Cape Fear River Watch, The Cape Fear Group of the Sierra Club and the Plastic Ocean Project joined forces this week to host a cleanup for International Day of Action for Rivers at the Archie Blue Community Park. Around 30 volunteers took part in the cleanup.
WILMINGTON, NC-March 15, 2023-Cape Fear River Watch, The Cape Fear Group of the Sierra Club and the Plastic Ocean Project joined forces this week to host a cleanup at the Archie Blue Community Park at Smith Creek in the Love Grove neighborhood.
As part of POP’s Duke Energy-sponsored Trees4Trash program, one tree is earned for every twenty-five pounds of trash collected. In just two hours, the volunteers earned 38 trees by collecting 950 pounds of trash!
Around thirty volunteers took part in the cleanup, which was in honor of International Day of Action for Rivers.
Each of the nonprofits host regular cleanups and tree planting events throughout the year. Those interested in volunteering or scheduling a cleanup should visit their online calendars posted on the following websites: www.plasticocenproject.org www.capefearriverwatch.org www.capefearsierraclub.org
Posted In: In The News On: March 15, 2023