Two cleanup events will be held in York County on May 3 and May 10 coordinated by the Watershed Alliance of York.

On May 3, York College of Pennsylvania, in partnership with the Watershed Alliance of York, the York County Community Foundation, and Waste Management will team up to clean up a section of Tyler Run near the York College campus.

These community partners will join from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. to remove trash and unwanted debris from a section of Tyler Run that runs from the York College campus north to Kings Mill Road.

The college recently acquired property on the western bank of the creek and hopes to bring new life to the area. Before that can happen, however, the area must first be cleaned of the tremendous amounts of trash in the creek and on its banks.

“Tyler Run is an important resource not only for the Chesapeake Bay to which it ultimately drains, but also for the residents of the local community,” said Jake Romig, President of Ecostruction, LLC and the Watershed Alliance of York.

The York College Biology and Chemistry clubs will be assisting with the clean-up, but volunteers are needed to help make this event successful. Those interested in volunteering should plan to register on May 3 at a designated registration table located at the end of Cottage Place (behind the Depot Bar).

On May 10 the Saginaw Concerned Citizens, in partnership with the Watershed Alliance of York, PPL, Republic Services, Inc., and York Waste Disposal will team up to clean up Gutt Road, East Manchester Township, along the Lower Susquehanna River.

The cleanup will run from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Volunteers are asked to meet at the Gutt Road boat launch area in Saginaw. Dumpster, trash bags, gloves and will be lunch provided.

All ages welcome. Make it a family event! Come for the whole day, or just an hour or two. Rain or shine.

For more information call Kim Miller at 717-887-4297 or Jen Miller at 7117-332-8643.

The Watershed Alliance of York is a coalition of stakeholders committed to encouraging watershed-based planning, restoration and protection in York County and beyond.

5/2/2008