This year we participated in not one, but two trash pick-up days on the Haw River. Two separate crews from our club went out on March 14th and on March 16th. Not only did these Rotarians get some fresh air, exercise, and fellowship, they helped rid Haw River watersheds from damaging pollutants – particularly plastics. We partnered with the Haw River Assembly, whose mission is to protect the Haw River Watershed. This includes nine hundred and twenty miles of streams feeding into the Haw along the 110 miles of the river, the 14,000 acres of Jordan Lake, and the plants, animals, and people who depend on the river. They work as advocates to stop pollution and are building a watershed community that supports clean water through outreach, education and water quality monitoring programs. We are awaiting a final tally of total amount of trash collected, but some of the more unique items picked up were an old baseball, a VCR tape, a box fan, and several tires.
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