By Raizel Ochoa
Courier Staff Reporter 
Many sea animals are exposed to our wastes that we leave behind because a trash can is too far. Our poor actions are horrid to these animals and even to our environment.
Nobody would want to live in a place full of used napkins and filthy glass bottles. Plastic bags are disguised as jelly fish for turtles, such as leatherback turtles, to consume, believing that they are curing their hunger, when they are actually killing themselves. Birds are also victims of this world problem.
Three weeks ago, Ms. Childers and some volunteers helped better our environments conditions along the Union City creek trail. All had a great time walking around with garbage bags, cleaning the setting.
Each student carried a trash picker & gloves. Thirty-eight volunteers had come to support wild sea creatures and to receive community service hours. Everyone wore clothing meant for dirty work. They dove deep into the creek, determined to catch some unwanted plastic.
After hours of hard work, the team was rewarded with scrumptious granola bars. The volunteers brought their own water bottles to stay hydrated during this time of performance full of effort.
Because of Ms. Childers background as a teacher of Marine Biology, she has a fine heart for wild sea life. She enjoys helping to better the environment of the aqua creatures, as well as our surroundings.
