City of Reedsport

I finally have my first compost set up in my backyard! I’ve been collecting scraps throughout the last couple weeks and pulling lots of weeds! I’ve got it all in place with a little help from some compost starter, in a rotating bin. I hope my first attempt is a success! 🤞

This statistic is brutal: " The EPA estimates that American households improperly dump about 193 million gallons of used oil every year, or roughly the equivalent of 17 Exxon Valdez oil spills. (EPA) " I'm going to be working on my impact. ASAP

I did a litter clean up while walking my dog, Renaldo. I filled one blue bag full and the neighbor across the street shouted a thank you and offered me another bag while tossing the one I filled. I was able to clean two locations I walk by frequently that I’ve wanted to clean up for some time now. 👍

I never thought about how much harder it would be to clean our water and how many more chemicals would be involved. I wonder if this is why people keep telling me our water is "hard"? Much more to learn this month! "If you're adding contaminants like oil to the water, it creates what's called FOG [fat, oil, and grease],"...

Here is a before and after of me picking up two pieces of trash today. It really makes all the difference.

I ended up picking up some empty white claw cans that were down on the beach over the weekend and yesterday I sourced a good spot for a little clean up in my neighborhood!

Thrilled to be here and start a new team for my community!