Housatonic River cleanup08:53AM / Monday, August 18, 2008
On Saturday, August 16th members of First Church of Christ in Pittsfield, joined folks from Berkshire Environmental Action Team, The Trustees of Reservations, the Housatonic River Museum, and other volunteers for a river cleanup at Fred Garner Park. In just under three hours the crew pulled out 22 tires - including one enormous and heavy truck tire - two metal barrels and a plastic garbage barrel, a television set, and several bags of trash.
The group met at Fred Garner Park on Pomeroy Ave. in Pittsfield, and started cleaning at the confluence; where the east and west branches of the Housatonic River meet. From there they worked their way up the west branch of the river as far as they could clean in two hours. They then had to haul everything they collected back out to the parking lot, where the City of Pittsfield will haul everything away for proper disposal. The City Conservation Agent made sure the gate to the park was unlocked and provided large, tough garbage bags for the cleanup.
At the end of the cleanup, workers were greeted with lunch provided by members of First Church.
The cleanup was organized by First Church of Christ, Berkshire Environmental Action Team, The Trustees of Reservations, Housatonic River Museum, Housatonic Valley Association, and the City of Pittsfield.
For more information contact: Jane Winn at 413-230-7321 or jane@thebeatnews.org
Berkshire Environmental Action Team (BEAT) is a watchdog group working to protect the environment of Berkshire County and beyond. www.thebeatnews.org. |
