A 17-year-old from Dallas loves visiting Red Bluff when her family comes back to Marion County, but she was disturbed by the amount of trash at the popular hiking destination.
So Macy Sherman did something about it.
She organized a cleanup while her family was visiting earlier this month, and her crew of about 10 hauled out 12 full bags of garbage.
“I’m really concerned with environmental awareness,” the rising high school senior said.
That’s been obvious in her actions. Previously, she had put together a park cleanup with her friends in the Dallas suburb of Plano. That led to the work here at the natural phenomenon near the Pearl River in Morgantown known as the “Little Grand Canyon.”
Sherman’s great-grandmother, the late Bonnie Branton, lived here, and her family still visits relatives and family land three or four times a year. Sherman said they always go to Red Bluff because it’s such a beautiful place and fun to hang out and hike at.
She’s noticed that its popularity has increased but that has led to more pollution. Her family who lives here helped put together the cleanup, other relatives from Florida and Georgia pitched in. They worked for an hour and a half on the top portion of Red Bluff.
Sherman said they didn’t go down one of the trails, and she hopes to put together another cleanup with even more people the next time she visits, probably in November.
Pictured Above: Macy Sherman organized a cleanup at Red Bluff while her family was visiting from Dallas. Helping Sherman were from left, Jared M. Burkhamer, Timothy Branton, Sherman, Bailey Sherman, Lydia Branton and Bonnie Branton. | Photo Submitted
