Overview
Blues Crew will provide socially-distanced trash pickup to help beautify Walla Walla County rural roads. Volunteers will drive their personal vehicle to a designated location, walk along the route picking up trash and litter, and work back to their cars. Individual segments vary in length, but out & back will be roughly 1 – 1.5 miles. Volunteers must be able to repeatedly bend over and pick up items and carry approximately 10 pounds in a trash bag, filling 3-4 bags. Time frame 1 ½ - 2 hours. Volunteers will be sent a complete set of instructions to be read before arriving to the event. A map of the route and assignment descriptions will be provided at the Safety Briefing.
Notes
Pets are not to accompany volunteers on a Blues Crew work party due to work safety concerns. Volunteers must be 18 years of age.
Planning Information - Get ready for a great day outside!
Exertion Level: Variable - easy to moderately-strenuous due to bending, carrying, uneven terrain
Schedule:
8:00 am – Meet at the Mill Creek Sports Complex 111 Tausick Way for Introductions, Safety Briefing, and work assignments. Masks will be worn for group gathering – bring yours!
8:15 am – Depart for designated pickup sites as assigned; volunteers may only carpool with members of their own household.
~10:15 am – Volunteers will bring tools and equipment back to the Team Captain after each finishes their assigned segment.
What to wear: You cannot participate if you do not dress appropriately
Cloth or paper facemask (not required except during group meeting)
Boots – no sneakers or sandals
Long pants and long-sleeved shirt
Gloves – leather work gloves advised
Eye protection (glasses, sun glasses)
Insect Repellent recommended as ticks may be present: DEET or Picaridin for self, Permethrin for clothes.
What to bring:
Day or fanny pack to carry bags
Snacks, and water bottle(s).
Cell phone
Blues Crew Supplied:
First aid kit
Safety gear: Hard Hat-style Helmet; Orange Highway Safety vests
Gloves and goggles are available
Tools, trash bags
Blues Crew Leads: Linda Herbert 509-386-2454, John Czarnecki 509-956-9826
For more information contact us at blues-crew@bmlt.org or 509-525-3136
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