A big river and coastal cleanup has snuck up on us. It begins TOMORROW and continues on Saturdays throughout September and October. Read below for details. Participating is run, rewarding and a chance to meet some like minded people who love being outdoors and being part of the solution.
Via: Friends of the James River Park
To all Virginia's water lovers,
The Virginia Waterways Cleanup (part of the International Coastal
Cleanup) is the perfect way to help our environment by donating a few hours of
your time - please volunteer and help out at a cleanup event near you. A full
list of events can be found on the web site: www.signuptocleanup.org This site,
run by the Ocean Conservancy, shows cleanup events that are open to the public
all over the world!
Cleanup events will be held throughout September and October - mostly on Saturdays.
Here is a partial listing of September events:
- Saturday, September 11
Douthat State Park (Bath County, VA)
Claytor Lake State Park (Pulaski County, VA) Shenandoah River near Luray
(Page County, VA)- Sunday, September 12
Gillies Creek Park in Richmond, VA
Lynnhaven River in VA Beach- Saturday, September 18
Ft. Monroe in Hampton, VA
Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge on Chincoteague Island, VA
Deltaville in Middlesex County James River State
Park in Nelson & Buckingham Counties False Cape State Park in VA Beach- Sunday, September 19
Shenandoah River State Park (Warren County, VA)
Cowpasture River in Bath County
Sailor's Creek Battlefield Historical State Park in Amelia County
(near Farmville, VA)
Shenandoah River, South Fork
(Page County)- Saturday, September 25
Daingerfield Island Park on the Potomac River
(just north of Old Town Alexandria, VA)
Richmond, VA:
1. Belle Isle in the James River Park
2. Osborne Landing in the James River Park
3. Ancarrows Landing in the James River Park- Arlington VA: Four Mile Run in Barcroft Park Rivanna River in Albemarle
& Fluvanna Counties
York River State Park in James City County
Swift Creek Lade in Chesterfield, VA
Belle Isle State Park in Lancaster County Harrisonburg, VA
(Rockingham/Augusta County)
Chicks' Beach Landing in VA Beach
Jonesville in Lee County Bristol, VA in Washington
CountyFor details, including time and directions, see
www.signuptocleanup.org
About Last Year's
Virginia Waterways Cleanup The 2009 Virginia
Waterways Cleanup/ International Coastal Cleanup in Virginia had a 5,641 volunteers. They picked up 169,517 pounds of litter, and collected very valuable data too! In all, 279 miles of shorelines and beaches were cleaned from Virginia's mountains to the Chesapeake Bay beaches.
Part of Something Bigger
The annual Virginia Waterways Cleanup is part of the Ocean Conservancy's International Coastal Cleanup, which is the world's largest volunteer effort to collect data on litter and trash in the aquatic environment! ICC events are held on the coasts, AND inland, since inland litter often ends up in our oceans. Volunteers not only make our waterways safer and cleaner, but they also collect valuable data that are critical as we strive to reduce the amount of litter and debris in our water.
Please help spread the word about this wonderful stewardship event by forwarding this email to your friends, family, and co-workers. If your county or town doesn't have a cleanup event planned, please signup as a Site Captain, and be a leader in helping your local waterways! Call CVW at 434-395-2602 to learn more.
- To signup for a cleanup this fall, visit http://www.signuptocleanup.org/
Thank you so much for your interest and concern for the beautiful rivers
of Virginia.
Sincerely,
The staff and board of Clean Virginia Waterways
P.S. It is not too late to signup as a Site Captain -- any
school, business, church, youth groups or civic organization can sponsor and
organize a local cleanup. Contact CVW for details.
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