Shine City Project Report (5/1/21)
On May 1, 2021, Shine City Project did some spring cleaning at Desert Breeze Park with Get Outdoors Nevada! Get Outdoors Nevada is a non-profit organization dedicated to connecting people of all backgrounds and ages to Nevada's diverse outdoor places. With service projects every week, Get Outdoors Nevada encourages everyone to discover, experience, and connect to our state's public lands, urban trails, and community parks.
On this Saturday morning, Shine City Project went to Summerlin where we arrived at Desert Breeze Park! Greeted by Get Outdoors Nevada staff, our group received a special mission of helping to pick up litter at an undeveloped area of desert land located directly south of the park. By cleaning up this area, we would be able to help prevent trash from being blown into the park.
To take on this project, we had five volunteers representing Shine City Project! With grabbers and trash bags, we set off into this area and began our mission. We discovered a wide assortment of items including articles of clothing, the remnants of fireworks, and even old cassette tapes! Though the task of picking up litter may seem mundane, it was interesting to see all the things that we could find. Additionally, though this area of land was barren, we could still appreciate the native plants that grew there, and the desert landscape that surrounded us.
While our Shine City Project group focused on cleaning up this desert area, other volunteers outside of our group focused on maintaining the main park area. At the end of the service project, with the efforts of all volunteers, a total of 118 pounds of micro and macro trash was collected! We look forward to continuing to make a difference in Las Vegas!