at the pavilion in Turning Basin Park
(Alexander St. at the canal, in Princeton, NJ)
photos by Mark T. Widmer |
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Report by Pat Palmer, 5/11/2007
On May 5, 2007, about thirty volunteers cleaned debris from the D&R canal and plucked invasive garlic mustard along one side of Turning Basin park. Special thanks and congratulations to all volunteers! Most stayed after for a picnic lunch and were delighted by Mercer County Wildlife Rehabilitation, which exhibited a Peregrine falcon, a broad-winged hawk, a great horned owl, and a turkey vulture.
There was less debris than in past years, likely due to recent heavy rains washing stuff downstream. Debris piles accumulated at Turning Basin, Port Mercer, and Harrison St; the trash was picked up so quickly (by 3 pm that day) that we failed to get a photograph of the haul, but found were the usual large items, including a rotting folding table and a truck tire with hubcap.
FOPOS and PUWW would like to express thanks and appreciation to all the participants who contributed to make this event possible. These include (not a complete list--if you know someone who's missing, please email ):
* all individual cleanup participants
* nets, bags, stabbers, grabbers:
D&R Park Service
FOPOS
* special garbage pickup, and donation of tools and supplies:
D&R Park Service
* lunches donated by FOPOS
* planning and organizing:
Lexi Gelperin and Emily Cizek of PWW
Steve Hiltner, Pat Palmer, Wendy Mager of FOPOS
* photos, stabber manufacturing
Mark Widmer of FOPOS
* free canoes donated by Princeton Canoe Rental
* NRG Corporation of Princeton for sending many volunteers
* Princeton Rotary Club:
for announcing it at their meeting, and for its volunteers
(including Kate Story, CEO of the Princeton YMCA, who worked alongside us!)
* Princeton Theological Seminary
for arranging special access to canal near golf course
* press releases:
Nancy Bowman of FOPOS
Princeton Recreation Dept. newsletter
Lexi Gelperin of PWW
* Water Watch at The College of NJ (TCNJ), and Princeton University Water Watch
for sending us many volunteers
* Mercer County Wildlife Rehabilitation
especially volunteer Nancy (last name not known) for bringing the birds
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