Taking Action
The Volunteer Army of Sam Okafor
He started picking up trash on his morning run. Now he's the reason 1,200 desert acres are clean.
Featuring Sam Okafor · May 27, 2026
“I never asked anyone to follow me. I just kept going and looked up one day.”
The Morning Run\n\nSam Okafor used to run the same wash trail every morning carrying a single grocery bag.\n\n## A Movement, Quietly\n\nThree years in, Desert Sweep has 4,000 registered volunteers and a county contract.\n\n## What's Next\n\n"I never asked anyone to follow me. I just kept going and looked up one day."
Sam Okafor is the founder of Desert Sweep, a volunteer-led conservation group in Clark County.
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