Great Suwannee River Cleanup!

576 volunteers removed
29,153 pounds of trash

Thanks to all of you who participated in the 1st Great Suwannee River Cleanup!  We are so pleased with the enthusiasm shown for this project and most grateful for the many and varied efforts of all involved.  We were lucky in that only 2 groups ran into water so low it forced them to postpone their cleanup.  These were up at the Shoals area.  The Suwannee River is one of America’s most pristine.  And yet, our 576 volunteers removed 29,153 pounds of trash from this great river.  Nearly 15 tons!  The participating groups that conducted the 30 separate cleanups are listed below.  See the Flickr page for some photographs.  The sponsors of the event are also listed.  We are so appreciative of their generosity that allowed us the pull off this project.
 
Cleanup Groups
Edwin McCook’s Boy Scouts
Hogtown Brewers (forced to postpone)
Florida’s Suwannee River Valley (forced to postpone)
Pandion Sustems
Camp Crystal Lake
Epiphany Explorers
Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park
Adventure Outpost
Phlockers on the Suwannee Parrothead Club
Paddle Florida
Amigos Dive Center (5)
North Florida Springs Alliance
Suwannee River Bend Cleaners
Capt Honk & Friends
Boy Scout Troop 88, Alachua
UF Student Chapter of the Wildlife Society
Old Town Citizens
Pure Water Wilderness
Save Our Suwannee (2)
ManateeSprings & Fanning Springs State Parks
Lower Suwannee National Wildlife Refuge & Friends of the Refuge
 
Supporting Sponsors
American Rivers
Amigos Dive Center
Bronson Hardware
Coin & Jewelry Gallery
Columbia County
Current Problems
Karst Environmental Services
Karst Productions
New Moon Promotions
Pandion Systems
Plum Creek
Save Our Suwannee
Suwannee River Water Management District
Suwannee River Wilderness Trail
The Ocean Conservancy
 
A very special thank you to our section leaders and our coordinating committee members
 
And an extra special thanks to the cave divers, for nobody else can do what they do!
 
We hope to see all of you again next year, along with a lot of newcomers.  
 
 
Fritzi S. Olson
Executive Director
Current Problems, Inc
PO Box 357098
Gainesville, FL 32635
352-264-6827
www.currentproblems.org