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Green Steps
Short summary:
Clean ups are a purposeful and educational year-round activity. However, in temperate climate zones, the best time to organize a clean-up is now, at the beginning of spring. We explain you why.
Clean ups are a purposeful and educational year-round activity. However, in temperate climate zones, the best time to organize a clean-up is now, at the beginning of spring.
When the vegetation is still mostly preparing to unfold, the lack of foliage reveals all the debris which has been thrown into our landscapes.
For all the divers among us: it’s a bit like the season with the best vision! In some diving areas the visibility changes throughout the year, because of currents, storms and other factors. The same is true for clean ups.
Government clean ups usually take place around Eastern or Earth Day in April, when temperatures are more welcoming, but most plants have already developed leaves, and everything is in bloom. The visibility is low.
Right after Lunar New Year, usually in February, the snow is gone, early bloomers like snowdrops sprout, but the low vegetation allows perfect visibility.
Experienced Plastic Pirates cherish this time of the year for a rich bounty. Start your own crew and use our gamified template for clean ups in schools or neighborhoods: https://ark.greensteps.me/library/plastic-pirates-6aed9
Further reading:
• Check out our videos on gamified clean ups: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLThEuPb_5zeJCDSr_bFj7n2G5DhJSOpJ2
• Read our articles on the value of clean ups: https://www.greensteps.me/library/
• Reconnecting to place for planetary health: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3zTAv-JWi0&t=1870s
• Why poor visibility confuses divers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5OJsIvnpQg
Interested to start a nature learning space in your town or school?
• https://ark.greensteps.me/page/create-community/
• https://ark.greensteps.me/page/commons-mentor/
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