An urban watershed unlike the rivers and streams of the
Pinelands and the Highlands, usually run in very well
developed areas collecting all sorts of man-made materials.
The conspicuous floatables of plastic bottles, aluminum
cans, wrappers, and other debris tend to float and gather
wherever a tree, snag or a bend in the river allows for the
stuff to collect. While we cannot remove the unseen
chemicals and contaminants that pollute the river, we can
make a target of the eyesore that floats!
From Saturday, April 26, 2008, thru Sunday, May 4, the
Rahway River Association in partnership with the Celebrate
the Rahway River Committee have scheduled organized river
cleanups of the Rahway and its tributaries in a dozen
communities.
The ongoing cleanup will take place in towns in the Rahway
River watershed near you.
For a contact name for your community please see the
following list of community leaders or contact the Celebrate
the Rahway River River Cleanup Sub Committee chair Wally
Shackell at (908) 272-7534 or shackell3@yahoo.com.
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If you would like to organize a river cleanup in your
community please telephone Jennifer Duckworth (973)
378-9115.
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To volunteer in a river cleanup, please contact one of the
following community leaders.
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Clark and Rahway:
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Rahway River Park in Winfield Park,
Cub Scout Pack 30 and Troop 330 Joseph Seebode: e-mail
rivercleanup@comcast.net or (732) 381-6853
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Cranford:
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Cranford River Maintenance Committee
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Carol Berns (908) 276-5275
Wally Shackell (908) 272-7534
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Maplewood:
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Maplewood Municipal Health Officer
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Robert Roe (973) 762-8120, ext. 4400
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Millburn:
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Millburn Environmental Commission
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Wally Shackell (908) 272-7534
City of Rahway:
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Rahway Environmental Commission
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Jeffrey Robinson (732) 381-2252
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Village of South Orange:
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Main Street South Orange, Inc.
Carole Anzalone-Newman (973) 763-6899
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South Mountain Reservation:
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South Mountain Conservancy
Vaclav Benes (973) 467-8460
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Springfield Township:
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Springfield Environmental Commission
Bill Levidow (973) 467-8278
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City of Summit:
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Summit Environmental Commission and
Brant Park Olmstead Conservancy Marian Glenn (908) 273-0968
