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Today’s Pearl district graffiti cleanup was a huge success with three community volunteers pitching in. Tom Tullai, John Banton and George Ranum of Vancouver, WA heard about Rogue’s graffiti removal efforts in the Oregonian’s Arts and Entertainment section and decided to get in on the action. Tom, John and George were thanked with Rogue gift bags and were ushered into the pub after the cleanup for a few pints. Outside Deschutes Brewery, the Rogue team caught the attention of diners and wait staff alike who gawked at the scene through restaurant windows. General Manager Mike Rowan even came outside to check out the action! His attempt at coercing us into cleaning the Deschutes bathroom was unsuccessful, but he did thank us for our community efforts.
Taking part in an active environmental community is paramount which is why we not only organise our own beach cleanup events but also help out whenever we are invited to join other organisations or groups who organise events which share our goals and dreams!
They go out and chain or rope a tree trunk and then pull it back to shore to be cut up and hauled away. That's the easy ones. The harder ones, require cutting up in situ and then dragging to shore or wenching on shore using the backhoe or end loader.
This was last August's (2007) flood cleanup. This summer's flood debris is easily 3 times are much volume, with many more full-sized trees that collapsed into the river after it over ran the banks, saturating ground and roots at levels not seen in over 100 years.
Taking part in an active environmental community is paramount which is why we not only organise our own beach cleanup events but also help out whenever we are invited to join other organisations or groups who organise events which share our goals and dreams!
Alice Kelly ’12 (Undeclared) picks up litter by van den Berg Hall.
Photo by Kristin Charles-Scaringi/Public Affairs
These photos were taken by and provided courtesy of Willis Brown of CityFam.
Saturday (4/21/18) Clean Bread and Cheese Creek Community Cleanups had a truly beautiful day to work with over 150 wonderful volunteers along at Bear Creek Park and Shoreline for our Earth Day Cleanup - nearly filling a 40 yard dumpster with trash and debris they removed from this historic stream as well as from Bear Creek Elementary School, General John Stricker Middle School, Charlesmont Elementary School and Charlesmont Park totaling over 4 tons!!! This included 342 bags of trash, 5 tires, three shopping carts, 2 bed frames, a heavy duty dolly, a head board, a plastic 30 gallon drum, a plastic raven statue and more, Thank you everyone so very much for all your hard work! Our volunteer’s dedication to working toward a cleaner, greener, healthier community and environment is wonderful sight to behold!!!!
We would also like to thank the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay and American Rivers for all their assistance and support on this cleanup and to thank Chick-fil-A Eastpoint, Pat's Pizzeria Dundalk MD, Pizza Hut (Dundalk, MD), Chesapeake Traders Food Warehouse and Mr. Robert Jones for their generous donations of food to feed all our hungry and hardworking volunteers!!! Thank you so much Giant Food and Tradepoint Atlantic for your generous donations allowing is to purchase much needed supplies! We would also like to thank Faculty and Families of Bear Creek Elementary School, faculty and families of General John Stricker Middle School, faculty and families of Charlesmont Elementary School, CityFam - Baltimore, Strictly Business Auto Family, The Big Event at Towson University and Towson University Alumni Association for all the incredible volunteers they supplied
Thank you so very much for helping us mage a huge difference!
Young bodyboarders during the cleanup of Raalhugandu, Male', Maldives, 24 April 2009. View Large
Link to news on my website titled "Young bodyboarders clean up Male’s surf point": www.hilath.com/?p=233
Litter caught in marsh grasses
Members of Asbury Memorial Church helped ORK cleanup about 300 pounds of litter. Images by John Mason
Facilities work hard to finish up clean up and clear out of the old Goodman Building.
Photos by Mario Gallucci
Green Fins - Beach, Community and Reef Cleanup on White Beach, Puerto Galera, Oriental Mindoro, Philippines
The Reef-World Foundation, supported by many partners and friends, held a Clean Up Event last Wednesday on the 2nd February 2011 on White Beach in Puerto Galera, a popular diving destination in the Philippines.
