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13th Annual CRC Streams Cleanup was Another Great Success!
Date: 06-04-2010
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Saturday, May 1st was a day for breaking records during Chester-Ridley-Crum Watersheds Association’s 13th Annual Streams Cleanup. Braving unseasonably warm weather, an amazing 466 volunteers of all ages removed 14 tons of trash from 30 sites throughout Delaware County. Volunteers weren’t the only ones wading in the streams this past weekend, the most peculiar items in our waterways were: an entire set of bleachers, a TV, a desk, two recliners, four lawn chairs, four doors, a military wheel rim, and 79 tires.
Throughout all 30 sites, the most common pieces of debris were plastic bottles, and aluminum cans. In addition to cleaning our local waterways, volunteers planted 105 trees and shrubs, and cleared 1.5 acres of invasive plants from our streamside areas. CRC would like to express our sincere appreciation to the dedicated site coordinators, local business sponsors, municipal sponsors, public works employees, and volunteers who made this extremely successful event possible.
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