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Spring Cleanup 2006
Largest in FMR history!
April 22, 2006
In an effort to curb the continuous degradation of Milwaukee’s
three rivers over 1,100 volunteers, coordinated by Friends
of Milwaukee’s Rivers, removed literally tons of shopping carts,
tires, pipes and other garbage from the polluted water Saturday.
“This cleanup is one of many ways we attempt to reconnect
citizens with their rivers; assets to their community that, due
to pollution and neglect, are often overlooked,” said Cheryl
Nenn, spokesperson for Friends of Milwaukee’s Rivers.
“I never realized how disrespected our rivers are,” said Dwight
Williamson, a volunteer at the Gordon Park site.
This cleanup marks the largest restoration and rehabilitation
effort in Friends of Milwaukee’s Rivers 11 year history.
The clean up took place at over 25 different sites along the
Milwaukee, Menomonee and Kinnickinnic Rivers.
At a site along the Kinnickinnic River, a crane assisted over
200 volunteers in removing over 4 tons of trash, building on
cleanup efforts from last year that won Friends of Milwaukee’s
Rivers and their volunteers a national award from USA Weekend
Magazine.
Volunteers removed garbage from 9 a.m. until noon.
Garbage bags were provided by Keep Greater Milwaukee Beautiful
in conjunction with Keep Greater America Beautiful, as part of
the 2006 Great American Cleanup.
See photo essay of 2006 cleanup
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Spring Cleanup photos
See map of this
2006 sites
See pictures of past cleanups |
