The Third Annual Sweep the Hooch cleanup day will be held on April 13, 2013
1 Day, 21 Projects and A Lot of Trash!
They are gearing up for another BIG cleanup on April 13th!!! While it’s obvious to most that river cleanups improve the quality of our water, they’ve discovered that they do much more than that. Cleanups are also a great way to develop a sense of ‘river community’ — this is your chance to volunteer and be part of this community.
Trout Unlimited, Chattahoochee Riverkeeper and National Park Service have joined together to organize this multi-site cleanup within the 48 miles of the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area. They will be tackling 11 Park Units and paddling 8 river segments. Each site has a capacity and will close once we reach that capacity so register early! Registration closes on April 9th, so don’t delay.
Volunteers are needed as Walkers, Waders and Paddlers for river and trail clean-up sites.
Sponsors – We need your support to help cover our costs for equipment and supplies.
Site Team Leads – Each site requires two Team Leaders who can check in volunteers and then provide instruction on what needs to be accomplished at that site. During the registration process, you can select if you want to be a lead. All Team Leads are required to attend the Site Team Lead Meeting on April 10th at 7:00pm at the CRNRA Headquarters. This is important as they will be providing details about the site and also you can pick up your cleanup gear.
Teams – They welcome teams, but all volunteers must register individually. During the registration process, you can enter your Team Name.
The 2012 cleanup resulted in 3.81 tons of river refuse with 1.07 tons of trash recycled, all with the support of over 445 Volunteers! So let’s see what we can accomplish in 2013.
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