Volunteers collect 400 pounds of trash in annual shoreline cleanup
Photo courtesy of Orleans County SWCD: Shoreline volunteers pick out trash from Glenwood Lake in Ridgeway.
ALBION – Volunteers collected nearly 400 pounds of trash on Sept. 14 during the 23rd annual shoreline cleanup in Orleans County.
The Orleans County Soil & Water Conservation District leads the effort in connection with the American Littoral Society’s International Coastal Cleanup.
These events are held around the United States with volunteers cleaning up their local waterways and reporting their findings back to the society. The Littoral Society asks for specifics including trash items found and total weight, the data creates statistical analysis and trends in discarded trash for our population.
The volunteers gathered at 9 a.m. in Bullard Park in Albion and divided up the waterways that include the Canal Wide Waters, Glenwood Lake, the Waterport Dam and Point Breeze.
“Although this year’s crew was small, we managed to collect almost 400 pounds of trash, with quite a few tires contributing to the total weight this collection,” said Katie Sommerfeldt, the Soil & Water district manager. “Thank you all to who participated, you play an essential role in the preservation of our shorelines and we couldn’t do it without you.”
