WESTFIELD – On Saturday, September 27 and Sunday, September 28, mounds of trash and large debris will be removed from various rivers and streams in the Westfield River watershed by volunteers of all ages. This annual cleanup is sponsored by the Westfield River Watershed Association.
Volunteers for the 2014 Westfield River fall cleanup should gather no later than 9 a.m. at each day’s meeting point for a brief orientation and their site assignments. In Westfield on Saturday, September 27, they will meet in the parking lot on Meadow Street near the new bridge. In Agawam on Sunday, September 28, volunteers should gather at the Pynchon Point parking lot near the South End bridge circle on River Road. Clean-up assignments are generally completed by 1 p.m. or earlier.
Volunteers of all ages are welcome, but children must be supervised by an adult.
The Westfield River Watershed Association will provide gloves and trash bags and will arrange pickup of trash and debris recovered at each site. For questions, contact Mark Damon for Westfield area sites at 413-572-9991, [email protected] or contact Sheryl Becker for Agawam area sites at 413-374-1921, [email protected].
The Westfield River cleanup is part of the annual Connecticut River Source to Sea effort that involves communities from the Canadian Border to Long Island Sound helping care for their local rivers.
The Westfield River Watershed Association was established in 1953 to protect and improve the natural resources of the watershed, as well as to expand recreational and other land use opportunities for people’s enjoyment and for sound ecology. To learn more, visit www.westfieldriver.org.
