20060429_cleanup

It was a wonderful, sunny and cool spring moring in College Park...

We went in along Narragansett Run to clean the area between
the railroad tracks and Metro's wetland mitigation area.

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We found mostly toys, parts of a lawn mower, a vaccuum cleaner,

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and pieces of dirt bikes in the floodplain.

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Soon we had a large pile.

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At the mouth of the culvert.

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We found a large tractor tire,

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dug it out.

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Until it is ready to be rolled out.

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One of us had use for it.

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So the tire went ...

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...right into her truck!

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Proud new owner.

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Recyclables (in blue), scrap and trash bags.

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Zelda starts to count

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And record the items found

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as volunteers arrive back...

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...and bring more.

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Got ticks?

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A total of 10 tires.

Thanks to the energetic helpers from College Park and the University of Maryland!

Citizens to Conserve and Restore Indian Creek