April 27 2025

 I cleaned the shoreline at park Paquin April 27, 2025.

I took a video of the 1) start/introduction, and 2) the work of cleaning on the flooded shoreline.

At this time the video is at a one to one time ratio. I hope to learn the editing skills to speed up the cleaning and make videos more entertaining.

If you like the sounds of birds, there are some bird sounds  of the birds that live in the area while I clean.

Sorry , I have no dedicated nature photo for today. The introduction video has NATURE.

End of the evening cleaning. The garbage I cleaned about to go into the city container.

1) Intro

 2) Cleaning work

April 23, 2025

 April 23, 2025

I cleaned at the no name Park that has access to the river , that is just a bit north of Park Paquin. 

Not enough garbage to photograph.

Tiny blue flowers are coming out of the earth in several places. You have to look for them.

If the garbage was there you don't see the blue flowers, so I am happy to clean up.

No Name park

Blue flower zoom in

Blue flower

Blue flower group.

 

October 5, 2024

 I clean the shoreline of Rivière des Prairies a short distance eastward from Cap St. Jacques. The property and ancient house was recently purchased by the city ( Mayor Jim Beis) I believe.

 

No fishing line was found, but nine used women's feminine hygiene products (tampons) were on the shoreline indicating household sewage was landing here , household sewage  making it unsafe to get in the water. 

The mayor said it was dirty, but tell me who is going to clean it up?

How quickly will the plastic pollution return is MY question, as no one cleans the shoreline. No one is paid to clean the shoreline. I hope the plastic will be slow to return. Mark this as the start date. Plastic does not rot or biodegrade.

I have had (plastic) cleaning success at a bay area in eastern Whitehorse rapids. I made a video of my self cleaning up all the plastic, and new plastic has not arrived. Prince and princess, had just looked at the plastic on the shoreline and said " How sad." and did nothing.

Nature photo looking North

Nature photo looking west.

The total garbage I cleaned from the shoreline about to go into a city garbage can.

8 of 9 feminine hygiene products, tampons I found on the shoreline.

August 13, 2024

 August 13, 2024

I cleaned at Roxboro beach. Though there is no beach anymore because of the massive rain we had on August 9th, 158 mm rain total .  This was my first visit since the rain and did not know what to expect.

As the normal area was underwater I went to the east side where fisherfools go to fish, and sure enough, found their garbage to clean up.

Roxboro beach underwater

East side far view

East side zoomed in view

Fishing line

Hide it in the crack far

Hide it in the crack close

The garbage I cleaned up about to go into city container.

Cleaned up some fishing line from fisherfools.

Were animals trying to eat this plastic container?

 

August 11, 2024

 August 11, 2024

We received 158mm of rain on August 9th, increasing the river flow and volume. I don't have a photo on hand to show the normal river level. I will be back.

I cleaned at park Paquin and the no name park. Just a small amount of garbage.

Nature photo of park Paquin

Garbage I cleaned up at park Paquin about to go into the city container.

no name park river water level (far)

no name park river water level (close)

Small amount of garbage cleaned about to go into city container.