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River Rescue, shoreline cleanup, draws 750 volunteers

Saturday May 05, 2007
Sponsored by Sea Ray Boats, First Tennessee and T.W.R.A.

River Rescue is a shoreline cleanup of public sites along the Tennessee River from Forks-of-the-River to Fort Loudoun Dam in Knox and Blount Counties, a distance of fifty "river" miles (100 miles of shoreline) and a portion of the Clinch River at Melton Hill Dam in Anderson County. This was the 18th year of the annual event coordinated by Ijams Nature Center with the help of several other organizations including the Water Quality

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This year, almost 30 sites were cleaned up including Carl Cowan, Concord, Admiral Farragut, Sequoyah, I.C. King, Marine, Ned McWherter, Island Home and Lenior City Parks; sites along First, Second, Third and Goose Creeks; Willow

Point, Fox Road and Louisville Marinas; Wrights Ferry Landing, Peninsula Village, Sky Ranch Airport and Mariner’s Point. 

 

All of the paperwork has not been returned but according to Ijams Water Quality coordinator, Peg Beute, this was one of the best years ever. So far we have reports from over 750 volunteers, who collected more than 1,400 bags (or 14 tons) and 25 tires. "We expect the numbers to go up because several cleanups will be occurring in the next few weeks that are supported by the River Rescue supplies," Peg adds.

 

Special thanks to all zone captains and volunteers. Great job!

 

River Rescue is sponsored by Sea Ray Boats, First Tennessee and T.W.R.A.

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