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James River Regional Cleanup


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Regional Cleanup Summaries

Following are facts and the combined and regional results of the for the James River Regional Cleanup events.

See 2005 Cleanup Summary
See 2004 Cleanup Summary

See 2003 Cleanup Summary
See 2002 Cleanup Summary
See 2001 Cleanup Summary

2004 Cleanup Summary

Location Volunteers Tires Miscellaneous Trash Aluminum Plastic Glass Paper /Cardboard

Percival’s Landing

(City of Lynchburg)

12

1 boat

1 canoe

7

Back of a television, beach umbrella

17 bags

 

Cartersville/

Maidens Landing / Westview Landing

(Cumberland/Powhatan/ Goochland Counties)

58

1 boat

8 canoes

7

Port-a-john roof, auto parts (bumpers, tires, rims, alternator, hubcaps, license plates), lawn mower, refrigerator compressor, traffic sign, cooler, basket balls, buckets, mattress covers

50 bags

15 bags of recycling

Robious Landing & Pocoshock Creek

(Chesterfield County)

171

1 boat

8 canoes

17

ROBIOUS-1950s metal army desk, barrel, shingles, lightbulbs, lumber, live FAWN

POCOSHOCK - sofa, bed & frame, water heater, microwave, car battery, bikes, chairs, gutter, pallets (4), rug, kiddie pool, tarp

45 bags

5 bags

5 bags

2 bags

 

Falling Creek Reservoir

(Chesterfield County)

50

4 boats

3 canoes

11

refrigerator, 6-ft side of a dock, 75-ft erosion control barrier, 12-ft piece of Styrofoam

17 bags

8 bags of recycling

Dutch Gap Landing

(Chesterfield County)

63

8 boats

9

bird guards, muffler, oil filters, truck liner, chairs, carpeting, tools, bones, PVC pipe, fire extinguishers, sandals, raft, charcoal grill, part of a boat, basketballs, cooler

34 bags

5 bags

4 bags

15 bags

-

James River Parks

(City of Richmond)

237

2 boats

1 canoe

25

Paddle, chairs, bike, fire extinguisher, buckets, shoes, lures & bobbers, old $5 bills

125 bags

25 bags

75 bags

75 bags

25 bags

Osborne Landing

(Henrico County)

32

    2 boats

3

fishing lures, 55-gallon trash receptacle, tricycle, coolers, Styrofoam.  TOP ITEMS-- glass/plastic bottles, cigarette butts

25.5 bags

2 bag

-

.5 bag

-

Lawrence Lewis Jr. Prk

(Charles CityCounty)

11

2

 

11 bags

2 bags

2 bags

2 bags

2 bags

TOTALS

634

(19 boats)

(21 canoes)

81

Cleaned over 50 miles of the James River

324.5 bags

269.5 bags of recycling

2004 Facts:

  • 150% increase over the last two years in the number of boaters assisting in the cleanup
  • 50% increase from 2003 Cleanup in the number of tires taken from the James River
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