Last fall we filled out our paperwork and sent it in to the Idaho Department of Transportation to adopt the section of I-90 just to the west of town. Driving home Monday, a shiny new sign caught my eye…it was the sign marking our adoption of the section! (It also made me smile because we put “F & Beth B.” on it marking the first time I’ve seen my future name in official type!)
We arranged to do our cleanup yesterday and spent a couple of hours picking up trash on a two mile section of the freeway. I really should have a picture of F and I in our sweet safety vests and giant orange trash bags but we forgot the camera. We did pick up 23 bags of trash! This morning when I drove to work, the Idaho Department of Transportation crew had already picked up the bags and the highway was looking great (what I could see through the pouring down rain anyway).
Consider adopting a stretch of highway. In Idaho, you agree to clean your section twice a year for two years and it really didn’t take that long so the commitment isn’t too onerous. If you had more than two people it would go pretty fast!
What an awesome thing. Our canyon does an at least annual pick up that we will need to participate in, but this is a fantastic thing to add to the list!
good for you! i was just working on an adopt the river program for our river… i hope we lots of enthusiastic people like you and Forrest sign up!
23 BAGS? Wow!
It’s so great that you guys are doing this. Gold star!
This is fantastic. What a neat way to invest in your community!