For Immediate
Release
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
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.
The Perkiomen Watershed
Conservancy serves the people and communities of the Perkiomen
Creek Watershed by conserving and protecting land and water resources through
commitment to and leadership in environmental education, watershed stewardship
and conservation programs.