On Tue, Feb 21, 2012 at 7:01 PM, Emrys Treasure
<
emrys.treasure@gmail.com> wrote:
> All,
>
> The student coordinating the stream cleanup for Enloe NHS alerted me
> that they plan to conduct their next campaign this coming Tuesday
> (2/28) shortly after school releases at 2:40pm. I am going to try to
> lend a hand (if I can make my schedule work). If anyone else is
> interested, this would be a great opportunity to partner with the
> school and make an immediate positive impact. If you are interested,
> please let me know and I will provide additional details as they
> become available.
>
> I know the weekday afternoon is not ideal for those who work set/
> regular schedules, but there will be future opportunities at more
> convenient times.
>
> Thanks.
>
> --Emrys
>
> On Sat, Feb 18, 2012 at 11:09 AM, <
slcassidy@earthlink.net> wrote:
>> Karen,
>>
>> this is awesome! We should definitely plan to take advantage of these
>> resources for the creek cleanup that is being planned.
>>
>> thanks for the info!
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Karen Galata
>> Sent: Feb 18, 2012 10:12 AM
>> To:
longview-park-community-watch@googlegroups.com
>> Cc: Stevens rd
>> Subject: Re: [longview-park-community-watch] Longview Branch Stream
>>
>> Anti-littering Campaign for Wake Co.
>>
>> I just learned about this great anti-littering campaign for Wake Co.
>> You can sign up to receive FREE litter bags, posters and stickers!
>> (
http://www.86it.com/downloads)
>>
>> "This is
86it.com the concourse of Wake County’s anti-litter attack – the
>> 86it movement. Where we Wake Countians here in North Carolina gather to
>> rally ‘round our coveted county and keep us a #1 place to live, work and
>> play (that’s the sort of thing magazines like Forbes and MONEY say about
>> us). A place where every city and town in our community sees litter as a
>> six-letter word.
>>
>> To stay numero uno, we have to join together as a band of 86ers and spread
>> the word – Respect the Can."
>>
http://www.86it.com/
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Jan 22, 2012, at 10:53 AM, Emrys Treasure wrote:
>>
>> Sheri,
>>
>> Thanks for sharing your experience. Very valuable lessons learned. What
>> emerges to me from your story is that the "offenders" respond positively
>> when they are aware that the community cares (form of education I suppose).
>> The potential for punitive measures also seems to be in important.
>>
>> I'm not sure if others use this already, but perhaps it can be a tool in our
>> toolbox approach to this problem:
>>
http://www.ncdot.org/doh/operations/dp_chief_eng/roadside/beautification/litterbug/salform.html
>>
>> Submitting the form results in a standard letter from the State Highway
>> Patrol to the address that the offending vehicle is registered to describing
>> what happened and that littering is illegal (...duh). I originally started
>> using this when I was a student at NC State to report students throwing
>> cigarette butts from car windows. My theory was that the car is registered
>> to their parents and that their parents probably didn't know that they
>> smoke, not to mention litter. Perhaps the same theory applies here?
>>
>> As for enforcement, in addition to coordinating with the school resource
>> officer/ bike patrol, maybe the Longview walking club (i.e., Ginger) could
>> make an effort to regularly walk during the lunch period and monitor/ submit
>> complaints as necessary?
>>
>> --Emrys
>>
>> On Sun, Jan 22, 2012 at 10:32 AM, <
slcassidy@earthlink.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> Hello Emrys,
>>>
>>> thank you for initiating discussion regarding this on-going problem with
>>> Enloe student litter. Living directly across from the high school, I can
>>> tell you that I have cleaned up more than my share of their trash! While I
>>> agree that additional trash cans are needed, I believe that there is another
>>> aspect to solving this problem that needs to be considered. But first, I
>>> would like to say that I do not think it is worth the effort to approach the
>>> Enloe NHS or the student Council. For the past two years my daughter was an
>>> officer of the Enloe student Council and also a member of NHS. On several
>>> occasions I suggested to her that either of these organizations could serve
>>> the community by addressing the littering problem. What I learned is that
>>> these organizations have a quota of 'community service' work that they
>>> engage in and once the quota is met, they do not make any effort to take on
>>> additional projects, no matter how worthwhile or noble they may be.
>>> Besides, these kids are not the perpetrators, and utilizing them to clean
>>> up the mess is not a sustainable solution to solving the litter problem.
