As youth in agriculture, we are working to reduce litter that impacts our land, livestock, wildlife, and waterways while taking care of our community. 

The Desert Edge 4H Club Cleanup was completed as part of the #KeepLitterOut campaign in Socorro. Youth volunteers, along with the Socorro Gun Club, cleaned up a local gun range, removing trash that could impact the land, wildlife, and nearby waterways.

We filled two truck trailers with debris including scrap metal, wood, glass, spent shells, and general trash. An exact bag count was not possible because much of the material (like metal and wood) could not fit into trash bags, so we worked until both trailers were full. Two landfill tickets recorded 1.36 tons and 0.72 tons, totaling 2.08 tons (4,160 pounds). Using an average of about 20 pounds per trash bag, this equals 200+ bags, and with another team collecting 50 additional bags of trash, bringing the total recorded to around 250 bags.

Number of Volunteers – 25

Number of Bags of Trash Collected – 250