- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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9 people are interested
Jordan Lake Annual Spring Trash Cleanup- Reaching the 10,000 bag
ORGANIZATION: Clean Jordan Lake
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- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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9 people are interested
This year's event will be held on March 14th from 9am to 1pm. The shoreline will be accessed from the Wildlife Resources Commission Gamelands off the end of Seaforth Rd. in Pittsboro, NC. Details are at meetup.com/helpcleanjordanlake. All participants are encouraged to register for the event at this website. Boaters, kayakers and walkers are welcome. IMPORTANT: The street address given for event ONLY included to indicate near point of access to WRC Gamelands. Directional signs will be posted. Due to potential hazards associated with bagging and moving trash, children under the age of 11 may not participate. Children over the age of 11 and under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult. With a large turnout, we should collect the 10,000th trash bag since Clean Jordan Lake started in 2009! The occasion will be celebrated in a special way to be announced later.
More opportunities with Clean Jordan Lake
No additional volunteer opportunities at this time.
About Clean Jordan Lake
Location:
PO Box 1447, PITTSBORO, NC 27312, US
Mission Statement
Restore Jordan Lake to a healthy and vibrant aquatic resource by removing trash from the shoreline and preventing further accumulations
Description
- Assist the US Army Corps of Engineers through our cooperative agreement in its natural resource management, parks and recreation programs and other activities
- Coordinate with annual Spring Haw River Assembly and Fall NC Big Sweep cleanups
- Facilitate community service by corporate, business, school and civic/religious groups in trash cleanups throughout the year
- Promote an Adopt-A-Shoreline Program to clean habitually littered shoreline areas
- Support trash prevention by public service announcements and reports to local and state government agencies
- Engage the boating community
The Haw River watershed at the southern end of the lake comprises a land area of about 1,400 square miles and the New Hope River at the northern end accounts for an additional 344 square miles. While much smaller in area, the New Hope River watershed is highly urbanized. About 720,000 people live in these two watersheds. The lake is a water supply for 250,000 people in the Triangle area.
Litter along roadsides, play toys and basketballs left behind in parks, and large objects illegally dumped are washed after heavy rainfalls either directly off the land or through storm drains into streams that eventually feed the lake. Objects as large of refrigerators, hot water heaters and tires (many still on rims) have been found along the high water mark of many remote coves, especially on the Haw River Arm of Jordan Lake.
Trash also comes from recreational use of the shoreline, especially at fishing access points and on vast areas of public land that surround the lake. With increasing urbanization, more visitors will be coming to the lake. Bottles, cans, diapers, propane fuel canisters, plastic bait containers, and fishing tackle are strewn everywhere. Littering is a habitual problem with no easy solution.
No state or local agency has the financial resources to address the trash problem. The Haw River Assembly has been conducting annual trash cleanups along the length of the Haw River for the last 23 years.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
2955 seaforth rd.Pittsboro, NC 27312
DATE POSTED
January 26, 2015
SKILLS
GOOD FOR
- Teens
- People 55+
- Group
REQUIREMENTS
- Must be at least 11
- 4 hours
- Come prepared to work. Closed-toe shoes are required. We recommend long pants, long sleeve shirt and