On Sunday, 20 amazing volunteers participated in our third Copper Creek cleanup 😃! This is a small creek that flows directly into Arcade Creek, unfiltered. Not only does its water reach Arcade Creek, but the trash within it, too.

The weather was fantastic considering we were on the tail end of a large winter storm. Mother Nature decided to give us a break and help us out with bright sun and pleasant temperatures.

We cleaned the upstream side of Greenback Lane (a busy, 6 lane road), among the small, privately owned prairie flat lands and oak trees that hid many illegal camps. This land directs surface water to the creek and into a large culvert, under Greenback Lane, continuing downstream to Arcade Creek. The storms flood out illegal camps and flush the debris into the creek. We couldn’t let that happen yet again, so the Badgers did what they do best…clean our waterways.

We were surprised with how much was removed, but we dig deep into the brambles and bushes to uncover any trash treasure. Tires, shopping carts, a dumped foam mattress, clothes, so much litter, tarps, a vacuum, bike frame and tire rims, part of a kids playhouse, and plasic bags everywhere. We utilized 2 challenging exit routes: a lower trail with standing water and a muddy chute up a very steep hill to Greenback Lane.

Once finished, David used his amazing Tetris skills to pack the trailer to the brim, with no crevice left behind, getting the whole pile tucked away in one, MASSIVE load. We secured it tightly and had a tailgate pizza party afterwards, before heading to the dump where a whopping haul of 3,840 pounds of trash was unloaded!

We love knowing what we do makes a difference. We love helping our world be a better place and we do it with pride, fun and enthusiasm!

Volunteers Make it Happen! 💪💚🌎💙

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