2002 Riverbank Clean-Up Great Success
BINGHAMTON, NY - On a quiet Saturday morning in October, you may have noticed a few of the 423 volunteers who participated in the Broome County Environmental Management Council's (EMC) 17th Annual Riverbank Clean-Up. The event was a great success, with an unprecedented number of volunteers at 26 sites on the Susquehanna, Chenango and Tioughnioga Rivers and Little Choconut and Nanticoke Creeks. Over seven tons of garbage and debris were removed from our local watershed by these stewards of our environment. Detailed results can be found on the EMC's website at www.gobroomecounty.com.
The EMC would like to thank the following groups who participated in the event on Saturday, October 12, 2002: Alpha Phi Omega Community Service Fraternity, Alpha Sigma Phi Fraternity, Binghamton Boys and Girls Club, Binghamton Friends - Quakers, Binghamton High School Youth Environmental Society, BU Geology Graduate Students, BU Outdoor Pursuits, BU Wrestling Team, Boy Scout Troop 199, BCC Cooperative Association of States for Scholarships Program, Children's Home of Wyoming Conference, Circle K, City of Binghamton Employees, Cornell Cooperative Extension of Broome County, DeForest Street Neighbors, Delta Epsilon Mu, Delta Sigma Theta, Eastern Mountain Sports, Electronic Data Systems, Front Street River Rats, Girl Scout Service Unit 617, Girl Scout Troop 219, Haas Landscape Architects, HealthNow, Hermindad de Sigma Iota Alpha, Inc., The Howard Family, Iota Nu Delta, Johnson City Democrats, Johnson City High School Science Club, North Side Shalom, Phi Iota Alpha, St. James Church and School Community, The Susquehanna School, Telephone Pioneers of America, Union-Endicott High School, The Upper Room, Vestal High School Environmental Club, and many other individuals.
The EMC also extends thanks to the following individuals/organizations for their contributions: The American Littoral Society, The Bon-Ton, Broome County Department of Parks and Recreation, Broome County Soil and Water Conservation District, Eastern Mountain Sports, Frito Lay, Inc., Giant Markets, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, The Ocean Conservancy, Kurt Schobert, Susquehanna River Basin Commission, Wegmans, the Towns of Chenango and Union, the Villages of Johnson City and Endicott, and the City of Binghamton.
Persons or groups interested in the 2003 Riverbank Clean Up, which will be held on October 11, 2003, should contact the EMC at 607.778.2116.
CONTACT:
Joanna Corey, Environmental Analyst
Environmental Management Council (EMC), 607.778.2116
email: jlcorey
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