Discover & Learn

Eight years of Community Clean up and Five years of Adopting this trail! Harvard, my little companion and I have been cleaning up this Trail in Fort McMurray now for eight years. I love this trail so much, that I officially adopted this trail six years ago. We are back again with our yellow garbage bag, tong, my big blue hat and Harvard's Pink Leash. I am sure he loves his pink leash, like I adore my hat. With the snow completely gone, it is my job now to keep the trail and pathways clean of plastic, metals glass or any other foreign material that does not belong to nature. Yesterday, along we found a small engraved camping knife and a golf ball among other unusual things you see in a trail behind your backyard! The fresh lilacs' bloom, new green grass or little Robins hopping along made a perfect symphony to end a busy work day and work week, while I was out cleaning the trail. Each of the passerby's stopped and thanked me. Harvard, my dog got head pats, more than he asked for. Being in the Prairies, it was quite smokey an evening, but Harvard and I made sure, our little trail was clean and green. Finally, when I saw my name on the trail, and the little note from the Municipality, my heart was full. I wanted to take our photo under the name plaque but squirrels were more important for Harvard, than taking pictures!