Scour the Earth

09/03/2026

Classic Illinois - Rain? Sun? Sunny rain? Quick downpour? Yes.

Zip ties scattered all over like they’re not made of plastic that will get washed into our water system. Found 20+

A nice little nest for trash. It was probably pretty cozy hidden in these plants. Do not be fooled - it was a secret, hidden refuge for mosquito larva to develop.

A few of us pulled a total of 16 pounds consolidated into one big bag. One big double-bagged bag that had a stinky diaper in it. Shoutout to our familiar environmental repeat-defenders and new friend, Devon! Thank you for your hard work, going above and beyond your regular daily activities and keeping this community as clean as possible!

We also found a dead cell phone, dropping it off at the police station because that’s what the internet says to do. Good find, Devon 🤙 hope it gets returned to the owner, cell phones are like a million dollars.

08/30/2026

What’s up everybody! I ate so much corn, I think I got the corn sweats. You too?! Nice work, keep it up. Alright well maybe Monday we should all meet up and help out the area with a little post-party-glow-up. Corn Fest gets better every year, and that means big crowds. With that, more folks who might litter (probability says probably, it’s a numbers game) and definitely more chances for trash to sneak away unnoticed.

Uh, not on our watch! That’s because we LIKE having a nice place to live, right?! Charles at Classic Books totally abides by that logic at least and he appreciates it when we come by and help maintain that. In fact, he enjoys it so much he’ll share a book with participants and he’s giving deals to folks who want a stack.

Join us Monday, 4-7pm at Classic Books! We’ll bring the supplies, you bring the stoke. Since he closes up around 5pm, we’ll meet at 4, feel free to check out the shop before cruising the block with your tools of mass remediation. If you can’t make it before then but still care to join, FEAR NOT - our box of comics is always available to folks who help! Libraries. Book shops…you mean OG data centers? YUP. See you Monday 🤘

08/22/2026

The last two events pulled 102 lbs of litter out of our community! Huge shoutout to everyone who pitched in to make that impact.

Over by Lowe’s, we battled toxic gas from Canada and still found trash and fossils hidden in the stones. No Shelf Life - It’s a Vibe and his crew also taught us ‘spider math.’ It’s complex stuff. 28lbs total between 3 consolidated/reinforcing bags.

Over by AMC the fields yields were 74 pounds!! We were joined by a solid group, a lot of them you might recognize from events in the past! We had a Fargo-fam full of friends put in work after their normal Monday work was done! A sizable squad of DHS Environmental Club alumni showed up and we pretty much didn’t see them til the end. They were way deep in the tall grass, flexing their experience in nature and when they came out with full bags, everybody was smiling. Hung out with Vinnie and co from Justice and Sustainability Association at NIU and we’re looking forward to helping with their conservations efforts! This event was extra rad because Lucas Englund rode copilot, put in a bunch of work picking, and managed to save energy for a 5-0 on the freshly upgraded coffin. Huge shoutout, thank you sir 🫡

08/18/2026

We are beyond stoked for this year’s 4th Annual Fargo Classic Skate Contest! Our sponsors threw down to make sure there is cash & prizes for the 6 divisions (beginners, ladies, intermediate, 40+, 30+, and advanced) 💸🪎

Shout out to our sponsors The Boardr Deluxe Distribution AWH Skateboard Distr. Nate Ling Huh Bearings THRASHER MAGAZINE Pvblic Domain™️ New Balance Numeric LosingSkateboards Sapient Skateboards Caravan Skateboards PARDON MY THRASHING Skateboard G Scour the Earth Character Skateboards Good One Tattoo Team Gnarsis NFP Amy’s Schoolhouse Average NHS INC ❤️‍🔥

Thank you Jake Sanford for designing and making these epic medals! 🥇🥈🥉

08/17/2026

08/13/2026

This Monday! After school, after work, heck we hope you have a full day of ‘rest and digest’ - but when you’re done with those things we want to see you out here! We’ll meet at the AMC parking lot and embark from there. Litter picking is an epic quest, a tale as old as the invention of plastic. Some folks might say “the amount of litter here is not historically accurate” which makes no sense. They really Odyssey how much trash gets blown around in that commercial area. It’s right behind a shopping area, so the area gets righteously disrespected.

We’ll see you out there! No rush to be there right at 5, it’s a soft start time. Per usual we’ll be there with our full litter picking kit, so all we need is you and a high-five! (Proper attire recommended) Prizes and freebies for all participants! If you happen to have your skateboard handy, bust it out because we need some beta-testers on the new version of the coffin…

07/16/2026

THIS POST WAS MADE WITH AI: This Saturday! Come help us clean up the area along Greenacres Dr! It’s right at the end of all the commercial shopping, so a whole lot of plastic and bags blow through here. We’ll be out there from 10-noon with the usual - a fully stocked litter picking kit, cold bevs in a cooler, and a box of comics/prizes to share with the folks who show up and help! EDIT: this post was not made with Artificial Intelligence and upon further remembering this was actually the second attempt.

06/17/2026

If we raced this meat wagon, you might call me Brick Trickle.

They’re doing masonry work down the street. Maybe I’ve been popping in and out of that dumpster, yoinking the good ones and big pieces for the homies to build into something rad. I mean, what else ya gonna do, let them crunch these up into AGGREGATE? No.

Remember: Exercise caution if you’re dumpster diving. No really, be cautious in dumpsters and moving bricks is exercise. Stay safe out there, everybody.