Volunteers Needed For Annual Rivers Alive Cleanup

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Volunteer registration is now open for Georgia’s annual river clean-up initiative, Rivers Alive, which returns to Roswell next month.

The cleanup will take place from 8:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 26. The initiative will be followed by an awards presentation by City Council members at 11:15 a.m.

Volunteers are needed for privet (an invasive plant species) removal at Riverside Park, Chattahoochee Nature Center, and the Old Mill Dam, as well as litter pick-up and storm drain marking in surrounding areas. Participants who own a canoe or kayak are encouraged to bring them to the clean-up.

All volunteers must have the Rivers Alive volunteer waiver form completed and signed before arriving at the event. For more information or to register, visit www.keeproswellbeautiful.org/programs/rivers-alive/.

The 25th Annual North Fulton Rivers Alive event is presented locally by Keep Roswell Beautiful, the city of Roswell, and the Chattahoochee Nature Center.

Sponsors of the cleanup include Advanced Disposal, Super Target, Starbucks and the Kiwanis Club of Historic Roswell.

Georgia has more than 70,100 miles of rivers and streams that need help to stay clean.

Individuals, neighborhoods, scout troops, schools, churches, clubs and service organizations are being asked to pull together to make a difference for the Chattahoochee River and its tributaries.

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Photo credit: Keep Roswell Beautiful’s Facebook page