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NMH Co-Hosts Connecticut River Volunteer Cleanup on October 2

September 16, 2004

NORTHFIELD, MA—Each fall, volunteers from around Franklin County haul tons of trash—garbage, tires, furniture, appliances—from the Connecticut River and its tributaries as part of the Source to Sea Cleanup. Under the sponsorship of the Connecticut River Watershed Council and co-host Northfield Mount Hermon School, a group of dedicated citizens are once again organizing this year’s event, to be held on Saturday, October 2, from 9 am to noon.

The Franklin County committee is seeking 200 volunteers to help with the effort, which kicks off with a morning get-together of donuts and cider at the Great Falls Discovery Center before venturing out to haul trash at sites along the Connecticut, Millers, Green, and Deerfield Rivers, and the Montague Plains. Work gloves, bags, and trash disposal will be provided.

The Franklin County Source to Sea Cleanup organizing committee includes Beth Bazler, of Northeast Utilities’ Northfield Mountain Recreation and Environmental Center; Annette Mackin-Wadleigh, Director of NMH Outreach; Debra Reynolds of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Silvio O. Conte Refuge; David Ziomek of the Department of Conservation and Recreation Great Falls Discovery Center; and Annie Chappell, a natural history illustrator.

To register as a volunteer, Franklin County residents may call Northfield Mountain at (800) 859-2960. Others may call the Connecticut River Watershed Council at 413-772-2020 or visit their website at www.ctriver.org/river_news/cleanup.php.

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