So far this summer, Fox-Wolf’s Trash Free Waters program has hosted two mini cleanup events. The first took place on Thursday, June 23rd. Volunteers from State Farm Insurance in Neenah started the morning off with volunteers cleaning up at Herb & Dolly Smith Park in Neenah where the Neenah Channel meets the Fox River. In the afternoon, another group of volunteers cleaned up the Menasha Locks site at the end of Broad Street. In total, both groups removed a total 0f 26 pounds of trash consisting of mostly signage, cigarette butts, fishing containers, and food waste.
On Wednesday, July 27th, we led a group of eight volunteers from Christ the Rock church in Menasha on a Cleanup adventure in downtown Appleton. Volunteers split into two groups heading off in different directions cleaning up 10 bags of trash weighing at 51 pounds of trash.
In total, our volunteers cleaned up over 80 pounds from all three sites!
Fox-Wolf believes that the water resources of the Fox and Wolf River Basin are essential to the ecological and economic integrity of the region and the foundation of its quality of life. Participating in watershed cleanups is one way that citizens can do their part for the water resources we all depend on.
Save-the-Date for the 2023 Fox-Wolf Watershed Cleanup, Saturday, May 6, 2023.
To learn more about our Fox-Wolf’s Trash Free Waters program, visit: www.trashfreewaters.org
