VOLUNTEERS SOUGHT FOR THE 13th ANNUAL CONNECTICUT RIVER SOURCE TO SEA CLEAN UP 2009, 8:30 AM to 12 PM – 10/03/09.
The event is Co – Sponsored by both the Enfield Conservation Commission, and the Scantic River Watershed Association. Volunteers are being sought for this year’s Connecticut River Source to Sea, a one-day community cleanup of the Connecticut River and its tributaries, on Saturday October 3, 2009. The mega event is coordinated by the Connecticut River Watershed Council (CRWC). This event includes the river’s entire length – from the source at the Canadian border 410 miles to the sea at Long Island Sound. The volunteers are encouraged to bring canoes, kayaks, and motorized boats to help with the cleanup. Please dress for the weather, wear sturdy shoes, and bring gloves. Volunteers will meet at the South River Street – Donald Barnes Boat Launch in Enfield at 8:30 AM for registration and work assignments.
Volunteers will be cleaning up the shoreline from the boat launch up to state line, the Parsons Road Boat launch along the shore north of boat launch and crews will be doing some clean up along the Scantic River in Enfield, East Windsor & Somers. This year’s clean up will be expanded to include more areas along the Scantic River which will be coordinated by the Scantic River Watershed Association. If you want to clean up the Scantic River, please specify when you register.
Christine Luis-Schultz, CRWC’s Outreach Director who is organizing the Cleanup explained, “Last year’s volunteers hauled over 100 tons of trash from 86 locations along streams and rivers in four states. We had over 3,000 participants, breaking all previous records – this year we hope to have even more. The Cleanup is a great way to take care of your community and your favorite river or stream.” This is the eighth year that the cleanup has been conducted in Enfield.
The Enfield Fire Department, Thompsonville Fire Department, Enfield Marine Police and Town of Enfield Public works employees will assist the volunteers with the cleanup in the Enfield areas.
For further information on how to join this great effort or make a donation of money or supplies such as trash bags, work gloves, or plywood please call for the Enfield Clean Up – Mike Dynia at 860-745-9986/mdynia@yahoo.com, Betty Slanetz at 860-749-8319, or Gretchen Pfeifer-Hall at 860-749-6594.