>>>
>>> Two years ago I had a one-on-one meeting with Matt Rice to discuss the
>>> student littering problem and offered my assistance to help in any way
>>> possible. Needless to say, he never contacted me, so that Spring I decided
>>> to launch my own personal campaign to fight the problem. Over the span of
>>> several weeks I picked up trash along the street where the students park
>>> during the school lunch periods. I made it very obvious that I was picking
>>> up their trash and I talked to many students reminding them that littering
>>> is a $$punishable$$ offense and encouraged them to use the trash can
>>> instead. One day I actually witnessed a bag of trash being lobbed from a
>>> parked car into the stream just a few feet from where I was standing. There
>>> were 4 boys in the car and I told the driver that I would report him for
>>> littering unless he made sure that the trash was picked up. After some
>>> discussion within the car, boy from the back seat emerged, climbed over the
>>> railing and down the embankment to retrieve his trash. I held open my
>>> garbage bag for him to deposit it and told him that I was 'the litter
>>> police' and that I would be keeping watch on a random basis! While this may
>>> sound a bit extreme, I can tell you that it was effective as the volume of
>>> litter was noticeable diminished during those months.
>>>
>>> While it is not feasible (or safe!) for neighbors to deputize themselves
>>> as the 'litter police', my little experiment convinced me that some sort of
>>> patrolling coupled with awareness and personal interaction with the students
>>> is needed. Last year there was a bike-patrol on duty during the lunch
>>> periods to ensure that only students with appropriate privileges were
>>> leaving the campus. If this position still exists, it seems logical that
>>> the duties could be expanded to include litter patrol and awareness
>>> communication with the students as well. Signage is another easy and
>>> effective educational and preventive measure that could be taken. The 'Keep
>>> America Beautiful' and 'Don't Litter!' signs that were prevalent during my
>>> youth left and huge and lasting impression on me and, most likely, others as
>>> well. Perhaps this is something that we could also request through the CAC.
>>>
>>> I am willing (and available) to help with any efforts that are focused on
>>> addressing the litter problem. Please let me know how I can be of
>>> assistance.
>>>
>>> thanks again,
>>>
>>> Sheri
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Emrys Treasure
>>> Sent: Jan 21, 2012 1:07 PM
>>> To: Stevens rd , Longview Park Community Watch
>>> Subject: [longview-park-community-watch] Longview Branch Stream
>>>
>>> Hi All,
>>>
>>> As I was walking the dogs along Bertie Dr today, I couldn't help but
>>> notice the large volume of trash in the Longview Branch stream channel and
>>> buffer. In addition, there are only two trash cans between Chatham Ln and
>>> Locke Ln. The nature of the trash also clearly indicates the source (Enloe
>>> students discarding mainly styrofoam food containers after lunch).
>>>
>>> I know this issue has been raised before at CAC meetings, but perhaps we
>>> can take this opportunity to harness our emerging community watch and
>>> establish a early success story.
>>>
>>> Couple of key points and actions that I submit for discussion by this
>>> group:
>>>
>>> 1.The Enloe National Honor Society (NHS) holds the adoption rights to
>>> Longview Branch. When I was in high school, our NHS was always looking for
>>> community service opportunities and we often had funds at our disposal to
>>> conduct them (relevant to item #2). Perhaps we can partner with the Enloe
>>> NHS to conduct a spring cleanup.
>>> Proposed actions: (1) contact Enloe and the City of Raleigh Adopt-A-Stream
>>> program and determine when the last cleanup was conducted; (2) scope out
>>> what resources the City might be willing to contribute to help (especially
>>> with respect to item #2).
>>>
>>> 2. Item #1 is somewhat pointless unless we are also willing to address the
>>> source of the trash and give the students a reasonable alternative to
>>> tossing their trash in the stream.
>>> Proposed actions: (1) engage Enloe to educate their students on water
>>> quality issue (perhaps there is an Enloe environmental club or student
>>> government body that would take this on); (2) establish a density of trash
>>> cans along Bertie Dr that makes throwing trash in a trash can easier than
>>> throwing it in Longview Branch.
>>>
>>> I welcome and encourage your thoughts and suggestions.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Emrys Treasure
>>> East CAC Co-chair
>>> Longview Park Resident
>>>
>>
>>