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Little Juniata River Association Organized 150 Volunteers To Clean Up 20 Miles Of River Banks In Blair, Huntingdon Counties

The Little Juniata River Association held its 20th Annual River Bank Clean Up on April 12 that attracted 150 volunteers to clean up 20 miles of river banks from Barrie, Huntingdon County to Altoona, Blair County.

Volunteers collected between 4-6 tons of litter along the roads and areas near the river- everything from TV’s, plastic, chairs, tires, and food packaging.

It Is critical to keep contaminants out of our waterways, not just for the trout and other aquatic life, but for our drinking water.

The LJRA is an Adopt-a-highway group with PennDOT and has received many awards from state agencies, environmental nonprofits and national organizations for its effective protection and improvement of this Central Pennsylvania river.

Special thanks to--

-- Bill Anderson- President- LJRA, Event organizer

-- Spruce Creek United Methodist Church in Spruce Creek, PA for providing their parking lot as a staging area and feeding delicious homemade food to ALL the volunteers

-- Burgmeier's Hauling trash company for providing free roll off dumpers and generous members who paid for the disposal of debris

-- Martin Oil Company

-- New Enterprise Stone and Lime Company

-- PennDOT for providing trash bags, gloves and safety vests

-- Tastykake in Philly for donating treats

All the volunteers who gave their time freely to protect our waterways and wildlife

TV station WTAJ Altoona and Jon Draeger, Multimedia Journalist for covering the event.

The Little Juniata River Association has 700+ members, including anglers, boaters, hikers, conservationists and naturalists. Contact Bill Anderson on how to become involved with the Association: bjuniata@verizon.net.

Volunteer Or Organize Cleanups Near You!

The 2025 Pick Up Pennsylvania Initiative is going on now! Volunteer for a cleanup near you or organize your own! Questions should be directed to Michelle Dunn at 1-877-772-3673 Ext. 113 or send email to: mdunn@keeppabeautiful.org.

If you are interested in becoming a Keep PA Beautiful Pennsylvania Waterway Steward, contact Michelle Dunn at 1-877-772-3673 Ext. 113 or send email to: mdunn@keeppabeautiful.org.

(Contributed by Beth Intoccia, Litter Lifters of West Vincent, Chester County- KPB Waterway Steward, Steering Committee member with Keep Chester County Beautiful and Advisory for Keep Coatesville Beautiful.)

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