Wednesday, June 30, 2010

Taos Youth Conservation Crew



by Nikolai Bennett

Getting to know the crew better has been a great experience. It's a awesome accomplishment to clean up nice places so other people can enjoy them more. We've been cleaning out brush, trees and trash. Our work makes Taos's environment safer and more pristine by removing eyesores and scrap metal. The challenges we have faced include dust, rust, snakes, scratches, broken glass and soreness. And we overcame it all with teamwork and humor.




A Poem (illegal dumpsites)
By Nikolai Bennett

Rusty dirt settles on faces
Forgotten places
That people neglected
And never protected
Because keeping it real was just too hard
Don't ruin nature like it's your own to discard
It's where we're from
Don't forget your roots
Like a forest of trees interwoven
The youth of today have a token
We must harvest what the world has sewn
With strength and knowledge wonders well hone

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