Japhet Creek

Last Saturday (April 14th), I volunteered for 4 hours at Japhet Creek. I am not from Houston so it was really nice to see more of the reserved aspect of Houston in contrast to downtown. At the creek, the other volunteers and I worked hard to pick up trash along the creek and pull the weeds that were inhibiting the natural sunflowers from growing. We must have pulled more than 50 lbs of weeds! However, my favorite part of the experience was exploring the creek while gathering trash along the way. We found the most surprising trash along the creek such as, a PSP gaming controller, an old record, and enough clothing to make 2 complete outfits! Apart from the dead possum that I almost stepped on, exploring the creek was a lot of fun! I felt like I was Bear Grylls, from the TV show, Man vs Wild! At the end of the day I was dirty, sweaty, smelly, but content with the amount of trash and weeds that we worked so hard to dispose of. Overall I really enjoyed the experience and I am glad I went on a new adventure.