Shine City Project at Duck Creek Trail, Wetlands Park

After more than 18 months, Shine City Project returned to Wetlands Park! On September 18, 2021, the group of volunteers met at Duck Creek Trailhead of the park in honor of International Coastal Cleanup Day. The Clark County Wetlands Park is an area of 2,900 acres along the Las Vegas Wash, and it has an important role of filtering water that collects from Las Vegas on the way to Lake Mead. The task for the morning was to help remove litter from Duck Creek Trail, particularly along the waterways. As the volunteers collected litter, they were asked to keep track and report about each of the items that were picked up. Much of the litter that was found included plastic bottles, styrofoam pieces, cigarette butts, and food packaging, but some of the more unusual items were stuffed animals, a book, and a coconut. Representing Shine City Project, a total of fourteen volunteers participated with several new volunteers joining them for the first time!