Volunteers with the Memphremagog Watershed Association (MWA) and the NorthWoods Stewardship Center collected debris from the Clyde River upstream of Salem Lake over the weekend.
Nine volunteers and five staff and board members paddled the river and gathered 24 tires, over 20 yards of plastic tubing, plastic bags, beer cans, an old tea kettle and pan, a kitty litter box, grain bags, lawn chairs, and foam insulation.
“MWA is dedicated to protecting the rivers of the Memphremagog Watershed because a healthy community starts with healthy rivers,” said Patrick Hurley, MWA Watershed Project Manager. “Clean and healthy rivers provide everything from clean drinking water to recreation opportunities to fish and wildlife habitat.”
MWA will hold its annual meeting Aug. 25 at the Gateway Center in Newport from 5:30 to 7 p.m., featuring a presentation on the Lake Wise program. On Aug. 24 and 31, volunteers will cut invasive phragmites at Prouty Beach from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Originally reported by Newport Dispatch.
Photo: Kristine Bruzite via Pexels. Photo is illustrative and not from the scene.
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