Scrubbing up the Schuylkill
Scrubbing up the Schuylkill Virginia Vassalotti, Partnership for the Delaware Estuary
What is the Schuylkill Scrub? • Cleanup initiative in the Schuylkill Watershed • March 1 – May 31 every year
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Goals • • • •
Reduce trash in the Schuylkill Watershed and Delaware Estuary Education Engagement Build affinity for the local environment
Photo credit: Carol Brightbill
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History
2009 – Schuylkill Scrub created by Hopewell Big Woods Partnership, Green Valleys Watershed Association, and Hay Creek Watershed Association
2011 – PDE began coordinating the Schuylkill Scrub
2010 – website created www.SchuylkillScrub.org
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2015 – Formed partnership with Keep PA Beautiful
Part of a Larger Effort: Great American Cleanup of PA
Gacofpa.org 5
Free Supplies • • • •
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Gloves Trash Bags Vests Free/reduced trash disposal
SchuylkillScrub.org
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Find a Cleanup
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Trash Hot Spots • •
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Want to register a cleanup but don’t know where to hold it? Report where you see trash hot spots!
2016 Schuylkill Scrub Stats • 797 cleanups • 29,377 volunteers • 793 miles of streams cleaned up • 516,365 pounds of trash removed • 2,771 tires collected
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How many pounds?! • •
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Average weight of an African Elephant = 12,000 lbs 516,365 pounds = 43 elephants!
How many tires? 2,771 tires 692 cars
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Stats since 2009 • 8,970,582 pounds of trash (747 elephants) • 248,281 volunteers • 3,494 cleanups
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Litter Prevention •
Education and Outreach –
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Reusable Water Bottles and Bags –
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Sojourn Steward
Water Refill Stations
Water Refill Stations April - Sept 2016 = 205,000 water bottles
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Volunteer in 2017! Virginia Vassalotti Senior Schuylkill Action Network Specialist (302) 655-990, x121 │ [email protected]
Connecting people, science, and nature for a healthy Delaware River and Bay
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What is the Schuylkill Scrub? • Cleanup initiative in the Schuylkill Watershed • March 1 – May 31 every year
2
Goals • • • •
Reduce trash in the Schuylkill Watershed and Delaware Estuary Education Engagement Build affinity for the local environment
Photo credit: Carol Brightbill
3
History
2009 – Schuylkill Scrub created by Hopewell Big Woods Partnership, Green Valleys Watershed Association, and Hay Creek Watershed Association
2011 – PDE began coordinating the Schuylkill Scrub
2010 – website created www.SchuylkillScrub.org
4
2015 – Formed partnership with Keep PA Beautiful
Part of a Larger Effort: Great American Cleanup of PA
Gacofpa.org 5
Free Supplies • • • •
6
Gloves Trash Bags Vests Free/reduced trash disposal
SchuylkillScrub.org
7
Find a Cleanup
8
Trash Hot Spots • •
9
Want to register a cleanup but don’t know where to hold it? Report where you see trash hot spots!
2016 Schuylkill Scrub Stats • 797 cleanups • 29,377 volunteers • 793 miles of streams cleaned up • 516,365 pounds of trash removed • 2,771 tires collected
10
How many pounds?! • •
11
Average weight of an African Elephant = 12,000 lbs 516,365 pounds = 43 elephants!
How many tires? 2,771 tires 692 cars
12
Stats since 2009 • 8,970,582 pounds of trash (747 elephants) • 248,281 volunteers • 3,494 cleanups
13
Litter Prevention •
Education and Outreach –
•
Reusable Water Bottles and Bags –
14
Sojourn Steward
Water Refill Stations
Water Refill Stations April - Sept 2016 = 205,000 water bottles
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Volunteer in 2017! Virginia Vassalotti Senior Schuylkill Action Network Specialist (302) 655-990, x121 │ [email protected]
Connecting people, science, and nature for a healthy Delaware River and Bay
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