a relaxing and playful afternoon on the beach.