It's been a long winter in Minnesota. One of the local news persons said that for 88 days the snow pack was five inches or more. That's a lot of snow.
Now the ice and snow are receding. It's time to think about cleaning up the highways. I don't want to go out on to the highways quite yet because the conditions aren't quite right. I like to pick when the weather is a bit warmer and the shoulders are a little less soggy. I think that drivers aren't quite ready for we Adopt-a-Highway people yet and if they aren't ready for us then it is not as safe as it should be.
A good time to start is Earth Day, April 17th. There is a lot of interest in Earth Day and I think that people would be responsive to a request for participation.
Start publicizing your activity soon.
I like to select a local coffee shop that is well known to the participants. The location should be close to the pick-up site. I always like to promise a cup of coffee to whomever wants one. I suggest that groups meet early to allow for other personal activities. No one wants to think that they will spend all day picking trash. I don't want to spend an entire day picking trash.
I have found from experience that few people can do more than one hour at a time. It is not very easy work to pick trash on a highway.
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