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Patcong Creek Cleanup & Picnic Help Make a Difference During National River Cleanup Week What: The cleanup is being done during National River Cleanup Week. Patcong Creek creates the border between Linwood and Egg Harbor Township and flows to the bay of the Great Egg Harbor River, a federally designated Scenic and Recreational River. Canoes and kayaks will be used to pick trash from the water from Central to Ocean Heights Aves. Non boaters will clean the creek banks from land. A Community Bar-B-Q will follow at Memorial Park, Shore Rd. and Devonshire Ave., Linwood. Cleanup supplies and T-shirts will be provided. Where: Patcong Creek from Central Ave to Ocean Heights Ave in Linwood and Egg Harbor Twp, Atlantic County, NJ. Total distance approx 2.5 miles. Probably covered by teams cleaning about 1 mile sectors or less, depending upon number of participants. Anticipated Launch Sites;
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Clean up will start at 10:30 AM Sunday May 7th 2006, rain or
shine. How: Registration is required in order to be directed to the appropriate staging area. Register by emailing cromanick@acua.com or calling Casey, Lauren or Michele at 609-272-6950. Needed: Besides paddlers and walkers to help pick up trash, Team / Safety Leaders are needed. Team /Safety Leaders should have paddler rescue abilities and experience, towing ability, waterproof, portable VHF radio or waterproof cell phone for communication capability. Required: All paddlers must wear PFD’s, be appropriately dressed…the water is still cold, hypothermia is still a very real risk…especially in the event of accidental immersion. Difficulties: Low tide will be at approximately 12:15P.M. This will make it difficult for both the shore walkers and paddlers to reach some trash items. None reachable trash items/locations should be recorded for future cleanup. Extreme care should be taken when on exposed soft mud, which can act like quick sand. Tidal currents at this section of the creek are weak but evident. |
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