Helga helps clean up the CT River on 10/05/13

Helga joined 35 others at Agawam's Pychon Point to assist in the clean up of the Connecticut River. The area was quite a mess. Tons of trash was collected including 13 tires (one from an 18 wheeler), many plastic bottles, plastic bags/containers, food wrappers, assorted chairs, styrofoam cups/containers, construction debris, glass bottles and fragments.  Some of the trash was too heavy to carry up the banks or will require shovels to dig out including several more partially buried tires and a water-logged mattress with grass growing on it. This annual clean-up not only keeps the area looking beautiful but prevents trash from flowing down the river to the Atlantic Ocean.  Many fresh and salt water animals are harmed by these materials especially plastic bags. What can you do?

1.  You don't have to wait for an annual clean-up.  Simply pick up any trash you see and this will prevent it from entering our rivers and oceans.
2. Use reusable bags or boxes in place of plastic bags on all shopping trips.
3. Bring your own reusable cup when you go out for coffee or other beverages.
4. Say "no" to disposable products: All water critters thank you!!