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23rd Annual POTOMAC RIVER WATERSHED CLEANUP
Saturday April 9, 2011
9am - 12pm
Since 1989, more than 60,000 volunteers have teamed with 375 partner organizations to tug over 3 million tons of trash from the watershed’s streams, rivers and bays. Last year´s haul of over 250 tons included more than 15 tons of recyclables, 21,597 plastic bags, 1,844 tires, 14,802 cigarette butts, 3 canoes and 2 couches!
The 2010 Cleanup took place at over 500 sites in the District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia, Pennsylvania and West Virginia – all part of the lands, or watershed, that drain into the Potomac. Locations included fields, forests, parking lots and other ‘inland’ sites, where the trash can be removed before it enters creeks and other waterways.
Why Participate? The Annual Potomac River Watershed Cleanup has become a decisive catalyst for progress that ignites people throughout the watershed with the Alice Ferguson Foundation's community spirit. The largest regional event of its kind, the Cleanup provides a transforming experience that engages citizens and community leaders and generates momentum for change.
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WINNER OF THE 2010 PRWC PHOTO CONTEST
"Bye Bye Beer Can", Glover Archbold Park Wetland Photo by Emily Wander.
Click here to see all of the great photos from the Potomac River Watershed Cleanup.
"Bye Bye Beer Can", Glover Archbold Park Wetland Photo by Emily Wander.
Click here to see all of the great photos from the Potomac River Watershed Cleanup.