Kanawha River Cleanup Set for September

Volunteers are gathering next month to help clean up the Kanawha River in Kanawha and Putnam counties. The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection says the event is being held from 9 a.m. to noon on Sept. 10 and exact sites are still being finalized. Volunteers remove litter from the river’s banks, collect and properly dispose of tons of trash each year. Last year, more than two tons of trash and about two dozen tires were collected in Glen Ferris, Magic Island, South Charleston, St. Albans and Winfield. Bags and gloves will be supplied, and the Rehabilitation Environmental Action Plan will arrange for trash to be removed. Volunteers can register now.

Terry Carrington at Terry.R.Carrington@wv.gov

(304) 926-0499, ext. 1359.