On Earth Day Weekend April 20, ClearWater Conservancy, Centre County Refuse and Recycling Authority, and the Spring Creek Watershed MS4 Partnership hosted the 28th Annual Watershed Cleanup Day, and it was a huge success!

Individuals, families, and groups came together to clean up Centre County and keep watersheds healthy.

Since 1997, event volunteers have removed more than 6 million pounds of waste from local roads, streams, sinkholes, and illegal dumpsites.

This year, 550 volunteers cleared 6,320 pounds of trash across 57 sites across Centre County, removing pollution that could otherwise end up in local waterways.

“This is an important and worthwhile opportunity to get people to take care of our local watersheds,” said Donnan Stoicovy, Interim Executive Director at ClearWater Conservancy. “When we can clean up our local roadsides and waterways, we help all those downstream maintain a healthier environment, too.”

Watershed Cleanup Day is supported by local businesses and municipalities.

ClearWater extends a huge THANKS to the volunteers, partners, and sponsors who supported this event a cleaned up around the streams, stream sides, and open spaces that make this region such a healthy and beautiful place to live!

The mission of ClearWater Conservancy is to conserve and restore natural resources through land conservation, water resource stewardship, and environmental outreach across Central Pennsylvania.

For more information on programs, initiatives and upcoming events, visit the ClearWater Conservancy website.  Click Here to sign up for their e-newsletter.  Visit them on Facebook, follow them on Twitter and watch their YouTube Channel.  Click Here to support their work.

Special Link:

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[Posted: May 6, 2024]

5/13/2024