May 16 2015 - First Geneva Beach Clean Up

Roger and Shannon showed me the method of collection and helped me pick a good spot to clean. More updates to come soon !

Statistics

Date : May 16, 2015

Time: 14h30-1530

Weather: sunny/cloudy and cool at times, 18 C, 10km/hour wind

Average temp for the week : 16 C

Days of precipation since last clean up: 2

Days since last clean up: First cleanup

Water temperature: 16 C

Trash collected : 30 litres, snails and nails

source for weather information: http://french.wunderground.com/

Notes:

7m x 2m collected 3 litres of various plastics, cig butts, styrofoam. Material generally highly degraded. Niveau lake: during flooding event. Beach inundated and material redeposited as lake receded, multiple strand lines and high water marks remain.

20.05.2015 - Cleaning #2

The Association Sauvegarde du leman (Association for the Protection of Lake Geneva) is organizing groups to combat a plant called Fallopia Japonica a fast growing invasive and poisonous plant that is taking over many of the sunny spots on the shores of Lake Geneva. This beach where I am collecting trash also has a problem with these pesky plants so I am taking advantage of the opportunity to team up with the association to help encourage the growth of native plants. After all, invasive plant species that choke out local plants are just one more type of pollution...

Statistics

Weather on day of cleanup:13 C, Nuageux, 11km/hour wind

Time: 16h00-17h00

Average temp for the week : 14 C

Days of rain for the week : 2

Amount of trash : 1-2 litres

Days since last clean-up : 4 days

source for weather information: http://french.wunderground.com/

Notes : 

The trash was mainly old stuff that had been clearly worn down by the wind and the water, lots of cigarete butts, 8 old q-tips, lots of foam that had been torn up by the lake. There were a few fresh deposits, the most striking being a rather sharp knife about 3 inches long.

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