Tires, Mattresses and Kitchen Sink Collected
Good job! Organizers of the fifteenth annual East Fork River Sweep say it was a success. Over 250 volunteers, including: families, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, businesses, and community groups turned out for the Saturday, April 28 event that cleaned-up over 10 miles of waterways and shoreline at Sycamore Park in Batavia, Valley View in Milford, along with East Fork and Stonelick State Parks.
“Litter crews collected over 240 bags of
trash,” said East Fork Watershed Coordinator Jason Brown. “Also
collected were 193 tires, 2 mattresses, a child’s rocking horse, 3
metal drums, and even a kitchen sink. This combined community
clean-up effort will make our watershed safer and more
beautiful.” In
the picture, Paul Braasch (Clermont Office of Environmental Quality)
and Dave
Zagurny (East Fork Lake Park Manager, US Army Corps of Engineers)
navigate a garbage barge during the sweep at East Fork Lake.Special thanks go to Amanda Hills Spring Water, Woods Country Store, Kahr’s Carryout, Milford Tech Park, Kipp’s Gravel, Loveland Canoe and Kayak, ODNR-Scenic Rivers Program, Little Miami Inc., FMSM Engineers Inc., Buckeye United Fly Fishers, and the Valley View Foundation for their donations of food and supplies for the event.
The annual East Fork River Sweep was supported by Clermont 20/20 Clean and Green Collaborative, Clermont County Office of Environmental Quality, Adams-Clermont Solid Waste District, Clermont County Water and Sewer District, Clermont Soil and Water Conservation District, East Fork State Park, Stonelick State Park, Clermont Park District, and the Harsha Lake Army Corps Office.
East Fork Watershed Coordinator
The clouds opened up and the rain stayed
away on Saturday, April 29, 2006, for a spring cleaning in
the
East Fork watershed. By our count, 270 volunteers turned out for
the 14th Annual East Fork River Sweep, including families, area
students, scout troops, 4-H clubs, and the Batavia Rotary Club.
Hard working crews cleaned up over 10 miles of streambank and shoreline
at Sycamore Park in Batavia, Valley View in Milford, East Fork State
Park and Stonelick State Park, collecting 243 bags of trash, 186
tires, a television, microwave oven, hot water heater, engine manifold,
propane tank, 7 (55 gallon) barrels, 20 (5 gallon) buckets, barbed
wire, numerous phonebooks, and a swing slide and steps. 
We also want to thank all our East Fork River Sweep
sponsors for their incredible support! Please join us in
expressing thanks to Meijer Eastgate, Chiquita Bananas, Amanda Hills
Spring Water, Woods Country Store, Kahr’s Carryout, Loveland Canoe and
Kayak, ODNR-Scenic Rivers Program, and Little Miami,
Inc. for their donations of food, supplies and canoes for the
Sweep. This event would not have been possible without the
support of Clermont 20/20 Clean and Green Collaborative, Clermont
County Office of Environmental Quality, Adams-Clermont Solid Waste
District, Clermont County Water and Sewer District, Little Miami River
Partnership, and Clermont SWCD. Thanks to Buckeye United Fly
Fishers for providing lunch at Sycamore Park, Valley View Foundation
for feeding the masses at our Milford site, and State Parks staff for
providing lunch at East Fork and Stonelick Parks. The staffs of
East Fork State Park, Stonelick State Park, the Clermont County Park
District, and the Harsha Lake Army Corps Office did much of the
behind-the-scenes work that allowed this event to be so
successful. Thank you all.