Pick up the Trash, Save the Sealife

I read this PI article about volunteers cleaning up the beach of debris and could only cheer from the sidelines.

Truly, when you're on the beach, and you see some trash, pick it up, so it won't end up in the gullet of the some poor loon or seal, which will later slowly die from ingesting it. This story, of course, talks about old pilings (dont' really expect you to drag those from the beach) and old fishing nets (an entire net is heavy), but it does give a URL to report drifting old crab pots and nets. Anyway, do want you can to get these killers out of the ocean,and picking up an old six-pack plastic holder, or yogurt container is a good place to start.

Switching gears a bit, if you're interested in walking on the beach at night again, please come out for the second People for Puget Sound beachwalk at Seahurst Park. I'll print directions (google will get you lost) in this blog as we get closer to the Jan. 19 walk. It's a night, but we'll bring the goodies and build a bonfire.

Last time, the crew found an ocotopus. So please come out, and bring a trash bag! Oh, and one last article I came across about how global warming might eventually mean downsized sea creatures.

Photos courtesy of the PI and People for Puget Sound