“I started picking up trash at Clinton Lake and other places mostly because it helps me as a person contribute to the environment. It helps me feel like I’m making a difference, and hiking is a great way of exercise for me. It keeps things interesting, because I love nature. Doing this helps me as a person. I started a year or so ago. I started going on hiking trips with some friends of mine, just to give us something to do without having to interact with people during lockdown. I feel like it really helped me get closer to them and myself, as well as nature. It’s peaceful to watch what’s going on with the things I don’t really have an affect on. Picking up trash is giving back to the environment.”