Hadley Ahrens, left, 10, laughs as her friend Isabel Ritz, 10, holds a doll they called 'creepy Jolenea' by the hair as they found her during the clean up event and thought the doll was the most interesting thing they found on Earth Day Saturday April 22, 2017. UpaDowna partnered with the Great American Cleanup Pikes Peak Partners as volunteers helped to clear and remove various pieces of trash from UpaDowna's adopted waterway trail. The event started at America The Beautiful Park and volunteers were provided with trash bags and gloves to help with the process. Photo by Dougal Brownlie, The Gazette (DOUGAL BROWNLIE)
UpaDowna partnered with the Great American Cleanup Pikes Peak Partners as volunteers helped to clear and remove various pieces of trash from UpaDowna’s adopted waterway trail on Earth Day Saturday April 22, 2017. The event started at America The Beautiful Park and volunteers were provided with trash bags and gloves to help with the process.
Hadley Ahrens, left, 10, laughs as her friend Isabel Ritz, 10, holds a doll they called ‘creepy Jolenea’ by the hair as they found her during the clean up event and thought the doll was the most interesting thing they found on Earth Day Saturday April 22, 2017. UpaDowna partnered with the Great American Cleanup Pikes Peak Partners as volunteers helped to clear and remove various pieces of trash from UpaDowna’s adopted waterway trail. The event started at America The Beautiful Park and volunteers were provided with trash bags and gloves to help with the process. Photo by Dougal Brownlie, The Gazette (DOUGAL BROWNLIE)Taejun ‘TJ’ Hong, left, and John Ferris, help to clear and remove various pieces of trash from UpaDowna’s adopted waterway trail on Earth Day Saturday April 22, 2017. UpaDowna partnered with the Great American Cleanup Pikes Peak Partners and the event started at America The Beautiful Park. Volunteers were provided with trash bags and gloves to help with the process. Photo by Dougal Brownlie, The Gazette (DOUGAL BROWNLIE)Nadia Corboda gathers the numerous filled black trash bags on Earth Day Saturday April 22, 2017, as volunteers helped to clear and remove various pieces of trash from UpaDowna’s adopted waterway trail. UpaDowna partnered with the Great American Cleanup Pikes Peak Partners and event started at America The Beautiful Park and volunteers were provided with trash bags and gloves to help with the process. Photo by Dougal Brownlie, The Gazette (DOUGAL BROWNLIE)A dumpster was filled with trash that was cleared and removed from UpaDowna’s adopted waterway trail by various volunteers on Earth Day Saturday April 22, 2017. UpaDowna partnered with the Great American Cleanup Pikes Peak Partners and the event started at America The Beautiful Park. Volunteers were provided with trash bags and gloves to help with the process. Photo by Dougal Brownlie, The Gazette (DOUGAL BROWNLIE)Hadley Ahrens, 10, makes a face of disgust after seeing the significant amount of trash that was left in the drain as she and her sister Scarlett Ahrens, 7, back, and others help to clear and remove various pieces of trash from UpaDowna’s adopted waterway trail on Earth Day Saturday April 22, 2017. UpaDowna partnered with the Great American Cleanup Pikes Peak Partners and the event started at America The Beautiful Park and volunteers were provided with trash bags and gloves to help with the process. Photo by Dougal Brownlie, The Gazette (DOUGAL BROWNLIE)Taijeron Hooks, left, Anisa Goings, back, Kendall Brooks, center, Cassidy Braggs, right, and Melissa Ahrens, front, help to clear and remove various pieces of trash from UpaDowna’s adopted waterway trail on Earth Day Saturday April 22, 2017. UpaDowna partnered with the Great American Cleanup Pikes Peak Partners with the event starting at America The Beautiful Park. Those who helped were provided with trash bags and gloves to help with the process. Photo by Dougal Brownlie, The Gazette (DOUGAL BROWNLIE)Brianna Grimes, front, helps to clear and remove various pieces of trash from UpaDowna’s adopted waterway trail