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April 23, 2024
The Alliance kicked off yet another year of Project Clean Stream. So far, we’ve held 23 events and collected over 6,500 pounds of trash from the Chesapeake Bay watershed! The Alliance hosted its bi-annual kick-off events on Friday, April 12, and Saturday, April 13. Read on to see a recap of our events and register for future cleanups!
On Friday, April 12, 16 volunteers gathered at Oxon Cove Park/Oxon Hill Farm and collected around 180 pounds of trash from the shoreline of the Potomac River! This cove is where Oxon Creek meets the Potomac, and the shape of it results in a lot of trash pollution collecting in this inlet. With beautiful views of the river in front of us and some chickens, cows, and pigs behind us, we had a lovely afternoon cleaning up this special spot.
Left, a volunteer picks up plastic along the trail. Right, a volunteer shows off a mud-covered ball.
DC volunteers use their trash pickers to clean up the Potomac River.
Bowie State University students and staff joined the Alliance at Horsepen Branch Park to clean up part of the Washington, Baltimore, and Annapolis Trail on Friday. Together, we collected 60 pounds of trash!
Left, volunteers hauling their collections over a bridge connecting to the Baltimore, Washington, Annapolis trail. Right, volunteers pose with the trash they collected.
In just 1.5 hours, 28 volunteers filled 40 bags with trash. That’s 600+ pounds of trash we kept from polluting Reedy Creek, the James River, and the Chesapeake Bay!
Virginia volunteers pose with the trash collected from Crooked Branch Ravine Park.
Left, a volunteer shows us the top of a broken plastic desktop casing. Right, participants use their trash pickers to clean up the trail.
Left: An ALLARM volunteer presents the neckties they found. Right, a Franklin and Marshall Wrestling team volunteer helps haul some large plastic containers.
A mattress, a chair, and a mound of trash bags sit on the edge of parking lot after a productive kickoff in PA,
If you weren’t able to join us for kickoff weekend, there are plenty of opportunities to get involved with Project Clean Steam. Click here to find more events or create a cleanup of your own!
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