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Over the past eight years an average of 120 to 150 volunteers a year have come out to help restore the streams and river and their associated riparian
habitats. Canoeists and river boaters clean up portions of the river, which are inaccessible to other volunteers. In total they have taken out approximately 27,000 Kg of garbage! As a result of the variety of items collected, all team leaders and volunteers are now instructed on the safe handling and disposal of various types of garbage or other items, because safety is our first priority.
Even with the increase in volunteers and efforts, it seems that the task is never ending. Accomplishments and gains in one area often mean losses in another. Some areas are now more clean than ever and show improvements in habitat, while other areas need ongoing effort and work. The committee is presently developing new initiatives, to accomplish the tasks and goals outlined.
One of the new initiatives is the Red Deer Adopt-A-Stream Program, which was started in 2001. It is an environmental education and stewardship program designed to increase awareness of stream and riparian ecosystems. Participants, as groups and individuals, learn to play a positive role in maintaining and/or restoring such ecosystems.
Businesses, organizations, families, school classes, or youth groups can adopt a section of the river or creeks within the City of Red Deer to monitor, clean up, or undertake additional enhancement projects. The monitoring is ongoing and the clean up can be done on or before the Red Deer River Clean Up event, which is held in June during Environment Week.
For more information on the Red Deer River Clean-Up, the committee, or the Red Deer Adopt-A-Stream Program, contact Gordon Ludtke with EXH Engineering Services Ltd. at (403) 342-7650 or email gordon.ludtke@uma.aecom.com.
Over the past eight years an average of 120 to 150 volunteers a year have come out to help restore the streams and river and their associated riparian
habitats. Canoeists and river boaters clean up portions of the river, which are inaccessible to other volunteers. In total they have taken out approximately 27,000 Kg of garbage! As a result of the variety of items collected, all team leaders and volunteers are now instructed on the safe handling and disposal of various types of garbage or other items, because safety is our first priority.Even with the increase in volunteers and efforts, it seems that the task is never ending. Accomplishments and gains in one area often mean losses in another. Some areas are now more clean than ever and show improvements in habitat, while other areas need ongoing effort and work. The committee is presently developing new initiatives, to accomplish the tasks and goals outlined.
One of the new initiatives is the Red Deer Adopt-A-Stream Program, which was started in 2001. It is an environmental education and stewardship program designed to increase awareness of stream and riparian ecosystems. Participants, as groups and individuals, learn to play a positive role in maintaining and/or restoring such ecosystems.Businesses, organizations, families, school classes, or youth groups can adopt a section of the river or creeks within the City of Red Deer to monitor, clean up, or undertake additional enhancement projects. The monitoring is ongoing and the clean up can be done on or before the Red Deer River Clean Up event, which is held in June during Environment Week.
For more information on the Red Deer River Clean-Up, the committee, or the Red Deer Adopt-A-Stream Program, contact Gordon Ludtke with EXH Engineering Services Ltd. at (403) 342-7650 or email gordon.ludtke@uma.aecom.com.
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