365 Pounds Of Trash Collected During Lake Cleanup In East Windsor

EAST WINDSOR, NJ —Recently, the township along The Watershed Institute co-sponsored and the Americorps Watershed Ambassador Program, conducted a stream cleanup at Etra Lake Park.

Over 67 volunteers, young and adult, participated in the cleanup and collected over 365 pounds of trash and recyclables, the township said.

Mayor Janice Mironov thanked residents who participated in the community effort. Mironov said it was a "terrific way to celebrate Earth Day and preserve our natural resources. The purpose of this cleanup was to remove litter from our local watershed streams, helping to keep our water sources clean and provide for cleaner and more environmentally healthy streams.”

The Watershed Institute works with residents, municipal, county and state leaders and local groups on a wide variety of initiatives and actions to protect and restore our water and natural environment in Central New Jersey through conservation, advocacy, science and education.

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