Spring
2004 Cleanup Season A Success!
Once
again, the volunteers of PA CleanWays of Indiana County are making our
community a cleaner place to live. Following are the highlights of the
spring cleanup season:
On April 17,
40 volunteers devoted 120 hours to removing 5.79 tons of trash from
the Aultman Run Watershed during the 4th Annual Watershed Wide Cleanup.
(See above photo).
On May 1,
19 volunteers donated a total of 66.5 hours to cleaning up Gallitzen
State Forest. This series of illegal dumpsites located along Route
403 in East Wheatfield Township contained tires, household items,
construction debris, and various appliances. Through the PA Department
of Conservation and Natural Resources' Forest Lands Beautification
Program, a contractor was also hired to work on the site. Together
a total of 8.09 tons of trash was removed from the site and properly
disposed. 8.28 tons of tires and 4.06 tons of scrap metal were recycled.
On April 22,
15 volunteers from the Marion Center Schools devoted 45 hours to removing
more than 100 bags of trash, the seat of a car, building material,
and refrigerator and computer parts from Purdan Hill Road in Washington
Township.
Thanks go out to
the following groups who recently conducted spring cleanups of 11 littered
roads, 1 trail and 1 park removing nearly 2 tons of trash and 76 tires
from these adopted areas:
- Boy Scout Troop
50
- Community Living
and Learning
- Employees of
First Commonwealth Systems Corporation
- Homer Center
Eco Club
- Indiana County
Fur Harvesters
- Residents of
Barkley and Swisco Roads
- Residents of
Hutchison Hollow Road
- The Shopland
Family.
A special thanks
also goes out to Armstrong, Blacklick, Center, Conemaugh, East Wheatfield,
Washington, White, and Young Townships and the Indiana County Parks
for their support of these efforts.
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Bonnie
Adair (left) and Carol Cummins (right) recently participated in
the 4th Annual Watershed Wide Cleanup of the Aultman Run Watershed.
Carol and Bonnie also serve on the Advisory Board of Directors
for PA CleanWays of Indiana County.
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This page last updated:
May 28, 2004
