Over
Three Tons of Trash Removed From Trough Creek Watershed
On
April 20, 2002, the Huntingdon County chapter of PA CleanWays continued
the second phase of a cleanup that was begun in November 2001. Seventeen
volunteers worked for a total of 5 hours to clean up 2.60 tons of garbage
from the dumpsite on New Fording Road, Todd Township, Huntingdon County.
Volunteers cleaned the hillside picking up bottles, cans, metals, debris
and plastics.
Volunteers
at the cleanup came from all over the county to lend a hand in cleaning
up this dumpsite. Juniata College student, Amy Buck, worked on the hillside
along with Huntingdon Area High School juniors Dana Miller and Celina
Isenberg. Trough Creek Watershed Association members John Didyk and
Roy McCabe came out to help clean this tributary in the watershed as
did DEP employee Joe Allison. PA CleanWays board members, Tim Miller
and Gail Rae took part with the help of Gail’s husband and Todd resident,
Gary Rae. Mary Gates, active county citizen and PA CleanWays member,
scaled the hillside to claim old treasures found in the dumpsite as
well as bag several pounds of garbage. Finally, Three Springs farm owner,
Randy Treichler and his son, Jack, worked cleaning up pollutants to
the nearby waterway.
"I
am so thankful to all of these people for taking their Saturday to clean
up this road," said Gail Rae, PA CleanWays board member and Todd resident.
"It
is nice to see all of these young people here. High school juniors to
senior citizens. We can accomplish a lot when we work together," stated
one volunteer.
Contractors
involved in the cleanup were Jack and Jinny Cooper of Captain Hook Transport
who again donated their equipment, time, and expertise to cleaning up
the dumpsite. Ralph Park and his crew, Adam McGarvey and Chester Heck,
loaded the bags of garbage into the bucket to be pulled up the hillside.
This is also the second time that Park’s Garbage Service, Inc. has donated
their time and workers to cleaning up this site.
Volunteers
were treated to a lunch provided by AEL Boxstore in Huntingdon and Giant
Foods and served by Gail and Colleen Rae.
The
chapter is working on beautification efforts to restore this hillside.
Topsoil, seeding, and trees will take the place of the site that was
once covered with trash. Persons that live along that roadside are committed
to watching this area to prevent further dumping. Monitors will report
any illegal activities to the proper authorities.
Property
owners, Gene and Grace Trego, thanked the volunteers with a donation
to the chapter.
<
Back to Archived "Chapter Accomplishments" Articles
This page last updated:
February 18, 2004
