CleanScapes is keeping busy this fall while working on two special projects. We're planning to help clean up more of the West Branch during the river drawdown while repairs are being made to the Tidlow Dam. We're also preparing our annual newsletter -- and have new plans in place for distribution. Tidlow Dam Breach, Lock … Continue reading CleanScapes to assist with West Branch cleanup, working on annual newsletter
On September 7, CleanScapes volunteers went back to Bald Eagle Creek for the 18th cleanup along creek and floodplain. The focus of the event was to remove tires along a stretch of the creek spanning from the green grate bridge connecting High Street and Hogan Boulevard down stream to the Chestnut Grove Park complex in … Continue reading 160 tires, 2.97 tons of trash collected during 18th Bald Eagle Creek cleanup
The 2019 Litter Summit will be held on Thursday, November 14 in Harrisburg, and you're invited. Hosted by Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful in coordination with the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection and Department of Transportation, the event will feature findings from the Pennsylvania Litter Study (which is open until October 18) and look at taking steps … Continue reading 2019 Litter Summit planned for November 14
Registration is Open for Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful’s 'Pick Up Pennsylvania' Registration is open for the 2019 Pick Up Pennsylvania, a fall cleanup program supporting the Ocean Conservancy’s International Coastal Cleanup. Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful invites individuals, families, friends, civic organizations and businesses to coordinate a cleanup or join an existing cleanup to remove litter from our … Continue reading Trash travels, keep litter out of our waterways
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, PennDOT and Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful want to know what you think about the millions of pieces of litter along Pennsylvania roadways. They're currently conducting the "Pennsylvania Litter Behavior and Attitudes Survey," designed to gauge Pennsylvanians’ attitudes toward litter and beliefs about littering behavior. The survey will remain open until … Continue reading What do you think about litter in Pennsylvania?
On August 17, Sunken Treasure Scuba Center and CleanScapes teamed up for a quick cleanup of the West Branch Susquehanna River. The crew met at Jay Street Bridge in Woodward Township. Before long, volunteer scuba divers were in the water, pulling tires and other items from the riverbed and passing them off to volunteers on … Continue reading Volunteers clear 34 tires, over 300 pounds of trash from West Branch Susquehanna River
Join Clinton County CleanScapes, Sunken Treasure Scuba Center divers, Lock Haven University students and other community members for the 18th Bald Eagle Creek tire removal event on September 7th. The goal is to remove 40 or more tires from the creek! There are many ways people can get involved, and all ages are welcome! Collect … Continue reading 18th Bald Eagle Creek Cleanup slated for September 7
The Clinton County Solid Waste Authority (CCSWA) at the Wayne Township Landfill will be holding a Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event on Friday and Saturday, August 23 and 24, 2019. The event will take place on Friday from noon to 5 p.m. and Saturday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the CCSWA's Recycling Center, … Continue reading Wayne Township Landfill holding Household Hazardous Waste Collection August 23-24, 2019
On July 27, 28 CleanScapes volunteers -- including divers from Sunken Treasure Scuba Center -- met at the Bald Eagle Creek access along Route 150 ready to remove debris from the creek bed. This wasn't the first cleanup of this waterway, but it proved fruitful. After just a couple of hours, the volunteers managed to … Continue reading CleanScapes volunteers remove 92 tires, 1.12 tons of trash from Bald Eagle Creek
Photo: Here West Branch property owner and river champion Beth Bason is celebrating the last load collected from a previous floodplain cleanup in early spring. The July 27 Bald Eagle Creek cleanup needs drivers with trucks or trailers. Volunteers will load the bed, and drivers transport the tires to the nearby roll-off dumpster. Clinton County … Continue reading Bald Eagle Creek cleanup slated for July 27
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