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…can stop either the postal service or pliking volunteers. April 6 was a beautiful morning at 21st ST Pond…until we got rain and hail. Our volunteers persevered and we collected 20 bags of trash, saved a city scooter from drowning and still had a great time. 2 groups from WSU also cleaned up portions ofContinue reading “Neither Rain Nor Hail…”

Bandon, Oregon is a little town on the coast at the mouth of Coquille River.   With a population of around 3,000 it has retained much of its original feel.  Its economy is driven by cranberries, cheese and tourism. I appreciate it most for its peaceful beauty.  I have never found it to feel overlyContinue reading “From Litter to Art”

In its first three years and three months, Pliking volunteers contributed more than 5,000 hours! Areas pliked in 2022 include: Big D Park, Lower Gibs, 29th St trail, Stairway to Harrison, Glasmann Pond, Nature Center North, Ft. Buenaventura, 21st St Pond, No Fork Park, Birdsong, Ogden River, Bountiful Pond, Centennial Trail, Pineview, 9th St trailhead,Continue reading “Pliking 2022”

My sister in Idaho is an avid Pliker, but this week she found a piece of litter that defied her efforts at cleanup. In addition to the usual cans and cigarette butts, someone dumped an odoriferous outhouse. The rental company didn’t answer the phone, and my sister was told by a police officer that ifContinue reading “No puny poop bags for this litterer”

–Written by guest blogger David Zwick, Admin. of PAL – People Against Litter I’ve camp/traveled full time since retiring, and am just finishing my third winter here in the desert southwest.  While I was loving my travels I was troubled by the amount of litter I saw.  Last year when I returned to one of my favoriteContinue reading “People Against Litter”

Sweeping the street keeps him warm at night, William told me as he wrapped black tape around the handle of a new donated broom.  “My dad taught me the importance of consequences from our actions, and I realized recently that applies to everything I do,” he explained.  He began a one-man campaign to clean neighborhoodContinue reading “Streetsweeper”

When we asked people how they felt about litter (Litter Awareness Survey), they responded strongly with a variety of insults and epithets. Clearly, most people do not like litter, and more people are starting to do something about it. Colene, an 81-year old in San Diego, helped with her church’s cleanup event at a neighborhoodContinue reading “Pliking Across the Ages”

This week I indulged in Forest Bathing (Shinrin Yoku) in the North Creek Forest. After gathering for the now-familiar COVID safety discussion, our group of five women descended dirt steps into a lush Pacific Forest, leaving behind the sights and sounds of suburbia. Judy, our facilitator, offered suggestions for opening up our senses to theContinue reading “Pliking While Bathing”

“As we clean up trash we are opening up paths of healing. What a wonderful way to strengthen our community by offering miles of peace and tranquility along our trails, biking paths and waterways.” –Melanie “I plike to promote awareness, and to set a good example for my granddaughter.” –Beverly I really don’t like seeingContinue reading “Why We Plike”

I’ve been really grumpy lately.  I moved to Seattle 3 months ago, and I miss the deep blue skies and sunshine of Ogden, Utah.  I miss hiking to the waterfall and kayaking at Pineview.  But most of all, I miss the friends I made while Pliking.  Something about picking up disgusting trash together created aContinue reading “The Pliking Community”