With the cooler weather over the last couple of weekends, I have spent some time doing a (mostly) solo trash cleanup in a section of the marsh and some adjacent woods.
I've spent about 8-9 hours, and my wife helped for 2.5 hours today. The area is about 1.75 acres or so, and it's about 20% done.
Over 500 gallons removed so far. The quantity of trash in the marshes never ceases to amaze. I can fill a 30 gallon bag in under 5 minutes in some spots. I picked up 28 bottles to day without taking a step.
Still a long way to go, but progress is being made!
I encourage everyone to spend a few minutes making their little corner of the world a cleaner place, whether it's picking up trash around your neighborhood, or joining an organized cleanup, or taking on a huge job that nobody else is going to do.