city stream watch 2005 greens creek clean-up august 18 -20th

CITY STREAM WATCHCITY STREAM WATCH20052005

GREENS CREEK CLEAN-GREENS CREEK CLEAN-UPUP

AUGUST 18 -20thAUGUST 18 -20th

What we were cleaning upWhat we were cleaning up

• 2km section of creek stretching from Innes 2km section of creek stretching from Innes Rd. to Hwy 417Rd. to Hwy 417

• This is the first section of stream that runs This is the first section of stream that runs through commercial and developed land through commercial and developed land and it shows and it shows

The area we coveredThe area we covered

• Thursday MorningThursday Morning

• Thursday EveningThursday Evening

• Friday MorningFriday Morning

• Saturday MorningSaturday Morning

Volunteers began early Thursday Volunteers began early Thursday morning to see what they could morning to see what they could

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By the end of Thursday we By the end of Thursday we cleaned up approx. 600m and cleaned up approx. 600m and

had a truck full of garbage had a truck full of garbage pulled from the streampulled from the stream

We even found some things to We even found some things to play withplay with

Thursday evening we didn’t Thursday evening we didn’t cover much distance but we cover much distance but we sure did find a lot of garbagesure did find a lot of garbage

• We pulled out many tires, a dissembled We pulled out many tires, a dissembled car (axle, seat, hood, dashboard), futon car (axle, seat, hood, dashboard), futon mattress and of course a bikemattress and of course a bike

At the end of the evening we At the end of the evening we sure found a lot of trashsure found a lot of trash

Friday morning we started Friday morning we started bright and early again with a bright and early again with a

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As we worked up our way up As we worked up our way up the stream the bags of the stream the bags of garbage started to pile upgarbage started to pile up

No one said No one said you you

wouldn’t wouldn’t get dirty, get dirty, just ask just ask Ashley.Ashley.

Access at this point was Access at this point was difficult so we had to get difficult so we had to get

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After two solid days of cleanup After two solid days of cleanup the dumpster was filling upthe dumpster was filling up

After a hard mornings work its After a hard mornings work its nice to be rewarded with a nice to be rewarded with a

good lunchgood lunch

Which we enjoyed in the Which we enjoyed in the rain…rain…• Lunch was Lunch was

courtesy of courtesy of Monterey InnMonterey Inn

Saturday morning was a rainy Saturday morning was a rainy one but everyone showed with one but everyone showed with

smiles ready to finish the smiles ready to finish the stretchstretch

Once again lots of garbage was Once again lots of garbage was found and dragged outfound and dragged out

And finally we filled the And finally we filled the dumpsterdumpster

WHAT A SUCCESS!!!WHAT A SUCCESS!!!

• Without the help of all you volunteers Without the help of all you volunteers this would never have been possiblethis would never have been possible

• We successfully cleaned up 2km of We successfully cleaned up 2km of Greens Creek, leaving it looking natural Greens Creek, leaving it looking natural againagain

THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO PARTICIPATED…IT WAS A LOT OF FUN!!PARTICIPATED…IT WAS A LOT OF FUN!!

SPECIAL THANKS TO:SPECIAL THANKS TO:

(Blair and Innes Location)(Blair and Innes Location)

Rona kindly donated work gloves and garbage Rona kindly donated work gloves and garbage bags for the cleanup. They also allowed us to bags for the cleanup. They also allowed us to leave the dumpster on their property. Thank leave the dumpster on their property. Thank

you to Mark Lamoureux for all his help. you to Mark Lamoureux for all his help.

SPECIAL THANKS TO:SPECIAL THANKS TO:

• Thanks to Doris at the Monterey Inn Thanks to Doris at the Monterey Inn for providing the crews with lunchesfor providing the crews with lunches

SPECIAL THANKS TO:SPECIAL THANKS TO:

THE VOLUNTEERSTHE VOLUNTEERS

THANK YOU FOR MAKING THANK YOU FOR MAKING THE CITY STREAM WATCH THE CITY STREAM WATCH

PROGRAM SUCH A PROGRAM SUCH A SUCCESSSUCCESS