August 2014.
Encouraging recent reports of wildlife in the creek – the sounds of toads or frogs and the sight of juvenile mallards remind us of the importance of keeping the creek clean and its water unpolluted.
NPNA Creek volunteers are simply the best at periodically clearing trash and monitoring for other debris that needs to be removed. However, ordinary litter and trash remains a persistent problem. With each rain or wind storm, more washes down the storm drains to stick in branches and along the creek bed impeding the water flow.
Some neighbors have asked what more can be done to control trash and litter. Some communities have taken steps to ban plastic bags, but litter can originate from countless sources, and thus must be controlled at every source.
Let us know – What are your best ideas on this subject? Thanks for your comments, and assistance in keeping Joe’s Creek a great habitat and natural area in the neighborhood.
Vince Punaro & Rebecca Bergstresser