The event was managed by Reef-World, sponsored by Marco Vincent Dive Resort and supported by Guli Divers – two new Green Fins Dive Centres. Clean Up events are incredibly effective at firstly removing damaging litter from the natural environment, but also to raise awareness of the negative impact litter can have on marine life. The Reef-World staff held a training session with the participating dive centre staff the night before the event to let people know how best to collect rubbish without damaging the environment and how plastic can harm marine life, such as plastic bags being ingested by marine turtles and cetaceans which will ultimately kill them.
The event was also hugely supported by the Local Government Unit with the Barangay (Village) Captain and the SIBROA, San Isidro Beach Resort Owners Association helping to promote the event and encourage the participation of the local community and make sure the rubbish was collected and removed responsibly. This included the various Associations including the Banka (Boat) crews, The Vendors Association and the local Beach Masseuse Association as well as representatives from The Puerto Galera Municipal Employees Cooperative known as PGMECO, came along and got their hands dirty.
Over 80 people gathered on the beach during the cool morning hours and worked hard to remove rubbish from along the beach and in the surrounding village. A big effort was made to explain how this will have a positive impact on the local environment, and the implications this will have on the livelihoods of the local people. A group of 9 divers from Marco Vincent Divers and Guli Divers then cleaned up a local reef which catches a lot of rubbish being washed out of a river close by.
The stakes were raised as 1,000 pesos was awarded to the participant who managed to guess what the total weight of rubbish collected from land over the course of the day was. The final weight was 340.25 kg (including the underwater cleanup) and the prize money was awarded to Ms. Venancia Viena from the PGMECO. At the end of the day all the rubbish was moved to the back of the beach and was then collected by the rubbish truck from SIBROA to be disposed of responsibly.
Reef-World would like to especially thank, Captain Genaro S. (Ohrie) Bunquin from Barangay Isidro, Marlon G. Albo from Marco Vincent Diver Resort, Lisa from Guli Divers, Joel from the SIBROA and Erwin from Leynlies Beach Resort and all the Associations and the general public for all their help and support.
"I think we're gonna need a bigger cup...". June 14, 2014. Spillane Field, Wareham, MA. Photo:©Ken Jancef Photography
My son and I participated in International Cleanup Weekend today by cleaning up around the paths and lake at Red Mountain Park in Mesa, Ariz. We must have untangled a few miles' worth of fishing line from the bushes.
11 January 2014 , Aberystwyth, Wales, UK. Dozens of volunteers, including many from the Wales University Officer Training Corps (Aberystwyth Company) came with their brushes, buckets and shovels to help clean up the debris left on Aberystwyth promenade by the recent storms.,
Christmas Cleanup
Sooner or later you'll be putting away the Christmas fanfare. If you followed our tips for unloading your decorations, the cleanup should be easier. Here are a few more tips in putting away your decorations to help you prepare for decorating next year and protect the decorations you have.
Lights. Take a picture of your outdoor light display. Use it as either a cautionary tale or a template for what you want to do next year. If you want to do the same thing again, label nondescript things (such as colored mini lights) as you put them away so you know where they worked well. Lastly, don't stack a bunch of lights in one box; doing so increases the likelihood that the ones on the bottom will get damaged.
Linens. Pack linens with a few dryer sheets to keep moths away and keep them smelling fresh. Air release bags or suitcases also work well for keeping them safe from water damage.
Delicates. Glass and keepsake ornaments should be kept in their original boxes, if you have them. If not, allow your stockings and linens to do double duty by packing them with fragile ornaments. You may also want to use other linens to pack delicate things - but make sure to put a note at the top of the box so next year you can remember to carefully handle specific stocking or blankets filled with fragile items. For candles and other things that scratch or dent carefully, stick them in old socks. Store all delicate items in a climate-controlled place to avoid heat damage.
The tree. Putting away an artificial tree with the lights still on is the hardest part of the Christmas cleanup, but a few simple steps will help you keep it in a smaller place and preserve it longer. First identify any lights that aren't working and replace them immediately; this will prevent your entire string of lights from burning out. Then un-fluff the tree by folding baby branches back to the big branches. (This step is commonly skipped, but it protects the needles, branches, and lights better.) Carefully wrap and tie the tree in a plastic bag.
Inventory. With your boxes already labeled, make a list of the things that went into each box. Keep this somewhere you'll remember it (like in box #1) so you can easily find items next year.