This term, my group for the Eco Action project decided to undertake a garbage cleanup in hopes of making our targeted area garbage-free by the end of our three-month timespan. We decided to do our cleanup in Mystic Vale, a forest southeast of the University of Victoria’s campus. My group—which consisted of Cole, Matt and Jed—aimed to influence others by eliminating the garbage in the forest, which would make others less inclined to litter. Although we face many challenges throughout the term, in the end we made a difference in the cleanliness of the trail, which is why we deem our project to be successful. In this essay, I will address the effects of litter in forests, why waste reduction in forests is important and the key points of our Mystic
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It was acquired by the university in 1993 and is known as a “sensitive eco-system,” as it contains many native plant and wildlife species such as Douglas firs, ferns, arbutus trees and woodpeckers (UVic). The forest consists of a trail that is often used by many students for activities like running and hiking. Because of the trail’s popularity, it is subject to quite a bit of littering. There is one garbage can that is situated at the entrance of Mystic Vale closest to Parking Lot 1, though for understandable reasons there are none deeper into the forest itself. Throughout the term, my group and I were surprised that despite there being a garbage can close to the trail, there was still a vast amount of litter for us to …show more content…
Although we are correct, I am not completely if it is for the same reasons as we hypothesized. There are many other factors that could have resulted in the cleanliness of the forest, such as a decline in visitation as the weather got colder; a general change un attitude towards littering; and a decline in the garbage produced to litter in the forest. There is no way of finding out exactly why the litter production lessened as the term progressed, but I’m assuming that it is most likely a combination of the listed
It was acquired by the university in 1993 and is known as a “sensitive eco-system,” as it contains many native plant and wildlife species such as Douglas firs, ferns, arbutus trees and woodpeckers (UVic). The forest consists of a trail that is often used by many students for activities like running and hiking. Because of the trail’s popularity, it is subject to quite a bit of littering. There is one garbage can that is situated at the entrance of Mystic Vale closest to Parking Lot 1, though for understandable reasons there are none deeper into the forest itself. Throughout the term, my group and I were surprised that despite there being a garbage can close to the trail, there was still a vast amount of litter for us to …show more content…
Although we are correct, I am not completely if it is for the same reasons as we hypothesized. There are many other factors that could have resulted in the cleanliness of the forest, such as a decline in visitation as the weather got colder; a general change un attitude towards littering; and a decline in the garbage produced to litter in the forest. There is no way of finding out exactly why the litter production lessened as the term progressed, but I’m assuming that it is most likely a combination of the listed