Riverscape Cleanup Day 1 - VIDEO!

[SycamoreStateofMind]

Check out the article below if you are interested in participating tomorrow:

http://www.gosycamores.com/ViewArticle.dbmlDB_OEM_ID=15200&ATCLID=204911061

A few of us went out today and in just a few hours we were able to make some really good progress. The Indiana State Cross Country team has been training in the river bottoms for years. Unfortunately "people" have been dumping trash (tires, sinks, bottles) in the wetlands for a long time now and this beautiful country side has turned into a dump site. Take a look:

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21pPtCLQF5U[/ame]

 

[SycamoreStateofMind]

In a related story

The Feds have secured $1 million for Wabashiki River Fish and Wildlife Area on the west side of the Wabash River through Vigo County. Good article in the Tribune Star about this today!

http://tribstar.com/news/x282175342/Feds-OK-1M-for-Wabashiki

 

[ohio]

morgan what an exciting article you found there, good to see some funding going into the place to start cleaning it up.

 

[Daveinth]

Just wait till they get to the area donated by the papermill . I will put it this way International Paper has never given anything just to be a good neighbor.