Trash Collected from April 6-16

8 Pounds

Collected in: Banff National Park (Canada), Glacier National Park, Grand Tetons National Park, Golden Spike National Historic Site, Arches National Park, Bryce Canyon National Park

Trash Collected March 29-April 6

1.5 Pounds

Collected in: Crater Lake National Park, Lewis and Clark National Historic Park, Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area, Mount Rainier National Park, Olympic National Park

Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area

The Columbia River defines most of the border between Oregon and Washington. Along an 80 mile stretch of this border, it forms a gorge which at some points reveals 4,000 foot canyon walls. And scattered along these walls are several waterfalls - Multnomah Falls being the tallest (and the second tallest in the U.S.). The Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area leads travelers along a road that follows this river - the only navigable route through the Cascade Range. Learn more about this beautiful drive by visiting: http://www.fs.fed.us/r6/columbia/

Approximate trash/recyclables collected: 70 pieces

Description: ABC gum and corners of plastic wrappers

Dates visited: April 3, 2009

Lewis and Clark National Historic Park

Lewis and Clark may be the most well known American explorers - with the help of Sacagawea, they followed the Missouri River and eventually the Columbia River all the way to the Pacific Coast. Directed by President Thomas Jefferson, they became the first documented American frontiersman and led the exploration of the Louisiana Purchase. And to commemorate their opening of the west, their footprints are stamped all over our route with monuments, museums, and parks. One of their last stops was at Fort Clatsop, in Oregon, where they wintered from 1805-06, where now a quaint park keeps alive this encampment. Read more about these two great Americans and some of what they did here: http://www.nps.gov/lewi/

Approximate trash/recyclables collected: 10 pieces

Description: Plastic pieces and a straw

Dates visited: April 1, 2009