Project Clean Stream: One small step for the South River one GIANT step for the Chesapeake Bay

Project Clean Stream 2012 was a great success with almost 40 South River Federation volunteers coming out to make our watershed a better place!   This annual event organized by the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay brings together thousands of volunteers on the same day each year to clean up the Chesapeake Bay watershed from upstate New York all the way down to Virginia. The South River Federation and its volunteers cleaned up a portion of Church Creek, along Annapolis Harbour Center.  Easily collecting trash from the nearby stores and shoppers, this creek was in desperate need of attention.

Our dedicated group of volunteers picked up about 80 bags of trash totalling 1, 640 pounds tons and an additional 1,000 pounds of recyclables. Volunteers also pulled out about 15 tires, a lawn mower, and a stroller from the stream!  Needless to say, after all this was removed, Church Creek looked beautiful!  Luckily for the Federation, Annapolis Harbour Center was eager to help get their area cleaned up.  The property management company, Lerner, had employees with a golf cart on hand to haul trash over to the dumpster.  Old Navy sent out a crew of enthusiastic team members to help pick up trash and after all that hard work, our tired and hungry volunteers were rewarded with a delicious lunch of Potbelly sandwiches!

We would like to thank our other generous local sponsors who helped make this event a success:

Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay provided the gloves, safety vests, first aid kit and more!

Home Depot donated trash grabbers to help volunteers get that hard to reach trash.

Starbucks of Edgewater donated hot coffee to get the volunteers motivated.

American Rivers donated the trash bags.

Community sponsors: Flood Bros. Marine Consultants, Lesley & Gary Geisel, Anne Guillette, Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Oak Grove Marina, Sheehy Lexus of Annapolis, and Keeper Springs Natural Spring Water