Walsh Bishop Cleans Up!
On Saturday April 19, Walsh Bishop participated in the Minneapolis Earth Day Watershed Clean up at Lake Nokomis. Our group met early in the morning, clad in blue in support of Architect 2030’s No Coal Initiative; signed up, got our gloves and yellow bags and set out to clean up the park. Walking along the waterfront and along the beach the trash was plentiful. We picked up empty bottles, twist ties, cigarette butts and other various items.
One fitting, yet unexpected, benefit of doing the clean up was being treated to some excellent birding. We saw a variety of species that included Black-Crested Night Herons, Great Blue Herons, Terns, Gulls, Mallards, numerous diving duck species, and a Minnesota favorite - common Loons (who serenaded us all morning.) We also received many thanks from park users and were photographed by both the news media and the Minneapolis Park Board.
After our clean up efforts, those who braved the cold were treated to an all-organic bar-b-que sponsored by the WBA LEAP Task Team. The menu consisted of bratwurst, Kettle Chips and delicious homemade treats. And no, we did not use coal - it was a propane grill! A special congratulations to Paul Hand for picking up the most trash in our group! He received the winning prize basket consisting of a tire gauge, energy efficient light bulbs, and a DVD of CNN’s Planet in Peril.
See you in 2009!
