Lets try this again

After preparing for nearly a year with in-field tasks, we decided to launch a pair of blogs to chronicle our river restoration efforts in January, 2008. The first site was http://cleanuptheriver.com,/ which focuses directly on our river restoration efforts; the waterways we have adopted, the method of geo-trashing we have refined, and the debris we have recovered. The second blog is the one you're visiting now: http://disposeofproperly.com/. The intent of this site is to focus more on systemic problems, public policy, consumer attitudes and other issues which contribute to or complicate the pollution problems facing our precious lands and waterways.

As you can see with a quick visit to the river site, waterway and shoreline restoration has consumed a great deal of our attention this year. We have learned a lot about how to do this, and how not to. Plus, a variety of family needs demanded our attention in 2008. Something had to give; it ended up being this second blog. Because most of our available time was spent on the water, or refining our techniques, there was little time to devote to research, anyway.

But now, with the tasks of 2008 behind us, and with the creation of CleanUpTheRiver.com in full stride, we return to this site. We start with a blank slate... aside from re-publishing some of the stories which originally appeared last year.

Already, more has happened "behind the scenes" with this part of our project than happened all of last year. We're in a better position to share those efforts, and will do so soon. Thanks for your patience... and now let us give you a web site that's nothing but garbage.

© 2009 Mike D. Anderson, Crystal, MN.