Spring into Clean!

Friends Of the River (F.O.R.) San Bernard are looking for old and new friends who are ready to help with the annual spring cleaning of the San Bernard River this Saturday, April 28, 2007 from 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Volunteers should bring their boats, bug spray, sun screen, gloves and a willingness to help to one of the 5 collection sites along the 26 miles of river due for a spring cleaning.  These sites are: the Hanson Riverside County Park at Hwy. 35; the public boat ramps at F.M. 521; F.M. 2611 and the end of F.M. 2918; and 2J’s Café and Marina off of F.M. 2918. Volunteers can sign a release form; get a Clean-Team t-shirt, some trash bags and water or soft drink refreshment. There will be an appreciation dinner for those participating in the April 28th event directly after the clean-up from 4 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. at the Taylor’s home at 2909 C.R. 604.

 

Over 100 people have committed to help clean up the every day trash (plastic bags, drink cans, Styrofoam containers, etc.) that end up in the river. The Heavy Debris Days scheduled April 20 and 23 have already gotten approximately 7,000 pounds of heavy debris (old tires, refrigerators, washing machines, etc.) out of the river. More people to clean = more trash out of the river. Every friend’s help makes the river a better place to live, play, or work.

 

During the event, boats from the Brazoria Co. Sheriff’s Dept., Brazoria Co. Health -Environmental, Texas Parks and Wildlife – Enforcement, Texas Parks and Wildlife - Fisheries, and the San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge will be on the river helping out and helping keep the river safe for the volunteers cleaning the river banks.   

 

Sincere thanks go out to BEARS (owner/operator, Kenny McGehee), who donated the use of the dumpsters for the clean up event; Republic Waste (Steve Carroll) who donated the disposal of the debris for the clean-up, and 2J’s Café and Marina who allowed us to put a large dumpster on their property for this event. Thanks also go out to ConocoPhillips, who donated the t-shirts and the trash bags; and to Brazoria Councilman, Terry Brown, who donated the cases of water for the April 28^th event.

 

 

For more information, or to sign up to participate, contact David Pope at 979-798-6251 or access www.sanbernardriver.com (click on the Spring Clean 2007 tab). See you on the river!