As proud believers in reducing, reusing and recycling (in that order) and true nature lovers, the New Hampshire litter-picker-uppers proudly clean up New Hampshire and parts of New England one piece at a time. During every exploration, we are ready with our plastic gloves, litter bags and grabber handles! If you ever see a spot in the northeast USA, especially New Hampshire, that needs some spiffing up, please contact us at narrations@theknight.site!

On this page, you’ll hear stories and see cool photos of our explorations which will include beaches, lakes, trails, bogs, rockhounding, caves, castles, forts, ghost towns, old growth forests, back roads and plenty of wildlife like black bear and moose, plus much more outdoorsy stuff! New Hampshire holds so much beauty and history that we can’t wait to share it with you. This page will always be removed during moose hunting season.

see 2022 hauls here

2023 hauls

2024 hauls

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About us

Every single time we are out and about, we clean up any litter we see. I personally have been doing this for over two decades now. Zoey, now five, has been participating since she was two years old and she loves it! We do it for Earth, our community and children, wildlife and all of nature. Our mantra in life is if you love it, let it grow so we do our very best to take care of our planet in all the ways we can. On top of reducing our carbon emissions, buying better and proper recycling habits, we clean up any trash we see during our explorations. This has many benefits for the soil, wildlife, future generations and mental health. It motivates others to use trash receptacles responsibly and encourages children to participate.

It was only in 2022 that we kept track of our litter hauls and we’d like to share our portfolio with all of you. We never post on social media (besides The INFJ Channel community page) or reveal our full names. We are simply the New Hampshire litter-picker-uppers. None of this is for attention or recognition. This page is simply to motivate others to do the same. Litter has such detrimental affects on all of us and our planet. Some of us are aware but the majority are not, and actions speak louder than words. It is our responsibility as advocates to promote a cleaner, safer home for future generations. One day, the world as we know it may not look or be the same. Let’s work together and plant the best seeds and tend the soil. Remember, if you love it, let it grow.

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#LitterChallenge 2022

54 litter hauls total! Keep in mind, the term “litter haul” factors in the entire day. We clean numerous spots per day which essentially equals hundreds of actual litter hauls.

#LitterChallenge 2023

2023 Litter Hauls:

5/6/23- various spots in the white Mountains, Kancamagus, Pinkham Notch, Umbagog Wildlife Refuge, 13 Mile Woods, Great North Woods// wildlife spotted: 3 moose (1 in 13 Mile Woods, 2 in Umbagog), turkey, an Eastern Cottontail

5/7/23- numerous spots in the White Mountains, Franconia Notch, The Basin, Great North Woods, Dixville Notch, Beaver Brook Falls, Pittsburg, Moose Alley, Fourth Connecticut Lake trail (NH/Quebec, Canada)// wildlife spotted: 1 moose (Moose Alley), 2 deer, the usual turkey, 1 really neat rare bird I’m still looking up

5/13/23- Ossipee Pine Barrens, White Lake in Tamworth, Moose Mountain Reservation in MIddleton

5/14/23- Hampton Beach, Odiorne State Park

5/21/23- the Kanc, Crawford Notch, Tripoli Rd/Thornton Gore ghost town and Livermore ghost town. Only a few pieces of trash! // Wildlife spotted: 2 bull moose in Crawford Notch

5/27/23- White Lake in Tamworth

5/28/23- Odiorne Point State Park and Fort Stark on the seacoast

5/29/23- Pawtuckaway Boulder Field and Philbrick-Cricenti Bog in New London

6/16-6/19/23- Great North Woods (north of the notches), 13 Mile Woods, Umbagog, Pittsburg, Beaver Brook Falls, East Inlet Rd, Boundary Pond, Greenough Pond Rd, Mt Jasper, Route 16 &26 (NH); Richardson Lakes, Rangeley Lake, Mooselookmeguntic Lake, Height of Land, Byron, Auburn (Maine)// wildlife spotted – 2 moose (NH Moose Alley and Umbagog), a loon, a woods turtle laying eggs, several families of ducks and geese, a heron, slugs all over Mt Jasper

6/25/23- Lakes Region: Ellacoya State Park in Gilford, Lake Winnipesaukee, Endicott Rock Park/Weirs Beach in Laconia (3 plastic bags stuffed full!)

7/15/23- Clough State Park/Everett Lake in Weare

8/6/23- White Lake in Tamworth

8/20/23- White Mountains, Great North Woods, Umbagog Wildlife Refuge, 13 Mile Woods// wildlife spotted: several turkey, 3 deer, 1 moose

8/27/23- Seawalls Falls in Concord, White Lake in Tamworth, Redstone Quarry in Conway

10/1/23- Old Hill Village (ghost town) where we also sprinkled some of mom’s ashes

10/8/23- Sewalls Falls trails in Concord

10/8/23- White Mountains for foliage and litter

10/28/23- Odiorne Point and The Urban Forestry Center in Portsmouth (seacoast)

#LitterChallenge 2024

2024 Litter Hauls:

2/10/24- Great Island Common, New Castle,NH; Salisbury Beach, Salisbury, MA where we saw garnet in the sand

03/02/24- Old Hill Village ghost town in Hill, NH and Webster Lake in Franklin, NH

03/16/24- Clough State Park in Weare, NH

04/08/24- The Great North American Solar Eclipse@ Magalloway River Trail in Umbagog Wildlife Refuge, Errol, NH in direct view of a total eclipse at 3:29 PM EST (see Venus in the third photo at the bottom right)

04/21/24- The Great North Woods- route 16, Umbagog Wildlife Refuge, 13 Mile Woods; Rocky Gorge on the Kancamagus Highway in the White Mtns// wildlife sightings: 4 cow moose

04/22/24- HAPPY EARTH DAY!!! Sewalls Falls, Concord NH// wildlife spotted: gopher

04/27/24- The Kancamagus (Pemigewasset Overlook, Bear Notch Rd.), 13 Mile Woods, Umbagog Wildlife Refuge// wildlife spotted: turkey, deer, loon, and 10 moose (1 in Pinkham Notch, 7 in Umbagog, 2 ini 13-Mile)

05/04/24- Magnetic Hill in Chartierville, Quebec, Canada and Fourth Connecticut Trail in Pittsburg, NH// wildlife spotted: 1 fox, deer, turkey, loon

05/05/24- Great Northwoods, NH (13-mile woods, Umbagog Wildlife Refuge), Bog Bridge at Cohos Trail and Moose Alley in Pittsburg, NH// wildlife spotted: turkey, deer, loon, 1 moose (Dixville Notch)

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DID YOU KNOW?

The most common question we get during litter hauls is “do you work here?”

When kids ask what we’re doing, they mostly always want to help!

The elderly are very appreciative about litter pick-ups and thank us the most

The most common items we find are: beer cans, cigarette butts, water bottles, bottle caps, doggy poop bags, snack wrappers and paper

Wherever we go, the parking lots are always the messiest

The most toxic trash is on the seashore right after the snow thaws and it starts to warm up (lots of flies and I’ve gotten sick once or twice after a pick-up)

We always celebrate Earth Day- it’s one of the holidays I personally hold dear