Volunteers needed for Accotink Creek cleanups
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| Volunteers with some of the tires and trash taken out of local streams. (Photo from Friends of Accotink Creek.] |
Community associations,
nonprofits, employee groups, religious institutions, scout groups, students needing community service hours, and
anyone who cares about having clean, healthy, litter-free waterways are encouraged
to join the 2013 International Coastal Cleanup, beginning next Saturday.
nonprofits, employee groups, religious institutions, scout groups, students needing community service hours, and
anyone who cares about having clean, healthy, litter-free waterways are encouraged
to join the 2013 International Coastal Cleanup, beginning next Saturday.
During last year’s Coastal Cleanup, a global campaign organized by the Ocean Conservancy, more than
500,000 volunteers removed 10 million pounds of trash from ocean beaches, rivers,
and streams.
500,000 volunteers removed 10 million pounds of trash from ocean beaches, rivers,
and streams.
Here in Fairfax County,
Friends of Accotink Creek (FAC) is spearheading a series of Saturday clean-up
sessions on Accotink Creek during September and October. If you’d like to
volunteer, either as an individual or part of a group, contact Philip Latasa.
Friends of Accotink Creek (FAC) is spearheading a series of Saturday clean-up
sessions on Accotink Creek during September and October. If you’d like to
volunteer, either as an individual or part of a group, contact Philip Latasa.
Directions to the starting points for all these Accotink Creek cleanup sites are
online. Here’s the schedule:
online. Here’s the schedule:
September 7
Noon-2 p.m.—Little River
Turnpike, Annandale
Turnpike, Annandale
3 p.m.-5 p.m.—King Arthur
Road, Annandale
Road, Annandale
At 10 a.m., join FAC on a hike at Wakefield
Run and learn about human impacts on the watershed and the Wakefield Run restoration project. Meet in the parking lot at Audrey Moore RECenter
by the tennis courts.
Run and learn about human impacts on the watershed and the Wakefield Run restoration project. Meet in the parking lot at Audrey Moore RECenter
by the tennis courts.
September 21
9-11 a.m.—Fullerton Road, Newington
Noon-2 p.m.—Franconia-Springfield Parkway, Springfield
3-5 p.m.—Telegraph Road, Lorton
September 29
2-4 p.m.—Braddock Road, Annandale
2-4 p.m.—Braddock Road, Annandale
October 12
9-11 a.m.—Pickett Road, Fairfax
Noon-2 p.m.—Barkley Drive, Fairfax
3-5 p.m.—Woodburn Road, Annandale
9-11 a.m.—Pickett Road, Fairfax
Noon-2 p.m.—Barkley Drive, Fairfax
3-5 p.m.—Woodburn Road, Annandale
October 19
9 a.m.-noon—Fall Watershed Clean-Up Day at Lake Accotink Park, Springfield
9 a.m.-noon—Fall Watershed Clean-Up Day at Lake Accotink Park, Springfield
October 26
9-11 a.m.—Fairfax Boulevard, Fairfax
9-11 a.m.—Fairfax Boulevard, Fairfax
Noon-2 p.m.—Chain Bridge Road,
Fairfax
Fairfax
3-5 p.m.—Old Lee Highway,
Fairfax
Fairfax
FAC needs people to step up as
leaders to organize stream cleanups and other activities. Artists are invited to
the join the effort, too. Create art from trash, support the cleanup with
photography and videos, and submit “tales of the trash” stories inspired by the
strange and unusual items found in the creek.
leaders to organize stream cleanups and other activities. Artists are invited to
the join the effort, too. Create art from trash, support the cleanup with
photography and videos, and submit “tales of the trash” stories inspired by the
strange and unusual items found in the creek.