I plan on participating in the Temescal wash clean up on Saturday October 22, 2011 for about four hours.

The Volunteer location was off of Lincon in Corona, CA.

The activity will occur October 22, 2011 from 7:30 AM to around 12AM.

My responsibilities during my voulunteer work are to pick up as much trash as I possible can within the amount of time that I am given with as much efficency and safety as possible.

The supervisor who will be signing off on my voulunteer hours would be Mr. Pitts who was with me for the majority of the time.

I anticipate participating to the maximum number of hours that the volunteer activity allows.

I hope to accoplish a cleaner enviornment not only for corona, but also for our ocean.

I voulunteered for the Department of Water and Power.

http://www.discovercorona.com/City-Departments/Department-of-Water---Power.aspx

2011-10-22

2011-10-22

4 hours

During my volunteer time I picked up several bags of trash which contained loads of plastic in them. I noticed that plastic in our environment is a huge problem. As I walked around for the first hour everyone including me began to notice that there was plastic intertwined with almost every plant shrub, and tree. In addition to there being tons of plastic, there were many articles of clothing that were muddy and stuck in the ground. The worst part was seeing shopping carts and tires half buried in the sand and dirt. As I came across these items I thought to myself that our environment is in need of desperate help. It gave me good feeling to help the environment and pick up trash. The last few hours consisted of filling up a few more bags full of plastic and trash. On our last run through my partners and I decided to make an extra effort and take back a huge rusty metal barrel back to the designated trash facility. It was difficult, and it caused me to work up a sweat but in the end it was all worth it.

I felt that my accomplishments included; taking back four to five full bags of trash, looking back at the area we had swept through to see it cleaner, and the biggest accomplishment I felt I had was taking the huge rusty metal barrel all the way back to the camp area. It seemed impossible but when my partner and I finally made it back it was the biggest accomplishment I had out there.

During my volunteer experience I learned that plastic bags are destroying the environment. I learned the majority of the trash that was out there was plastic due to its ability to latch onto plants and shrubs completely covering them. I never really fully understood how big of a role waste plays in our environment until I was out there surrounded by it. One thing that I was able to take away from this experience is the fact that I now pay attention to what I do with my plastic bags which has led me to use less of them and make sure to dispose of them correctly.

Rincon and Auburndale Road Intersection in Corona, Ca.