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The City of
Loveland's Stormwater Engineering division will host its
Annual Spring Waterway Clean-up Saturday, April 17th from 9
am to noon. If you're interested in volunteering this
year, call 970-962-2627 or email
Stormwater@ci.loveland.co.us. The Risk and Release
form is located on the right at the clipboard button.
Volunteers will be supplied with gloves and bags for
collecting trash/debris. Volunteers must dress for the
weather; prepare for muddy, wet conditions.
Clean-up locations include:
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Dry Creek/Outlet Ditch (37th St to
Horseshoe Lake & 29th St to Dry Creek confluence)
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Dry Creek Headwaters along Taft Ave
(Substation located 1/2 mile north of W. 57th St & Taft
Ave to W 57th St)
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Chubbuck Ditch - Greeley/Loveland
Ditch (Washington Ave to Boyd Lake water treatment
plant)
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Big Thompson River (Namaqua Rd to St
Louis Ave)
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Morey Wildlife Reserve
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Ryan Gulch/Jayhawker Ponds
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Louden Ditch (43rd St to 57th St)
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Big Barnes Ditch (8th St to Lake
Loveland)
Check-in locations
are:
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City of Loveland Civic Center - 500
E 3rd St
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World Beverage - 3655 Garfield Ave
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Substation - 1/2 mile north of W.
57th St & Taft Ave
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Thompson School District Building -
800 S Taft Ave, south gate, Boardroom picnic area
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Wal-Mart - Hwy 34 & Denver Ave
Last year we had
approximately 150 volunteers who participated in the event
including groups from JAX, Wal-Mart Distribution, CSU, NoCo
Covenant of the River, Cub Scout Pack 98, Bill Reed Middle
School, Loveland High River Watch, Sylvan Dale Ranch, Big
Thompson Watershed, and numerous other Boy Scout, Girl
Scout, Cub Scout, and Brownie Troops . The volunteers
removed approximately 60 cubic yards amounting to nearly 5
tons of material from the waterways of Loveland. We want
to give special thanks to the organizations that supported
this year’s event: World Beverage, Tom’s of Maine, Whole
Foods of Fort Collins, JAX, All Terrain, City of Greeley,
Sportsman’s Warehouse, and American River. Thank you to all
who helped make the 2009 Spring Waterway Clean-Up Event a
Success! To
view pictures from last year's event, click
HERE. |
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This year's annual Fall Waterway
Clean-Up event (Big Thompson River Revival) took place
Saturday, September 26th. Weather was great, allowing
for a successful clean-up event. Approximately 190
students and adults volunteered their time to help clean up
along the Big Thompson River. Everyone gathered at
Fairgrounds Park and dispersed along the "Big T" toting
donated garbage bags. Some volunteers donned
waders and walked along the river collecting any garbage
they could find; other remained on the riverbank gathering
garbage from both the water and the vegetation along the
sides. To view pictures of this year's event, click
HERE.
Last year 53 hardy
citizens braved the cold, damp and rainy conditions at the
Fall Waterway Clean-up Event better known as the Big
Thompson River Revival. Despite the foul weather and
the lower than anticipated participation the event which
took place between 10:00 a.m. and noon on Saturday, October
11th
was deemed successful by the organizers of the event.
A total of 2 ½ yards or close to 1 ton of trash was removed
from within and along the stream banks of the Big Thompson
River. The event was jointly sponsored by the City of
Loveland, Public Works, Stormwater Division and the Big
Thompson Watershed Forum. The trash was picked up and
properly disposed of by Parks staff.
To view pictures from
last year's
event, click
HERE. |
