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UXBRIDGE, Mass. - In celebration of Earth Day, the Blackstone River Watershed Association is sponsoring its annual river shoreline cleanup on Sunday, April 22 from 1 to 3 p.m. The cleanup will take place in conjunction with the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) Park Serve Day being held throughout the state.
BRWA Team Leaders will work with volunteers at River Bend Farm and Old River Road in Uxbridge, at the Blackstone Gorge and along the Blackstone Canal in Blackstone, and at additional sites within the Blackstone River Watershed. Check the website over the next few weeks for details on these other locations.
Be a part of an ongoing partnership to remove trash along local riverbanks that will make for a cleaner, healthier and more beautiful resource. Make a difference by volunteering just a couple of hours. This project also meets community service requirements for many organizations.
After the cleanup, volunteers will meet at River Bend Farm Visitor Center in Uxbridge, at 3 p.m. for pizza and drinks, provided by the Blackstone River Watershed Association.
For more information, or to register for the cleanup, call the BRWA office at 508-278-5200, oy visit http://www.thebrwa.org/
Comments (1)
HELLO BRWA, Why bother?
You were so close to reclaiming the Blackstone River, before Northbridge allowed the mountain of contaminated soil, (much of which came from some of the most contaminated sites in Bridgeport, CT. including FLY ASH which contains Lead, Mercury and other Heavy Metals from Power Plants) to be dumped on the banks of the Blackstone River, forming a new toxic mountain on top of the old Town Dump.
The dump no doubt contains everything tossed away by man including hazardous cancer causing liquids such as lead paint, squeezing down on them with tons of can popping pressure setting the stage for this toxic soup to ooze into the once almost re-claimed Blackstone River.
This site is now called Mount Coughlin by many in Northbridge to remember in "Dis-Honor"
Michael Coughlin who was Town Manager at the time and who was later found out to have held private meetings with the owner of the hauling company, long before it was brought to a public meeting for comment.