Clean up Day in Paradise

April 22 was Earth Day. Some of us are trying to extend the momentum and be earth conscious all year round. All across Albuquerque, people joined the Mayor's annual initiative in "Clean Up Day." The Paradise Hills Civic Association sent out fliers to its entire neighborhood, distributing them to businesses, through the schools and on bulletin boards. The board encouraged people to clean up and provided dumpsters for non-hazardous bulk items people wanted to discard.

I saw people cleaning up along Paradise Hills Boulevard but did not notice anyone making use of the dumpsters. I pulled a few emerging weeds in my garden and engaged a gardener to tidy up an absent client's garden. Considering how many activities there were all around th city, not least of which was the Native American Gathering of Nations, I am pleased that Albuquerque residents took some time to participate in Clean-up Day.