get the litter out of the river!

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Mission Statement

The project has two goals: One, protecting and two,

increasing awareness our one of our greatest

natural features in the Olean - Allegany region,The Allegany River.

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Environmental Benefit

By making a concerted effort to remove riverbank debris, we reduce solid waste pollutantsthat enter our waterways, and reduce thechain of pollutants, plastics in particular, thatultimately end up entering the ocean.

Plastic constitutes 90 percent of all trashfloating in the worlds oceans.(http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/la-me-ocean2aug02,0,5594900.story)

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The Great Pacific

Garbage Patch

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The Great Pacific Garbage Patch

The floating dump covers an area one and a

half time the size of the USA (Observer 8 Aug 10) It has been estimated that over a million sea-

birds and one hundred thousand marine

mammals and sea turtles are killed each year

by ingestion of plastics or entanglement. (

Greenpeace)

80 percent of ocean trash originates on land (

L.A. Times 2 Aug 06)

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Olean to Ocean

YES, The Atlantic also has a Garbage Patch.

The Allegany River waters have

passage to the Gulf Of Mexico and

Atlantic Seaboard via the Ohio and

Mississippi Rivers. Pollutants

entering the river in Olean, have the

potential of traveling all the way tothe Gulf.

Lets do our part to keep plastics

out of the ocean,Get the

Litter OUT of the

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Get the Litter Out of

the RiverAllegany River Bank Clean Up Initiative

By making a concerted effort to remove river bank

debris, we reduce solid waste pollutants that enter our

waterways, and reduce the chain of pollutants that

ultimately end up entering the ocean.

By encouraging our community to become caretakers

of the river, we increase awareness of it's needs as a

massive environmental resource, as well as becomeaware of the numerous benefits we can reap from a

healthy river system.

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Get the Litter Out of

the RiverAllegany River Bank Clean Up Initiative

Volunteerism in Action

Thus far, we have a few local organizations and businesses expressing interest in helping and

many individuals are lending a hand too!Allegany Boy Scouts, possibly the Olean Boyscouts

Bona Responds

Olean Area Hiking Club

Worth W. Smith Hardware

Cattaraugus County Department of Public Works

Cojones CantinaJeff Higley- US Forest Service

Sarah Martin- Environmental Science Graduate

Tina Mejas- Photography

Melissa Dieteman- Project Coordinator

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Get the Litter Out of

the RiverAllegany River Bank Clean Up Initiative

Target AreaPreliminary Target for the April 21 Clean Up effort is comprised of

the north bank of the Allegany River stretching from the South

Union Street bridge to the area near the Water treatment facility

(apprx. the 19th street area)

In the event that there are enough volunteers to create two teams,

the area on the north bank that extends east past the South Union

St bridge and around Adams Street to what would then be the

Ischua/Olean Creek bank, as far as the East Union Street bridge.

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Get the Litter Out of

the RiverAllegany River Bank Clean Up Initiative

April 21, 2012 Rain or Shine

Location: Franchot Park

Time: 10:00 am until +/- 2:00 pm

Bring: Suitable clothing, foot wear, gloves,and friends

Taco Lunch to follow!

On Facebook, Search: Get the Litter Out of the River

https://www.facebook.com/events/258652670893496/258667707558659/?notif_t=plan_mall_activity

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