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Groups band together to clean up river - 9.6.07
A French proverb advises, “Follow the river and you will find the sea.” But some warn that’s not all you’ll find. You might stumble across discarded appliances, old tires, and a whole lot of trash. And that’s why several environmental and community groups continually take up the cause to clean up our region’s rivers. More from WVTF’s Connie Stevens. Listen.
A volunteer carries a tire from the Rivanna near Key West Subdivision.
A clean-up crew relaxes after pulling trash from the Woolen Mills area.
This is one of 10 piles of trash hauled away as part of the 2007 Rivanna River Cleanup.
(Photos courtesy of Garnett Mellen, Easement & Education Programs Coordinator)
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