OEC
OEC
By: Zoey
The wind was brushing the wet grass. The smell of the fresh pine was in the air. The birds were chirping ever so wonderfully. The marsh was very peaceful. Everything was perfect. Everything but one thing!
At the Outdoor Education Center in the year 2015, everybody young and old littered. There was trash everywhere! That very day ranger Michelle told me and my best friend Tyra “The OEC is canceled!” She sighed, “I’m sorry girls but the trash is affecting everything, lakes, wetlands, and animals. People come and leave oil cans, plastic bags, card board and more.
We both knew that it could not be over, so we came up with a plan. We ran to ranger Michelle. Tyra and I both exclaimed “We should both help clean!” She replied “Ok but it is a big job.” We started right away.
On our way we saw some animals that passed away, they were right by a pond that had oil in it. I found out that they died because of drinking it. We helped pick up the oil cans next to it. Tyra went the opposite way and found a marsh that was filled with old, rusty car parts. We cleaned that right up.
After 6 hours of work we were done! We ran to ranger Michelle and told her we did it. She announced that the OEC is available. We jumped for joy and told each other “Good job.” After 2 months everyone was happy. Tyra and I knew we did good thing. Nobody ever littered again!
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