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Saturday the Neuse River – at least that
part from the dam to Smithfield Commons
– was cleaner after 296 volunteers
pulled and picked up 21,260 pounds of
trash.
The haul included two cars
that Dunn’s Wrecker Service pulled from
Crabtree Creek without charge. Other
surprises were three television sets, an
air conditioner, three toilets, the
chute to a cement truck, a bucket of
syringes, three bicycles, an exercise
bike and a B-B gun.
Upper Neuse Riverkeeper Dean
Naujoks called the fourth annual Neuse
River Clean Up “a major success. The
best year ever.
“I think it sends a positive
message to our elected officials that
citizens want this river to be clean and
healthy,” Naujoks said.
The volunteers paddled
canoes along the river and walked the
banks, scavenging the trash. Naujoks
thanked all the volunteers and singled
out these businesses and governments for
their help:
- Paddle Creek Outfitters
which provided staff, free canoe rentals
and shuttles
- Frog Hollow Outfitters
which provided staff, free canoe rentals
and shuttles
- Service Raleigh which
provided and organized volunteers
- REI which provided staff
and free canoe rentals.
- the city of Raleigh which
provided staff and garbage trucks
- the city of Smithfield
which provided staff and garbage trucks
- Wake County which waived
landfill and tire fees
- Johnston County which
waived landfill and tire fees
- St. Anne’s Church which
adopted a section from Auburn Knightdale
Road to N.C. 42
- Lowes which provided
gloves, trash bags and tables
- Whole Foods which gave
bottled water to all volunteers
- the state Department of
Transportation which provided staff
support for the land clean-up
- many Girl Scouts and Boy
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