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GALLERY: Community comes out to Clean Up

Volunteers pitched in to toss out as the Okotoks Community Clean Up returned May 7, with 20 zones across town to tidy up litter.
Brent Calver
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Jodie Swift and Mark Klaudt use Bird e-scooters to get around during the Okotoks Community Clean Up on May 7. Volunteers fanned out across the town to collect litter and plant tree saplings in natural areas.Brent Calver/Western Wheel

Volunteers pitched in to toss out as the Okotoks Community Clean Up returned May 7, with 20 zones across town to tidy up litter. PPE such as gloves were provided and the tree planting went ahead in Sheep River Park, with over 1200 saplings going into the ground.

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Libby Weibel (left) and Callie Woodward pick up litter during the Okotoks Community Clean Up on May 7. The two found hundreds of glitter sequins scattered on the ground near a sidewalk. Brent Calver/OkotoksTODAY
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Town of Okotoks employee Jen Stenseth plants saplings during the Okotoks Community Clean Up on May 7. Volunteers fanned out across the town to collect litter and plant tree saplings in natural areas. Brent Calver/OkotoksTODAY

 Some youth on a mission from afar came to help out:

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Elder Birch of St. George, Utah plants saplings during the Okotoks Community Clean Up on May 7. Volunteers fanned out across the town to collect litter and plant tree saplings in natural areas. Brent Calver/OkotoksTODAY
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Elder Weston of Hurley, New York plants saplings during the Okotoks Community Clean Up on May 7. Volunteers fanned out across the town to collect litter and plant tree saplings in natural areas. Brent Calver/OkotoksTODAY
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Town of Okotoks arborist Gordon White plants saplings during the Okotoks Community Clean Up on May 7. Volunteers fanned out across the town to collect litter and plant tree saplings in natural areas. Brent Calver/OkotoksTODAY

 

The helpers even got some supervision from the local wildlife:

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A great horned owl watches over the woods near the Sheep River on May 7. Volunteers fanned out across the town to collect litter and plant tree saplings in natural areas. Brent Calver/OkotoksTODAY

And it wasn't just grown-ups pitching in during the clean up:

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Finnigan Bailey passes some litter to his mom Rheannon during the Okotoks Community Clean Up on May 7. Volunteers fanned out across the town to collect litter and plant tree saplings in natural areas. Brent Calver/OkotoksTODAY

Some volunteers got inventive, using Bird e-scooters to get around quicker. The scooters were free for the day, and complementary helmets were provided:

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Jodie Swift and Mark Klaudt use Bird e-scooters to get around during the Okotoks Community Clean Up on May 7. Volunteers fanned out across the town to collect litter and plant tree saplings in natural areas. Brent Calver/OkotoksTODAY

 

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