Post by L Roebuck on Nov 20, 2008 10:33:26 GMT -5
Cavers clean up watershed
Heather Mullinix, Herald-Citizen
Cold, wet weather wasn't enough to deter a group of cavers from their appointed duties. Over the course of several hours and with the help of rigging equipment, the group hauled tons of trash from the side of a steep incline and sent it to be recycled or to a landfill.
"It went fantastic," said event organizer Anne Elmore of the clean- up at Coal Bank Road in White County. "We went two or three feet deep in bottles, cans, diapers and all the dead animals."
The group was part of the SERA (SouthEastern Regional Association) Karst Task Force, a nonprofit organization of cavers dedicated to the conservation and clean up of caves and watersheds. Fifty-nine volunteers braved the cold weather, traveling from as far away as Texas and North Carolina to be a part of the event.
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Heather Mullinix, Herald-Citizen
Cold, wet weather wasn't enough to deter a group of cavers from their appointed duties. Over the course of several hours and with the help of rigging equipment, the group hauled tons of trash from the side of a steep incline and sent it to be recycled or to a landfill.
"It went fantastic," said event organizer Anne Elmore of the clean- up at Coal Bank Road in White County. "We went two or three feet deep in bottles, cans, diapers and all the dead animals."
The group was part of the SERA (SouthEastern Regional Association) Karst Task Force, a nonprofit organization of cavers dedicated to the conservation and clean up of caves and watersheds. Fifty-nine volunteers braved the cold weather, traveling from as far away as Texas and North Carolina to be a part of the event.
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