Plant Gorgas to Hold First Cleanup

August 19, 2010 by Viki Pate 

Plant Gorgas is having its first Renew Our Rivers cleanup on Friday, Aug. 27 on the Warrior River, Mulberry Fork area.  More than 50 volunteers have signed up, mostly employees, but everyone is welcome!

Tracie Hill, team leader of compliance, is organizing this effort and went for a boat ride earlier today to look for any large items that might need to be handled prior to the cleanup.  She found a few piers, a large propane tank, a deep freezer and an abandoned 20 foot boat!

Plant Gorgas is excited about this event, shown in the number of employees already “on board”.  If you would like to volunteer, contact Tracie Hill at 205-686-2305.  Volunteers will meet at 7:30 a.m. at the boat launch behind the plant.  Please wear work clothes consisting of long pants, shoes you don’t mind getting wet and bring some heavy duty work gloves.  Personal floatation devices and lunch will be provided.

By Viki Pate

Poof – Like Magic

August 12, 2010 by Grant Musgrove 

Once there was trash, but now it is gone.

An estimated 150 people in 30 boats preformed this trick near Camden, Al. on the Alabama River at the end of July, in an effort sponsored by Wilcox Natural.

Oppressive heat only added to the show, but couldn’t slow the volunteers from collecting almost 7500 pounds of man made litter comprised of 300 bags of trash, tires, coolers, rugs, lawn chairs and pipes.

Coverage of Coming Cleanups

August 12, 2010 by Ike Pigott 

• Nice article in the Tuscaloosa News about preparations for the Holt Lake cleanup.
• A call for volunteers in the Cleburne News, seeking help with the August 14 effort.

If you’re interested in helping either cleanup, here is the contact information:

Holt

The community cleanup will be Saturday, August 14 at Rocky Branch Park in Peterson off Highway 216 from 8:00 a.m. to noon. A picnic lunch will follow the cleanup.

Contacts:

Kellie Johnston at 205-264-8461, Black Warrior Clean Water Partnership
Diane Gruman at 205-553-9373, U. S. Army Corp of Engineers

Upper Tallapoosa River, Cleburne County

Volunteers will report to Tallapoosa River Outfitters off highway 46 near Heflin. Directions to site: tallapoosariveroutfitters.com – contact the coordinator for time and location of cleanup sites.

Contact: Lex Brown at 256-239-6399

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