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| Storm Drain Stenciling | River Cleanup | Trash in Turnouts | The Water We Drink | |
of the Westfield River Cleanup by Michael Vorwerk We had 23 people show up for the Huntington portion of the Westfield River Cleanup on October 4th. Among them were 17 students from Westfield State College who graciously volunteered their Saturday morning, two Huntington Conservation Commission members, and even a special guest trash "picker-upper" from Germany. Altogether, the group cleaned 13 miles worth of pull-offs and put-ins, collecting about 2 pickup truck loads of rubbish. Students from Westfield State College pulled a gas tank from the woods and rolled a clothes dryer back up the hill at one of the Route 20 overlooks. At another site, they found a set of tires (could be yours for the right price;-), and even the infamous "kitchen sink." In general, this section of the river was much cleaner than in last yearšs cleanup, which was the first Huntington Cleanup in several years. The students brought a lot of energy, effort, and positive attitude into the cleanup, and wešre very grateful that they volunteered to help the Westfield River. |
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