In association with the Mason Dixon Canoe Club, the 23nd Annual Alice Ferguson Foundation Potomac River Watershed Cleanup, the Harpers Ferry National Historical Park, the WV Dept of Highways, friends & volunteers of the HFOF, and anyone else who wants to come help, will be cleaning up 2-3 sites along the Shenandoah and Potomac rivers this year.
Date: Sat April 9th, 2011, rain or shine
Time: 9-noon
Contact: river-cleanup@hfof.org
Location: We plan to work 3 sites along the rivers and highways this year:
- One site will be in WV along Bloomery Road below the dam toward Millville (about 1.5 miles). Meet at the Shenandoah River bridge parking lot (B2B putin – map).
- Another site will be along Rt 340 in WV between the bridges. Meet at the Shenandoah River bridge parking lot (B2B putin – map).
- The Mason Dixon Canoe Club and volunteers are working the C&O Canal near Sandy Hook in MD. Meet at Cindy Dees plarking lot (map).
The National Park Service is also cleaning up 2 sites:
- Meet at the Harpers Ferry train station, or
- Potoma Wayside – Meet at Intersection of 671 and 340 - Please park in open lot adjacent to Tri-State Exxon.
There are over 350 cleanup sites in the Potomac River Watershed – Find sites in other areas
Safety: Please note that in WV due to the proximity to the highways, children under 12 are not permitted to participate in first 2 cleanups listed above (this is a WV rule). If you want to bring kids or dogs, please consider the C&O canal (meet at Cindy Dees) or the National Park (meet at train station).
All participants will be required to sign waivers prior to start of work. Please view the Safety Video produced by the WV DEP. It’s about 10 minutes long and is followed by a 2nd video on identifying Meth Lab dumps.
Waiver: We will have waivers for anyone working on NPS property. Its here if you want to complete it ahead of time NPS WAIVER. Thanks….
Bags, Gloves, and Vests will be provided. Please bring extra work gloves if you have them as we may run out and yours are probably better than ours anyway. Long pants and boots are recommended. Also bring some water and a snack.
More info about the Potomac watershed cleanup is here: Alice Ferguson Foundation Potomac River Watershed Cleanup. (Our cleanup site is listed under Jefferson Co, WV. The C&O site is listed under Washington Co, MD.)
Some photos from the past cleanups at the Bakerton tunnel and C&O canal are here:
More Pictures (by Lisa)
Still More Pictures (by Vitas)