on Earth Day Saturday April 22, 2017, as volunteers helped to The event started at America The Beautiful Park. UpaDowna partnered with the Great American Cleanup Pikes Peak Partners and volunteers were provided with trash bags and gloves to help with the process. Photo by Dougal Brownlie, The Gazette (DOUGAL BROWNLIE)George Smith, center, helps to clear and remove various pieces of trash from UpaDowna’s adopted waterway trail on Earth Day Saturday April 22, 2017. UpaDowna partnered with the Great American Cleanup Pikes Peak Partners and the event started at America The Beautiful Park and had volunteers go along the trail with provided trash bags and gloves to help with the cleaning process. Photo by Dougal Brownlie, The Gazette (DOUGAL BROWNLIE)Isabel Ritz, 10, carries some trash from the trail on Earth Day Saturday April 22, 2017. UpaDowna partnered with the Great American Cleanup Pikes Peak Partners as volunteers helped to clear and remove various pieces of trash from UpaDowna’s adopted waterway trail. The event started at America The Beautiful Park and volunteers were provided with trash bags and gloves to help with the process. Photo by Dougal Brownlie, The Gazette (DOUGAL BROWNLIE)Taijeron Hooks looks for various pieces of trash to clean up on Earth Day Saturday April 22, 2017. UpaDowna partnered with the Great American Cleanup Pikes Peak Partners as volunteers helped to clear and remove various pieces of trash from UpaDowna’s adopted waterway trail. The event started at America The Beautiful Park and volunteers were provided with trash bags and gloves to help with the process. Photo by Dougal Brownlie, The Gazette (DOUGAL BROWNLIE)Melissa Ahrens holds a bag open for her daughter Scarlett Ahrens, 7, who was helping to pick up trash on Earth Day Saturday April 22, 2017. UpaDowna partnered with the Great American Cleanup Pikes Peak Partners as volunteers helped to clear and remove various pieces of trash from UpaDowna’s adopted waterway trail. The event started at America The Beautiful Park and volunteers were provided with trash bags and gloves to help with the process. Photo by Dougal Brownlie, The Gazette (DOUGAL BROWNLIE)Various volunteers look down at the trash by the drain pipe on Earth Day Saturday April 22, 2017. Among the discarded trash there was a computer motherboard and various items of clothing. UpaDowna partnered with the Great American Cleanup Pikes Peak Partners and volunteers helped to clear and remove various pieces of trash from UpaDowna’s adopted waterway trail. The event started at America The Beautiful Park and volunteers were provided with trash bags and gloves to help with the process. Photo by Dougal Brownlie, The Gazette (DOUGAL BROWNLIE)Volunteers helped to clear and remove various pieces of trash from UpaDowna’s adopted waterway trail as the event started at America The Beautiful Park and volunteers were provided with trash bags and gloves to help with the process on Earth Day Saturday April 22, 2017. Photo by Dougal Brownlie, The Gazette (DOUGAL BROWNLIE)Volunteers helped to clear and remove various pieces of trash from UpaDowna’s adopted waterway trail as the event started at America The Beautiful Park and volunteers were provided with trash bags and gloves to help with the process on Earth Day Saturday April 22, 2017. Photo by Dougal Brownlie, The Gazette (DOUGAL BROWNLIE)Reflections of volunteers carrying trash bags to the dumpster to clear and remove various pieces of trash from UpaDowna’s adopted waterway trail as the event started at America The Beautiful Park and volunteers were provided with trash bags and gloves to help with the process on Earth Day Saturday April 22, 2017. Photo by Dougal Brownlie, The Gazette (DOUGAL BROWNLIE)Volunteers walk back to America The Beautiful Park after they helped to clear and remove various pieces of trash from UpaDowna’s adopted waterway trail on Earth Day Saturday April 22, 2017. Those who helped out were provided with trash bags and gloves to help with the process. Photo by Dougal Brownlie, The Gazette (DOUGAL BROWNLIE)
