Over a hundred neighbors showed up for the city’s Stream Clean, pulling out over 980 pounds of trash from our waterways, including everything from beer bottles to old furniture. It was a great community effort, and even a bald eagle made an appearance!
Here are the highlights:
- Over one hundred residents participated in the city’s Stream Clean on October 15.
- The event was organized by the city’s Green Team volunteers and Planning Department staff.
- 109 residents helped clean five streams across the city.
- More than 980 pounds of trash and debris were collected.
- Collected items included discarded sneakers, glass beer bottles, shopping carts, and furniture.
- Various organizations contributed volunteers, including the Leo Club, Prince George’s Community College, Bowie Girl Scouts, and Tzu Ching chapter.
- A bald eagle was spotted during the event.
- The next Stream Clean is scheduled for April 2023.
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Big Turnout for City Fall Stream Clean
Over one hundred residents came out for the city's seasonal Stream Clean on Saturday, October 15.
Organized by the city's Green Team volunteers and Planning Department staff, the biannual clean up of city water ways removes hundreds of pounds of trash and debris. This year was no exception.
According to the city Planning Department, 109 residents turned up this year at preselected meeting points covering five streams across the city. Public Works stream maintenance crews said collected trash weighed in at over 980 pounds.
Among the collected debris were several discarded sneakers, hundreds of glass beer bottles, shopping carts, and several furniture items, including lawn tables and sofa cushions.
The city Planning Department was especially grateful to the many organizations that provided volunteers.
Among the participating groups were the Leo Club of Benjamin Tasker Middle School, Prince George’s Community College biology students, chapters of Bowie Girl Scouts, and the Tzu Ching chapter of the University of Maryland College Park.
The city's Communications Department shared that a bald eagle was sited above the woods near Benjamin Tasker Middle School towards the end of the clean up event.
The city's Spring Stream Clean is slated for April, 2023.