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• TALKING TRASH - 2008 PWC STREAM CLEAN-UP SCHEDULED FOR APRIL 19 |
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Friday, February 01, 2008 |
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The Perkiomen Watershed Conservancy wants to know: Where is the Trash?
A surprising amount of garbage, rubbish, litter, junk, debris, waste and tires make it into our local waterways each year! It’s tossed out of car windows, blown from yards, trashcans and parking lots, washed away by floods or stormwater, and dumped or left behind on purpose or by accident. However it gets there, it’s TRASH. It’s ugly, it degrades the beauty, safety and quality of the water we drink and play in, and it can be downright deadly to fish, birds and other wildlife.
Tell us where the trash is! The Perkiomen Watershed Conservancy is seeking trashy sites within the watershed to include in the 2008 Stream Clean-up Event. Do YOU know of a trashy stream or creek in need of a Spring Cleaning?
The PWC’s Annual Stream Clean-up is a regional community event for volunteers to have fun and make a positive difference in the beauty, health and safety of our environment. In 2007, 300 volunteers rallied to 17 locations throughout the 362-square mile watershed to clean trash and other garbage from our local streams, collecting an amazing 70 tires and overflowing three 20-yard trash dumpsters.
The PWC’s Annual Stream Clean-up Event is scheduled for April 19, 2008, in conjunction with Earth Day. Sponsors for the 2008 Event include: Cabot Superrmetals, Inc. Aqua Pennsylvania, Perkiomen Creek Watershed Improvement Corporation (PCWIC), Waste Management, Inc., Exelon Corporation and Pennsylvania American Water. In addition the Protectors of the Perkiomen include American Infrastructure, the Haines & Kibblehouse Group and Harleysville National Corporation. Additional corporate sponsors are welcome!
Citizens are encouraged to contact the Perkiomen Watershed Conservancy with information about trashy locations along a stream or creek within the Perkiomen Watershed. Please contact the PWC before March 8, 2008 so there is time to preview the site and coordinate volunteers. You may contact us via email at streamcleanup@perkiomenwatershed.org or call 610-287-9383 extension 6.
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