Oct. 29: Rivers Alive cleanup set

Media release from Keep Rome-Floyd Beautiful

 

Rivers Alive is Georgia's annual volunteer waterway cleanup event that targets all waterways in the State including streams, rivers, lakes, beaches, and wetlands.

http://riversalive.com/   The mission of Rivers Alive is to create awareness of and involvement in the preservation of Georgia's water resources. Georgia's 70,150 miles of streams and rivers need your help. Our waterways provide us with fresh drinking water, great recreational opportunities like canoeing and fishing, and they serve as a pleasant respite from our busy day to day lives. Georgia has 14 river basins and 52 large watersheds

 

Rivers Alive 2011 event will take place on Saturday, October 29.  We will be cleaning four (4) sites around the City and the County:

1.    The Oostanaula River at the Department of Natural Resources Boat Ramp on Hwy 140 – *register at Heritage Park between 8:30 am and 9:00 am

2.    The Coosa River between Heritage Park and the Lock & Dam Park - *register at Heritage Park between 8:30 am and 9:00 am

3.    The Coosa River at the Department of Natural Resources Boat Ramp at Old River Road in Coosa - *register at Heritage Park between 8:30 am and 9:00 am

4.    Armuchee Creek and the Texas Valley area – **register at 8:30 am off Scenic Drive on Texas Valley Road at the Wilson Beard Rodeo Arena (where the Silver Hill Rodeo takes place.)

 

Volunteers with motorboats are encouraged to join canoeists and kayakers for this on-river clean up. A limited number of canoes and kayaks are available at no charge to participants. Those wishing to  reserve a canoe or kayak for the cleanup should contact CRBI at 706-232-2724.

Wear long pants, heavy-duty shoes or boots. 

Rivers Alive is held annually each fall and is sponsored by the Georgia Department of Natural Resources Environmental Protection Division's Georgia Adopt-A-Stream Program and the Georgia Department of Community Affairs' Keep Georgia Beautiful Foundation Program.  This year's event is organized by Keep Rome Floyd Beautiful, ECO River Education Center, Coosa River Basin Initiative, Rome Rotary Club, Friends of Texas Valley, and Kroger.  The Armuchee Cleanup is also associated with the Armuchee Ruritan Club and Lavendar Mountain Hardware.