Upper Dauphin County will be the site of several cleanup events sponsored by PA CleanWays, the Western PA Watershed Program and the Wiconisco Creek Restoration Association and other sponsors.

On April 14 there will be a cleanup at Wiconisco Creek on the Isle of Q road starting at 9:00. Volunteers are to meet at the Ned Smith Center for Nature and Art, Route 209, turn left onto Water Company Road.

This cleanup is being organized by PA CleanWays, the Western PA Watershed Program, the Boy Scouts of Lykens, Millersburg, Elizabethville and Wiconisco, Environmental Clubs of Millersburg, Upper Paxton and Upper Dauphin High Schools, Wiconisco Creek Task Force and Wiconisco Creek Restoration Association.

On April 15 there will be a cleanup in Halifax Township at the illegal dump on Tobias Road starting at 1:00. Volunteers should meet at Seiders Road and Tobias Roads.

This cleanup is being organized by PA CleanWays and the Western PA Watershed Program.

Volunteers must be 12 years old or older. There are special youth volunteer requirements for volunteers age 12-17. Lunch and drinks will be provided. Dress for safety at all times—wear sturdy shoes, long sleeves, long pants and heavy-duty gloves.

For more information and to register for either cleanup, contact Michelle Dunn, PA CleanWays, 1-877-772-3673 x 37 or send email to mdunn@pacleanways.org .

Link: Join In the Great PA Cleanup!

4/6/2007